1967 War

Journal Article A Palestinian Historian Remembers His Jerusalem Childhood

Historian Nazmi Jubeh recalls growing up in Arab Jerusalem in the 1960s and the changes to the city after 1967.

Albert Aghazarian talks in an interview with C-SPAN on a rooftop near Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Video “My Pulse Beats with the City:” Albert Aghazarian on Jerusalem

Historian Albert Aghazarian reveals a timeless truth: Jerusalem’s strength lies in its diversity, not domination.

Blog Post I Am Jerusalem

A Greek Orthodox Jerusalemite recounts his life in the Old City and his involvement with his community. A book review.

Blog Post Uncovering the Other Jerusalem

A view of Jerusalem, not as a symbol of religiosity and conflict, but rather as a living city. A book review.

Blog Post Lessons of Our Elders: What They Lost When They Lost Jerusalem

What do Jerusalemites who were forced to leave their homes in 1948 tell their descendants about the place they lost?

Roundtable Remembering the 1967 Naksa

What was it like to live through Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem in June 1967, and how did it transform the city and community?

Blog Post A Fascinating Biography of Jerusalem Tracing Its Evolution into a Global City

This scholarly yet accessible biography describes Jerusalem’s rise to an eternal symbol for the three Abrahamic religions. A book review.

Bio Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih

A religious and legal scholar and nationalist who was the first Palestinian Israel exiled from Jerusalem in 1967

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.