Silwan

Screen shot from Living in East Jerusalem—Zoheir Rajabeh
Video Living in East Jerusalem – Zuheir Rajabeh

When settlers expel Palestinians from their Jerusalem homes and move in to Palestinian neighborhoods, what ensues? One resident installed CCTV cameras to capture the dystopia.

Interview Land Registration in Jerusalem is a “Grand Land Theft” from Palestinians—Ir Amim’s Amy Cohen

Ir Amim and Bimkom’s June 2023 report, The Grand Land Theft, reveals Israel’s intentions behind undertaking the settlement of land title in East Jerusalem.

Feature Story Israel’s Disneyfication of Jerusalem Seeks to Erase Palestinians’ Historic Presence

Israel’s tourist projects ringing Jerusalem’s Old City threaten to diminish the area and transform it into a Disneyfied tourist space serving Jews and their narrative.

Feature Story The Settlement of Land Title (SOLT) in East Jerusalem: “The Most Acute Threat Facing Palestinian Residents of Jerusalem Today”

Israel is ramping up the settlement of land title (SOLT) in East Jerusalem, and especially in the Holy Basin, dispossessing Palestinians and Judaizing the city as a result.

Video Coming of Age in Silwan: Detention and Home Arrest

Detention and home confinement as experienced by three Palestinian high school students in the neighborhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem

Personal Story Trapped in a System That Seeks to Remove Them

Zoheir Rajabeh, a resident of Batn al-Hawa in Silwan, lives in limbo, while Israeli settlement organizations work with authorities to force his family out of their home.

Photo Men of Silwan

A photo of the men of Silwan, photographed by iconic French photographer  Félix Bonfils, c. 1890.

Personal Story Living with the Ever-Present Threat of Expulsion

After 30 years of loving care, Samira’s home and garden convey serenity, but she stands to lose it all if Israel expels her from her home.

A house in Wadi Yasul, Silwan, Jerusalem
Video Wadi Yasul: The Jerusalem Neighborhood Slated for Demolition and Replacement by the “Peace Forest”

Residents of Wadi Yasul share their daily lived realities as targets for intended erasure from the landscape.