Jessica Buxbaum

Journalist

Jessica Buxbaum is a Jerusalem-based journalist covering Palestine and the Israeli occupation.

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Feature Story In Jerusalem’s Silwan, the City Is Forcibly Emptying Large Areas of Palestinian Residents

Thousands of Palestinians are at risk of becoming homeless as city empties homes for planned tourist sites.

Feature Story Israel’s Death Penalty Law Passed: What Does That Mean for Palestinian Jerusalemites?

The new law can affect any Palestinian, despite a few safeguards of those with Israeli IDs.

 

Feature Story Palestinians Explain the Motives behind Israel’s Operation “Capital Shield” in and around Jerusalem

Israeli police intensify pressure on Palestinian neighborhoods in and around northern Jerusalem with raids, arrests, and demolitions.

Feature Story Bigoted Harassment of Christians in Jerusalem Increased in 2025

The climate for Christians is becoming more inhospitable, especially in the Old City

Feature Story Road 45, a New Israeli Settler-Only Road, Will Now Traverse Qalandiya, Further Dispossessing Palestinians

The network of settler-only roads around Ramallah and northern Jerusalem is expanding.

Feature Story In Jerusalem Neighborhoods Beyond the Wall, Healthcare Is Often Out of Reach

Some Jerusalem residents don’t have access to adequate health care.

Feature Story In Move Tantamount to Annexation, Israel to Expand Jerusalem’s Municipal Boundaries Northward

Northward expansion of the city into West Bank would be first since 1967.

Feature Story Israel Hurries to Register All East Jerusalem Land by 2029

A bureaucracy deployed in the service of accelerating ethnic cleansing

Interview “Designed to Target Palestinians”: Legal Expert Explains Israel’s Death Penalty Bill

A legal expert explains the implications of Israel’s new death penalty bill for Palestinians and how it violates fundamentals of international law.