The mufti’s luxurious home in Sheikh Jarrah is a microcosm of the city’s rich and vibrant Palestinian past—and of its erasure by Israeli authorities.
Armenians in Jerusalem organize a peaceful, round-the-clock sit-in to guard their community’s property.
Israel’s war on Gaza whips East Jerusalem’s tourism industry just as it recovers from the pandemic.
The year 2023 was already bad for home demolitions, but since October 7, the number of Palestinians displaced has risen quickly.
A Palestinian human rights activist in Jerusalem describes the dangerous spike in Israeli violations of Palestinian rights there since Israel declared war on Gaza on October 7.
As business dwindles and the municipality levies gratuitous fines for “violations,” shop owners on Salah al-Din Street pay a price for the war on Gaza.
Palestinian Jerusalemites are being targeted by Israeli authorities and settlers as Israel continues to flatten Gaza.
Closures, violence, and economic hardships are among the stresses facing Palestinians in Jerusalem during the war.
In the wake of the Hamas invasion of Israel on October 7, Jerusalem’s Palestinians are laying low, tensely anticipating what’s coming next.