Jessica Buxbaum

Journalist

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

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Feature Story Israel and US Agree to Build US Embassy on Confiscated Palestinian Land: Jerusalemite Landowners Respond

Palestinian owners of Jerusalem land approved for site of the future US embassy respond to the illegal move.

Feature Story Israel Seizes Church Land in Another Attack on Palestinian Christians

Israel is using every tool at its disposal to strip the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of a key piece of land.

Feature Story Settlers Escalate Attacks on Jerusalem’s Bedouin

Organized settler attacks backed by the Israeli military are forcing Bedouin communities to flee.

Feature Story UNRWA’s Rescued Archives Will Soon Be Searchable Evidence for Palestinian Refugees

In a dramatic tale, UNRWA recently managed to rescue its paper archives from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

Feature Story Israel Advances Plan to Demolish UNRWA Vo-Tech School

Israel is taking one more step to erase UN support for Palestinian refugees, moving to demolish a UN-run vocational school.

Feature Story Israel Gets Ever Closer to Eliminating UNRWA, Building on Its Properties despite Legal Challenges

After banning UNRWA and closing its institutions in the country, Israel is forging ahead with using seized properties.

Interview Expert: New Data on Land Registration and Housing Reveal the City Is Placing Its Palestinians in Dire Straits

The state is accelerating its efforts to make Jerusalem unlivable for Palestinians.

Feature Story Al-‘Izariyya Businesses Demolished for Apartheid Road

To make way for a new segregated road, 200 Palestinian families had to lose their livelihoods.

Blog Post Jerusalem Day 2026: Israelis Chant “May Your Village Burn” and “Death to Arabs” on State-Sponsored “Flag March”

This year’s “Jerusalem Day” sees intensified Israeli violence against Palestinians and activists.