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Photo Essay The Said Family of Jerusalem: Denied Return to Their Home in Talbiyya, Perpetual Trauma in Exile

One Jerusalem family’s story: the Nakba and its aftermath

Journal Article Remembering Lifta: One Family’s Experience of Repeated Displacements, Imprisonment, and Resilience

A woman recalls her family leaving Lifta in 1948 in search of safety. But there was none to be had.

An old Palestinian man walks toward the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem to pray, May 1967 (UNRWA footage).
Video Al-Quds (Arab Jerusalem)

This documentary depicts life in Arab Jerusalem before the 1967 War and captures Palestinians’ sense of loss in its aftermath.

Photo Album 1948 and Beyond: The Ongoing Palestinian Displacement

A pictorial journey of Palestinian displacement over generations

Short Take The Legal and Institutional Complexities of What It Means to Be a Palestine Refugee

There are 5.9 million registered Palestinian refugees with the UNRWA, and they continue to have a unique status under international law.

Photo Album The Meo Family Shop by Jaffa Gate: A Mirror of Family, Community, and City History

A photo album of the Meo family business, a Jerusalemite Old City landmark for 124 years

Feature Story Voices of Jerusalem

What does Jerusalem mean to Palestinians who identify as Jerusalemites? We posed this question to more than a dozen Jerusalemites worldwide.