Silwan

Feature Story 100 Palestinians Homeless in Jerusalem after Largest Demolition in Years

The city’s assault against its Palestinian residents escalates.

Feature Story Hundreds of Palestinians in Jerusalem’s Silwan Neighborhood Face Forcible Home Expulsion

Palestinians in Silwan are being forcibly expelled from their homes at an alarmingly accelerated rate.

Feature Story Israeli Settlers Are Seizing Home after Home in Silwan

Palestinians in Silwan are losing home after home.

Three Palestinian children outside a partially demolished home in Silwan, East Jerusalem, 2017
Video Zuheir Rajabi Won’t Bow to Settlers’ Takeover of Batn al-Hawa

A Silwan resident refuses to leave his family home.

Blog Post US Backs Settler-Led Archaeological Tunnel Project in Jerusalem

By inaugurating Pilgrims’ Road, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio blessed Palestinian displacement.

Photo Torn from Silwan

A family uprooted

Blog Post The Settler versus the Native: Why Demographic Trends in the City Don’t Bode Well for Israel

Who’s staying firmly rooted in Jerusalem, and who’s leaving?

Short Take Israeli Justice Ministry Finds Trust a Front for Settler Group Expelling Palestinians

An Israeli trust is being sued for violating its charter. The outcome might stymie the expulsion of Palestinian Jerusalemites from their homes.

Blog Post Israel Quietly Waging War against Silwan

Residents of a targeted neighborhood wait in dread for the bulldozers.