The right to medical treatment and even to relieve oneself are compromised by Israeli checkpoints, especially when extended closures are enforced.
Since 1991, the Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC) has tackled discrimination and violence against women within Palestinian society in East Jerusalem and beyond.
The government approved a continuation of Decision 3790 funding for East Jerusalem with a 50 percent increase—but with what real intentions and what ultimate results?
Silwan’s children are systematically attacked and terrorized to pressure families to leave the area, but the community is rallying to protect them.
Traumatized and paralyzed as a teenager, an intrepid journalist found healing through holistic medicine and yoga.