A Palestinian Jerusalemite takes stock of Israel’s latest clampdown on the West Bank.
The gate of an illegal Israeli settlement blocks Palestinian farmers from reaching their lands.
Israel tried to ingest the neighborhood and, over time, regurgitate its residents—with only partial success.
A newly approved settlement southwest of Jerusalem would drive a stake through the heart of any future Palestinian state.
Accelerated settlements push threatens to sever Jerusalem’s southern flank from its Palestinian hinterland.
Israel’s most recent settlement proposal in East Jerusalem would further cut off the city from the remainder of the West Bank.
A conversation with the NRC’s Shaina Low
Israel’s new right-wing governing coalition is accelerating settlement construction in and widely around East Jerusalem, expediting its Judaization.