Jerusalem

Palestinians gather outside al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, July 2019.
Video Jerusalem, Seven Years Ago

Footage from 2019 captures Jerusalem overflowing with Palestinian life, a city that feels painfully different today.

Blog Post Majallat al-Dirasat al-Filastiniyya Launches a Special Issue on Jerusalem in Honor of the Late Walid Khalidi

During the launch event of Yabous Cultural Centre’s annual Jerusalem Festival, organizers highlighted critical research on the city.

Case Study Israel’s NII Investigators Use “Gotcha” Tricks to Deny Disability Benefits to a Woman with MS

How Israeli National Insurance bureaucrats treat their neediest residents with heartless contempt

Case Study Samer, a Palestinian Jerusalemite Worker Applying for Disability Benefits, Faces a Conundrum

Should Samer protect his health and ability to work in the future, or feed his family now?

Case Study An Empty Closet Costs a Bride Her Right to Remain in the City of Her Birth

How Israel’s National Insurance inspectors glibly destroy lives without a second thought

Case Study Israel Denies Health-Care Coverage for a Palestinian Jerusalemite Baby Because He Was Born Abroad

For Palestinian Jerusalemites, parenting means facing a bureaucracy that is not invested in their child’s well-being.

Blog Post Jerusalem Arab Film Festival Marks Sixth Year with Largest Program to Date: “Our Story Lives On”

JAFF2026: A week of Arab cinema in Jerusalem

Case Study A Palestinian Child Born in Jerusalem Is Not Automatically Recognized as a Resident

The bureaucratic maze that parents with mixed IDs face once a child is born

Blog Post Jerusalem Story Turns Four

We mark a milestone.