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    What Is Jerusalem?

    The starting point for anyone wanting to grasp the realities faced by Jerusalem’s Palestinians

    Who Are the Palestinians of Jerusalem?

    Palestinians comprise nearly half the population of Jerusalem and have built, and shaped, the city for centuries, yet their stories are rarely told.

    The West Side Story

    The erased and all-too-often forgotten violent history of how West Jerusalem came to be

  • Land and Space
    Land

    In Jerusalem as in the rest of the country, land is the locus of the struggle for control. Here we explore the status of land in Jerusalem and its environs.

    Settlements

    Israel has used Jewish settlement as a pivotal strategy to control, disrupt, and radically transform the Jerusalem geopolitical landscape.

    Forcible Home Expulsions

    How the city of Jerusalem works in tandem with the settler organizations to take away Palestinians’ private homes by force.

  • Access, Mobility, and Fragmentation
    Closure and Access to Jerusalem

    Jerusalem is known as an open, international, “city of peace.” For millions of Palestinians, however, it is a closed, virtually unreachable, city.

    The Separation Wall

    Israel's Separation Wall, called al-jidar by Palestinians, has drastically reshaped the geopolitical fabric of Jerusalem.

    Neighborhoods beyond the Wall

    The 10 abandoned Palestinian neighborhoods of Jerusalem destined for excision from the city

  • Status, Voice, and Governance
    Precarious Status

    Most Palestinian Jerusalemites have a legal status that is unique in the world: Although they are indigenous, they are stateless.

    Representation

    Who represents Palestinian Jerusalemites?

  • Home, Family, Mind, and Soul
    Education

    In East Jerusalem, education has been a battleground since Israel occupied it in 1967, and the struggle is only intensifying. 

    Spiritual and Religious Life

    For centuries, Jerusalem has been holy to the three monotheistic religions. What are the realities facing those who wish to worship in this treasured holy space today?

  • Community Capacity
    Health and Health Care

    How have Palestinian Jerusalemites helped build health care in the city, and how is that system treating them today?

    Surveillance and Detention

    How do ubiquitous surveillance, mass arrests, and prolonged detentions facilitate Israel’s iron grip of control over Palestinian Jerusalemites?

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Bab al-Dhahabi

One of the Arabic names for an eighth, ancient gate in the wall of the Old City of Jerusalem that has been closed since the 16th century. See also Bab al-Rahma, Golden Gate, Gate of Mercy.

See The Gates of the Old City for more detailed information.

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  • Foundations
    What Is Jerusalem?
    Who Are the Palestinians of Jerusalem?
    The West Side Story
  • Land and Space
    Land
    Settlements
    Forcible Home Expulsions
  • Access, Mobility, and Fragmentation
    Closure and Access to Jerusalem
    The Separation Wall
    Neighborhoods beyond the Wall
  • Status, Voice, and Governance
    Precarious Status
    Representation
  • Home, Family, Mind, and Soul
    Education
    Spiritual and Religious Life
  • Community Capacity
    Health and Health Care
    Surveillance and Detention
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