Kufr ‘Aqab

Blog Post Perspective: Kufr ‘Aqab’s Chaos Creates Survivors

Jerusalem residents pay taxes to Israel and are supposed to get services in return. Instead they were abandoned.

Journal Article The Politics of Power around Qalandiya Checkpoint

Palestinian im/mobility at Qalandiya checkpoint should be understood within the colonial framework of power.

Graphic Stealing Time

Choking Jerusalemites

Feature Story Kufr ‘Aqab, a Densely Populated Neighborhood in Jerusalem, Is Left High and Dry without Enough Water in Summer

Residents of Kufr ‘Aqab are forced to purchase and ration water in a summer heatwave.

Screenshot from film Asia’s Story: A Life Delayed on the Qalandiya Checkpoint
Video Asia’s Story: A Life Delayed on the Qalandiya Commute

What’s it like to live behind a military checkpoint in your own city?

Blog Post As War Drags On, Palestinians Face Difficulties Reaching Jerusalem’s Center

Israel’s clampdown on mobility since the war is being challenged by residents, whose lives are upended by the limited access to the city.

The wall around Kufr  ‘Aqab neighborhood, East Jerusalem
Video Kufr ‘Aqab: A Neighborhood in Jerusalem

What happens when a city walls off a densely populated neighborhood and then abandons it?

Blog Post House Hunting in Kufr ‘Aqab

A newlywed couple face challenges when they try to find an apartment to buy in the Palestinian neighborhood of Kufr ‘Aqab, which lies behind the Separation Wall.

Case Study The Ghettoization of Kufr ‘Aqab

The Separation Wall and municipal neglect have transformed the Palestinian village of Kufr ‘Aqab into an overcrowded, dangerous urban ghetto slum.