Permanent Resident Status

Graphic Transactions Requiring an ID for Palestinian Jerusalemites

To what extent are the basics of daily life dependent on holding an ID for a Palestinian Jerusalemite?

Graphic Situations That Can Trigger a Status Review

What are the everyday interactions that pose risk to a Palestinian permanent resident of Jerusalem?

Backgrounder Precarious, Not Permanent: The Status Held by Palestinian Jerusalemites (Pt. 1)

An in-depth look at the extraordinarily precarious legal status held by Palestinian Jerusalemites, and how it has become more precarious over time

Case Study Charged with “Security” Offenses for Reporting on a Demonstration, a Photographer Fights to Remain in Jerusalem

A photojournalist is left stateless and in limbo as Israel repeatedly rejects his applications for status and tries unsuccessfully to deport him.

Personal Story To Reclaim Legal Status in the City of Her Birth, Ghadeer Takes on State Bureaucracy—and Wins

Ghadeer, born in Jerusalem, expends four years and thousands of dollars to reclaim her right to live legally in the city of her birth.

Personal Story Newlywed Dunya’s Dream of Returning to Live in Her Parents’ Ancestral City Collides with Bureaucratic Reality

Dunya’s dream of embarking on a new life with her Jerusalemite husband becomes ensnared in Israeli bureaucracy and endless waiting for legal status.

Personal Story For Suzanna and Khalid, Their Wedding Planning Was Driven by Residency Considerations

Even for someone with a European passport and an Israeli lawyer, marrying a Palestinian Jerusalemite meant an arbitrary and protracted bureaucratic struggle for residency.

Personal Story Denied Status Despite Repeated Attempts, a Mother of Five Lives as a Fugitive and a Prisoner in Her Own Home

When she married at 18, Ayah hoped to expand her world. She soon found that her range of motion did not extend beyond the nearest checkpoint.

Case Study Deported for Not “Showing Loyalty”: The Case of Four Jerusalem Officials Whose Residency Was Revoked after a 12-Year Legal Battle

When legally participating in your nation’s elections results in deportation from the city of your birth