Legal Status

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 Expand Jerusalem’s Municipal Borders

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.