Closure

Photo Album 25 Years of Qalandiya Checkpoint: From Intersection to Panopticon

A visual history of how Israel has evolved Qalandiya checkpoint to ensure regional control

Feature Story Palestinians Explain the Motives behind Israel’s Operation “Capital Shield” in and around Jerusalem

Israeli police intensify pressure on Palestinian neighborhoods in and around northern Jerusalem with raids, arrests, and demolitions.

Blog Post Imad Muna: “When Cultural Activity Disappears, the Pulse of Daily Life Recedes and the Space for Expression Narrows”

Cultural institutions in Jerusalem need to be saved.

Feature Story A Joyful Community Celebrating Holy Fire in a Newly Reopened Old City Faces Police Clampdown, Aggression

The Orthodox community came out joyfully to celebrate their holiest day in a newly reopened Old City, but police restrictions darkened the day.

Blog Post Jerusalem’s Old City Reopens, but Residents Worry It May Not Be for Long

Israel finally allows Jerusalem’s Old City a respite after nearly six weeks of closure

Photo Shu‘fat Refugee Camp: Walled Off from Jerusalem

Physically close to Jerusalem, yet effectively cut off from it

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.

Blog Post “A Real Emptiness”: Catholic Christians of Jerusalem Are Deprived of Their Holy Week

No one is spared this holiday season, including Christians in Jerusalem.

Blog Post How Old City Shopkeepers Are Facing an Unprecedented Closure: Voices from the Souks

Resilience in the face of attempted erasure