Jerusalem Notebook

Rediscover Jerusalem through a Palestinian lens.

They have cancer; they struggled to get to Jerusalem for treatment; now they face deportation to a war zone without health care.

The hazards of driving while Palestinian

Nowhere can you find barazeq as scrumptious as you find it in Jerusalem during Ramadan.

One young man’s unexpected experience on the first Friday of Ramadan

New metal gates trigger bad memories of electronic gates in 2017.

Will Ramadan breathe new life into the Old City’s souk?

What was the scene around al-Aqsa Mosque on the first night of Ramadan after months of wartime closures?

As Gaza starves, Jerusalemites can’t imagine a festive Ramadan as usual.

Every Palestinian Jerusalemite knows of someone who was killed, wounded, or displaced during Israel’s ongoing genocidal assault on Gaza.

Religious Jews spit at and stone Christian clergy and institutions; Jerusalem’s Christians condemn the government’s tolerance for these hate crimes.

Muslims in Jerusalem turned out for a rare festive day.