Ethnic Cleansing

Blog Post Despite Israel’s Ban, UNRWA Hangs on in East Jerusalem

What’s happened since Israel’s ban on UNRWA took effect January 30, 2025? 

Blog Post Jerusalem Figures Respond to President Trump’s Plan to Ethnically Cleanse the Gaza Strip

President Trump wants to grab Gaza and develop it—without Palestinians. Jerusalemites respond.

Blog Post The Looting of Palestinian Jerusalem in 1948

A thorough historical study based on meticulous archival research debunks founding myths. A book review.

Blog Post Palestinian Refugees Petition Israeli Supreme Court against Laws Banning UNRWA

Israel’s ban on UNRWA is due to take effect in a week. Palestinian refugees say impact will be catastrophic.

Backgrounder Deir Amr: A Haven for Palestinian Orphans That Inspired Awe Near and Far until It Was Forcibly Emptied in 1948

Palestine’s first agricultural school was abloom with promise and potential.

Blog Post Is There a Legal Basis for Israel’s UNRWA Ban?

Legal experts explain why Israel’s ban on UNRWA is on shaky legal ground.

Backgrounder Settler State: Guide to the Israeli Settler Groups That Work to Dispossess Palestinians in Jerusalem

A collaboration becomes a symbiosis.

Blog Post Musrara Café across from Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate Faces Closure

A lifetime family business is forcibly terminated by the state.

Feature Story Supreme Court Rules to Expel a Palestinian Family in Silwan from Property It Bought in 1966

The Shehadeh family in Silwan has been fighting an Israeli Supreme Court eviction order, and the outcome affects dozens of families.