He campaigned against home demolitions. Then they came for his.
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.
The year 2023 was already bad for home demolitions, but since October 7, the number of Palestinians displaced has risen quickly.
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.
Residents of Wadi Yasul share their daily lived realities as targets for intended erasure from the landscape.
Home demolitions take place in Palestinian neighborhoods across the city; Jabal Mukkabir is targeted and its residents take to the streets.
The bulldozer arrived without warning and proceeded to demolish the home. A Photo Story
Sophia Abdo, 10, copes as best she can in the aftermath of the demolition of her family home, as ordered by the municipality.