Home Demolitions

Blog Post Palestinians in East Jerusalem Facing Record Levels of Displacement, Study Reveals

Israel is increasingly making Jerusalem unlivable for Palestinians.

A visit with the Ayed brothers two weeks after their homes were forcibly flattened

Blog Post Home Demolitions Spike in East Jerusalem as Ongoing War Averts Attention

Home demolitions in Jerusalem have been spiking; certain areas appear targeted.

Blog Post Forcible Self-Demolition of One’s Home: A Lifelong Trauma for the Whole Family

Israeli authorities are forcing thousands of Palestinian residents in Jerusalem to demolish their own homes, leaving them homeless.

Blog Post Prominent Palestinian Activist’s Home Bulldozed as Demolitions Spike in Jerusalem

He campaigned against home demolitions. Then they came for his.

Short Take Amin al-Husseini’s Dream Home, Karm al-Mufti: An Elegant Residence during the Mandate Bulldozed by Israel

The mufti’s luxurious home in Sheikh Jarrah is a microcosm of the city’s rich and vibrant Palestinian past—and of its erasure by Israeli authorities.

Blog Post Jerusalem Home Demolitions Increase amidst Repression

The year 2023 was already bad for home demolitions, but since October 7, the number of Palestinians displaced has risen quickly.

Blog Post Update on Human Rights in East Jerusalem: “We’re in a Very Dangerous Situation”

A Palestinian human rights activist in Jerusalem describes the dangerous spike in Israeli violations of Palestinian rights there since Israel declared war on Gaza on October 7.

A house in Wadi Yasul, Silwan, Jerusalem

Video Wadi Yasul: The Jerusalem Neighborhood Slated for Demolition and Replacement by the “Peace Forest”

Residents of Wadi Yasul share their daily lived realities as targets for intended erasure from the landscape.