Checkpoints

Feature Story Checkpoint 300: Population Control Disguised as Renovation

What is the current status of Checkpoint 300, and how do Palestinians read it?

Feature Story Behind the Military Checkpoint: Shu‘fat Camp Faces Intensifying Raids, Shrinking Services, and Growing Fear

Israel is making Shu‘fat refugee camp unlivable.

Dana Abbas stands in Kufr ‘Aqab with high-rise residential buildings in the background.
Video Excised and Displaced from Jerusalem: A Tour of Kufr ‘Aqab

A drive through Kufr ‘Aqab explores displacement, separation, and what it takes to preserve hope in Jerusalem.

Feature Story Mandelbaum Gate: Jerusalem’s Nearly Unpassable Checkpoint That Became an International Border Mid-City, 1949–67

The checkpoint in the middle of Jerusalem that splintered a neighborhood and divided the city for 19 years

Feature Story Kufr ‘Aqab Residents Protest Intolerable Conditions at Qalandiya Checkpoint

Palestinian Jerusalemites beyond the Separation Wall take to the streets in protest. 

Photo Album 25 Years of Qalandiya Checkpoint: From Intersection to Panopticon

A visual history of how Israel has evolved Qalandiya checkpoint to ensure regional control

Feature Story Road 45, a New Israeli Settler-Only Road, Will Now Traverse Qalandiya, Further Dispossessing Palestinians

The network of settler-only roads around Ramallah and northern Jerusalem is expanding.

Feature Story In Jerusalem Neighborhoods Beyond the Wall, Health Care Is Often Out of Reach

Some Jerusalem residents don’t have access to adequate health care.

Feature Story The First Days of Ramadan in Jerusalem Bring Sadness and Joy for Palestinians Near and Far

This year, Ramadan has started with intensifying oppression and ominous overtones.