Villages

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

Feature Story Israel Is Besieging Palestinian Towns and Villages outside Jerusalem, to the Northwest and Northeast

Tens of thousands of Palestinians are under siege, rendering life exceedingly difficult.

Blog Post The Invisible Cage of al-Nabi Samwil

An ancient, proud village northwest of Jerusalem is rendered near-unlivable.

Feature Story Israel Alters Legal Status of Palestinians in Three Jerusalem-Area Villages, Rendering Them “Temporary Residents”

Residents now require permission from Israeli security to enter and leave their own villages.

Jamal al-Dara’awi from the hamlet of Khallet al-Nu‘man describes life under Israeli occupation in Jerusalem.
Video Khallet al-Nu‘man: Expulsion Threat Looms over Isolated Jerusalem Village

An enclaved Palestinian village in Jerusalem faces erasure.

Feature Story Israel Moves al-Walaja Checkpoint, Severing Villagers from Their Lands and Historic Spring

A pristine Palestinian agricultural village is being asphyxiated by Israel.

Backgrounder Deir Amr: A Haven for Palestinian Orphans That Inspired Awe Near and Far until It Was Forcibly Emptied in 1948

Palestine’s first agricultural school was abloom with promise and potential.

Photo Vegetable Market in Romema

A pre-Nakba market scene

Bio Sami Hadawi

A foremost authority on Palestinian land ownership before 1948 who provided future generations with crucial documentation on the Nakba and Palestinian refugees