A Palestinian in exile remembers Jerusalem’s Old City—the sights and sounds, the tight-knit community—during his last days with his formidable grandfather, the Mukhtar.
Mounir Kleibo, former ILO Special Representative, tells the story of his mother’s family home in Lower Baq‘a in today’s West Jerusalem.
Huda Imam is banned from entering the home her father built in Qatamon before 1948, but that does not stop her from standing outside it weekly.
Palestinians Nura Ghayth and Mustafa Sub Laban were expelled from their Old City home after decades of court battles and harassment.
Zoheir Rajabeh, a resident of Batn al-Hawa in Silwan, lives in limbo, while Israeli settlement organizations work with authorities to force his family out of their home.
After 30 years of loving care, Samira’s home and garden convey serenity, but she stands to lose it all if Israel expels her from her home.
Amal describes the unimaginable stress under which they and their family live in Sheikh Jarrah.
The al-Qasem family home in Sheikh Jarrah, home to three generations, is a target for Jewish settlers.
Philip Farah hasn’t lived in Jerusalem since 1978, but it remains “a huge part of my psyche.”