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Feature Story Israel Backs Down on Entry Permits for Private School Staff after Church and Community Pressure

As Israel pressures Jerusalem’s churches, they are increasingly taking unified positions in opposition.

Feature Story The Red Crescent Society—Jerusalem Supports Jerusalemites through Every Stage of Life

An institution dedicated to community care for generations

Feature Story Israeli Settler Campaign Targets al-Walaja for Erasure

Villagers in al-Walaja report that they are under assault.

Feature Story As a New School Year Begins, Palestinians in Jerusalem Decry Israel’s Growing Intrusion into the Education Realm

An ongoing battle since 1967 heats up further.

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 Israeli Excavations under al-Aqsa Mosque Pose Increasing Threat to the Holy Site

Stakeholders convey increasing alarm over ongoing archaeological work.

Feature Story Summer at a Standstill: Long Delays and Congestion at King Hussein/Allenby Bridge

Peak season, limited passage: the politics of delay at King Hussein Bridge

Feature Story Israel and US Agree to Build US Embassy on Confiscated Palestinian Land: Jerusalemite Landowners Respond

Palestinian owners of Jerusalem land approved for site of the future US embassy respond to the illegal move.

Feature Story Israel Seizes Church Land in Another Attack on Palestinian Christians

Israel is using every tool at its disposal to strip the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of a key piece of land.