Economy

Blog Post Jerusalem’s Sunday Special: Soup with a 500-Year-Old Recipe

The heart of Jerusalem sustains a community.

Blog Post Jerusalem’s Old City Economy Is in Shambles

Jerusalem’s once bustling Old City markets lie empty.

Blog Post On World Tourism Day, Tourism in Jerusalem Is “Virtually at a Standstill”

For World Tourism Day, read the reflections of Jerusalemite tourism leaders on the waning tourism in the city.

Feature Story During War with Iran, Israel Imposed Discriminatory Restrictions on Palestinians in the City

Iran war brings an escalation of closures impacting Palestinian access to the Old City.

Blog Post The Art of Pressing Sesame: A Family Honors Its Tradition and Devotion to Craft

The al-Jebrini family has been running the famous sesame press in Jerusalem’s Old City for over 160 years.

Blog Post Inflation Hits Palestinian Jerusalemites Hard While the City Doubles Municipal Tax

Palestinian Jerusalemites face multiple economic stresses.

Photo Vegetable Market in Romema

A pre-Nakba market scene

Blog Post Perspective: Once the Capital of the Arab World, Jerusalem Has Become an Isolated and Besieged City

For Palestinian Jerusalemites, the Oslo Accords had the disastrous effect of severing the city from the rest of the West Bank.