Settler Colonialism

Backgrounder How Israeli Legal Rulings Manipulate “Freedom of Worship” to Advance Colonial Ambitions on al-Aqsa Mosque

A legal expert reviews pivotal Israeli rulings on al-Aqsa Mosque since 1967.

Feature Story Israel’s E2 Settlement Plan Advances, Threatening to Ghettoize Bethlehem

Like E1 east of Jerusalem, E2 will devour large swathes of the Palestinian West Bank.

Feature Story In Move Tantamount to Annexation, Israel to Expand Jerusalem’s Municipal Boundaries Northward

Northward expansion of the city into West Bank would be first since 1967.

Feature Story Israel to Expel Palestinians to Build Waste Incineration Plant North of Jerusalem

Qalandiya, a bucolic village between Jerusalem and Ramallah, must now host a waste incineration plant.

Photo Al-Walaja Uprooted

Uprooting olive trees and children in al-Walaja

Blog Post Uncovering the Other Jerusalem

A view of Jerusalem, not as a symbol of religiosity and conflict, but rather as a living city. A book review.

Blog Post Pediatrician Osama Tanous: How “Unchilding” Helps Us Understand the Health of Palestinian Children in Jerusalem

Health impacts of living “on the frontier”

Feature Story Israel Fast-Tracks New West Bank Settlement, Its First in Years, on Ancient Battir Lands, Southwest of Jerusalem

A newly approved settlement southwest of Jerusalem would drive a stake through the heart of any future Palestinian state.

Backgrounder What and Where Is Jerusalem’s Holy Basin, and Why Is It So Significant?

Jerusalem’s Holy Basin is a microcosm of Israel’s settler-colonial agenda in the city and the country.