Palestinian Community

Blog Post RIWAQ’s Restoration of Qalandiya’s Historic Center Revitalizes Village and Wins Major Award

A shining example of genuine community-based restoration work in the fraught political Jerusalem landscape

Blog Post Beyond the Brew: A Jerusalem Space for Community, Culture, and Expression

One cup at a time: how a tiny café tells untold stories of loss, endurance, and survival.

Blog Post Jerusalem’s Sunday Special: Soup with a 500-Year-Old Recipe

The heart of Jerusalem sustains a community.

Afro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Jiddah speaks near al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, 2011.
Video The Afro-Palestinian Community in Jerusalem

Reality, identity, and daily pressures facing Afro-Palestinians in Jerusalem’s Old City

Feature Story Despite Israel’s Closure Order, Alquds Fund and Endowment Remains Stalwart in Its Support for Orphaned Jerusalem

Filling the institutional void in Jerusalem

Feature Story In the Absence of Any Institutional Safety Net, Palestinians of the Old City Turn to Each Other for Support

Palestinians in the Old City are forced to do without Israeli systems and institutions, so they rely on each other to survive.

Photo Album A Land in Bloom

When Palestinian fruit graced markets in abundance

Blog Post Gaza War: Escalating Israeli Abuse of Palestinian Prisoners Is Hidden Front

Israel’s treatment of Palestinian prisoners before and after the October 7 Hamas attack is taking a toll.

Roundtable Thirty Years On, Palestinian Jerusalemites Reflect on the Impact of the Oslo Accords on Their City and Community

The Oslo Accords were supposed to launch an interim five-year stage until final negotiations. Thirty years later they are still technically in effect. What has happened to Palestinian East Jerusalem?