Checkpoints

Photo Album Lost Routes: How Travel in and around Jerusalem Was Fractured

The history of mobility and the barriers that reshaped it

A Palestinian woman looks nervous as an Israeli soldier stops her at a checkpoint, West Bank, 2025.
Video The Hidden War on Palestinian Women: Checkpoint Diaries

Anonymous testimonies expose the harsh impact of checkpoints on Palestinian women.

Blog Post New Procedures at King Hussein Bridge Slowing the Crossing Process for Palestinians

A routine trip has become a chaotic, unpredictable, and exhaustingly draining trek.

Journal Article Civil Disobedience: A Call for Justice from Shu‘fat Camp

For the residents of Shu‘fat camp, every day brings new humiliations and dangers.

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.

Interview “Sometimes Patients Die”: Barriers Facing Palestinian Patients Entering East Jerusalem by Ambulance

How Palestinian patients are caught in a dystopian health-care system under Israeli occupation

Feature Story A Bitter Easter Passes, a Marker for Increasing Repression

A Holy Week when all denominations should have rejoiced together instead set new highs for state repression.

Feature Story The Last Days of Ramadan Reflected Worrisome Trends in Jerusalem

How prayer at al-Aqsa is gradually becoming less and less accessible to Palestinians from outside the city

Photo Album Denied, Delayed, Determined: The Palestinian Journey to Pray at al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan

Going to extremes to pray at one’s holy site