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Feature Story New Israeli Rules Send the City’s Palestinian Private Schools into Crisis

Israel’s threats to deny permits to teachers with PA IDs are creating a crisis for Palestinian private schools.

Feature Story The First Days of Ramadan in Jerusalem Bring Sadness and Joy for Palestinians Near and Far

This year, Ramadan has started with intensifying oppression and ominous overtones.

Feature Story Palestinians from the West Bank Endanger Their Lives Seeking Work

A work permit freeze, now in its third year, leaves Palestinian workers literally up against the wall.

Feature Story Private Christian Schools in Jerusalem Strike over “Humiliation Permits”

A devious new attempt at undermining private education in Jerusalem

Blog Post Coercive Urban Governance through Home Demolition and Displacement in Jabal Mukabbir

The grinding reality of home demolitions in one Jerusalem neighborhood. A Photo Story.

Feature Story Israel Alters Legal Status of Palestinians in Three Jerusalem-Area Villages, Rendering Them “Temporary Residents”

Residents now require permission from Israeli security to enter and leave their own villages.

A Palestinian man wearing a kufiyyeh prepares for a family gathering, Ramallah, 2024.
Video Rights Based on IDs: The Struggle for Palestinian Identity and Rights

How ID systems negatively impact the lives of Palestinians

Jamal al-Dara’awi from the hamlet of Khallet al-Nu‘man describes life under Israeli occupation in Jerusalem.
Video Khallet al-Nu‘man: Expulsion Threat Looms over Isolated Jerusalem Village

An enclaved Palestinian village in Jerusalem faces erasure.