Community Capacity
Economy and Finance
Arab Jerusalem was historically the capital and central hub of the West Bank economy. In this topic, we explore how that interwoven socioeconomic fabric has been systematically and deliberately distorted and altered since 1967, and what that means for Palestinian Jerusalemites trying to make ends meet today.
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Overview of defining socioeconomic variables for Palestinians compared with Jews in Jerusalem
Palestinian families in Jerusalem are struggling amid a worsening economic and political climate.
Jerusalem’s once bustling Old City markets lie empty.
Palestinian Jerusalemites face multiple economic stresses.
After nearly a year of war, the city is a shadow of its former self.
For World Tourism Day, read the reflections of Jerusalemite tourism leaders on the waning tourism in the city.
As business dwindles and the municipality levies gratuitous fines for “violations,” shop owners on Salah al-Din Street pay a price for the war on Gaza.
Jerusalem’s youth are boosting the community’s economy during Ramadan.
Will Ramadan breathe new life into the Old City’s souk?
Cultural heritage in Palestinian industrial branding
A committed Arab nationalist who founded the Arab Bank in Jerusalem in 1930 and led much of Palestine’s banking activity