Settlers

Interview Israel’s Absentees’ Property Law and Its Amendments: Targeting the Absent and the Present at Once

A legal expert explains how one law does it all.

Feature Story Hate Crimes against Christians Spiking in Jerusalem

From stabbings to harassment, Israeli attackers are emboldened by the far-right government.

Feature Story In Push from Settlers, Israel Begins Renovating Courtyard Next to al-Aqsa

Israel wants to transform a historic Muslim site into a Jewish space.

Feature Story Israel Spends Millions to Guard Settlers in East Jerusalem

How privatizing “security” ensures that only one population is secured

Photo Child Witness

A school day in the life of a Palestinian child 

Blog Post In the Midst of Darkness, Palestinian Jerusalemites Observe Eid al-Adha

Despite the ongoing misery, Jerusalemites find joy in Eid rituals. 

Photo Album Sheikh Jarrah: A Neighborhood’s Struggle to Stay Home

Two decades of resistance against displacement and home expulsions in East Jerusalem

Blog Post Jerusalem’s Shared Status Quo Is Being Shattered by Jewish Nationalist Conquest

A holy season that should have been a celebration of shared religious heritage was marred by Jewish extremists.

Feature Story Israeli Court Upholds Order Expelling Prominent Palestinian Activist and His Family from Their Sheikh Jarrah Home

Another family in Sheikh Jarrah is in grave peril.