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A rare glimpse of the only Palestinian refugee camp in Jerusalem
Israel tried to ingest the neighborhood and, over time, regurgitate its residents—with only partial success.
Israel’s settlements in and around Jerusalem take the shape of three rings that contribute to Judaizing the city and fragmenting its Palestinian communities.
Israel’s new right-wing governing coalition is accelerating settlement construction in and widely around East Jerusalem, expediting its Judaization.
How privatizing “security” ensures that only one population is secured
The society brings together Jerusalemites of Chadian, Senegalese, Nigerian, and Sudanese descent to build communities and provide opportunities.
The Indian Corner: a spiritual haven in Jerusalem’s Old City
Closure, a “temporary” measure introduced in 1991, is the system that controls Palestinians’ movement and blocks millions from accessing Jerusalem.
The black hole of blacklisting: How Palestinians with PA IDs get wholly banned from Jerusalem with one click on the keyboard
How hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are banned from ever entering Jerusalem
A home-based artist takes refuge in her work.
Jerusalem’s stones make their way to jewelry pieces.
A sweet taste born out of bitter pain
A leader in the Great Palestinian Revolt who was killed defending his city of Jerusalem on the eve of the Nakba
East Jerusalem is under so much stress that Palestinians fear their society may be eroding.
An enclaved Palestinian village in Jerusalem faces erasure.
How privatizing “security” ensures that only one population is secured
Iran war brings an escalation of closures impacting Palestinian access to the Old City.
Palestinians from Shu‘fat refugee camp watch Israeli forces fix a section of the Separation Wall separating their camp from a settlement, April 27, 2018.
A culture worker and feminist whose stage work invites audience participation and facilitates healing
A rare glimpse of the only Palestinian refugee camp in Jerusalem
A centuries-old Islamic religious practice is imperiled, causing consternation among Palestinians in the city.
A founder of the Palestinian nationalist movement; a devout, diplomatic, and popular leader who spent much of his career in exile
A quick guide to the often-confusing gates to the Old City of Jerusalem
In 2024, violent attacks by religious Jews against Christians increased, especially in Jerusalem.
Where is Jerusalem? The answer is a lot more complex and unclear than you might think.
How Israel razed an 800-year-old historic Muslim neighborhood in the dead of night within hours of occupying East Jerusalem
An interactive map of Jerusalem during the period of the British Mandate
The city sets its sights on a Palestinian-owned space, once a sheep market, that serves Old City residents and worshippers.
The Armenian boy who was sold as a slave would provide Jerusalem with a treasure of historic photographs.
The Oslo Accords were supposed to launch an interim five-year stage until final negotiations. Thirty years later they are still technically in effect. What has happened to Palestinian East Jerusalem?
Khalil Raad’s photographs captured Palestinian tradition, resilience, and history before and after the Nakba.
An art installation project in the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood of Silwan sends a message to the world.
The author recalls her happy years attending Schmidt’s School, before the Nakba, her brief visit years later, and what it meant to her.