Neighborhoods

Photo Album The Enduring Villagers of Beit Safafa: A Life Lived through Division

Beit Safafa’s villagers once lived, loved, and gathered while a border cut through their village.

Palestinians in Silwan are losing home after home.

Blog Post East Jerusalem Left Unprotected amid War

The recent war with Iran exposed the city’s disregard for Palestinian residents’ lives in yet another way.

Feature Story Israel Spends Millions to Guard Settlers in East Jerusalem

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

Photo Watching the Wall

Palestinians from Shu‘fat refugee camp watch Israeli forces fix a section of the Separation Wall separating their camp from a settlement, April 27, 2018.

Feature Story Israel Wants to Silence Islamic Call to Prayer

A centuries-old Islamic religious practice is imperiled, causing consternation among Palestinians in the city.

Blog Post Indians at Herod’s Gate

A history of the Indian community in the Old City and the hospice it has long maintained there. A book review.

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.

Feature Story Everything Changes in Jerusalem during Ramadan

The unique daily rhythms, routines, and even smells of a holy month in a holy city