Jerusalem Notebook

Rediscover Jerusalem through a Palestinian lens.
Sundos al-Rajabi Uses Art to Eternalize Jerusalem’s Depopulated Palestinian Villages

Depopulated, but never forgotten

Manbat: A Bold New Civil Society Research Platform Takes Root in Jerusalem

Two Palestinian women launch a research platform and community hub in their cherished hometown.

What Is Jerusalem? RIWAQ’s Restoration of Qalandiya’s Historic Center Revitalizes Village and Wins Major Award

A shining example of genuine community-based restoration work in the fraught political Jerusalem landscape

Blog Posts

Precarious Status Perspective: Kufr ‘Aqab’s Chaos Creates Survivors

Jerusalem residents pay taxes to Israel and are supposed to get services in return. Instead they were abandoned.

Precarious Status Perspective: Jordan’s Attachment to Old Rules for Israeli Entry Permits Burdens and Deters Jerusalemites from Traveling

Time to reconsider outdated requirements for Israeli entry permits from Jordan

Sundos al-Rajabi Uses Art to Eternalize Jerusalem’s Depopulated Palestinian Villages

Depopulated, but never forgotten

Manbat: A Bold New Civil Society Research Platform Takes Root in Jerusalem

Two Palestinian women launch a research platform and community hub in their cherished hometown.

Surveillance and Detention Palestinian Jerusalemite Children Are Deprived of “Dreams under the Olive Tree”

Are children’s dreams a threat to the state?

Intensifying Israeli Attacks on Palestinian Bus Drivers in Jerusalem Endanger Their Lives

Anti-Palestinian violence in the city spreads to new realms, with ominous implications.

What Is Jerusalem? RIWAQ’s Restoration of Qalandiya’s Historic Center Revitalizes Village and Wins Major Award

A shining example of genuine community-based restoration work in the fraught political Jerusalem landscape

Who Are the Palestinians of Jerusalem? Renowned Head of Jerusalem Waqf Council Passes Away

Sheikh Abdul Azim Salhab was deeply admired for his religious contributions in Jerusalem.