Legal Status

Roundtable East Jerusalem after 59 Years of Israeli Military, Administrative, and Legal Occupation: A Roundtable

A diverse group of Jerusalemites reflect on the implications of 59 years of Israeli occupation for their lives and for the future of their city.

Blog Post A Virtual Tour of Kufr ‘Aqab and a Project That Offers Hope for Reimagining Its Future

How do you imagine Jerusalem without the Separation Wall and checkpoints?

Blog Post Perspective: Kufr ‘Aqab’s Chaos Creates Survivors

Jerusalem residents pay taxes to Israel and are supposed to get services in return. Instead they were abandoned.

Feature Story Hundreds of Palestinian Jerusalemites at Risk of Deportation as Israel Steps Up Expulsion Efforts

Israel expands its arsenal of legal tools, casting a wider net for deportations.

Shu‘fat refugee camp, Jerusalem
Video On Their Minds: Voices from Shu‘fat Refugee Camp

A rare glimpse of the only Palestinian refugee camp in Jerusalem

Interview Born into a Never-Ending Bureaucracy: The Legal Status of Palestinian Jerusalemite Children

The ins and outs of child registration: It’s all about the parents’ IDs.

Feature Story New Israeli Bill Seeks to Annex Israeli Settlements and Create “Metropolitan Jerusalem”

A new demographically motivated bill seeks to fulfill the vision of a greater (Jewish) Jerusalem

Graphic The Uniquely Impermanent Resident Status Israel Gives Palestinians in Jerusalem

How Israel’s permanent-resident status constrains and contains Palestinians’ lives in Jerusalem, where the majority have been forced to hold this status.

Backgrounder Bir ‘Awna: The Neighborhood Israel Snatched from Beit Jala

Israel tried to ingest the neighborhood and, over time, regurgitate its residents—with only partial success.