What’s the experience of traversing a checkpoint really like, minute by agonizing minute? And what does it do to your soul? Helga Tawil-Souri narrates.
The closure of Jerusalem means severe hardships for those outside the city who seek care that is only available in it. Salma, a cancer patient, shares.
An unannounced closure leaves a Jerusalemite native stranded at Qalandiya checkpoint, with no way home.
A young pregnant woman summons inner strength to get around a checkpoint while on the verge of giving birth.
How many millions of Palestinians in historic Palestine and beyond are unable to enter Jerusalem without Israeli permission?
Closure, a “temporary” measure introduced in 1991, is the system that controls Palestinians’ movement and blocks millions from accessing Jerusalem.