Jerusalem Story - The City Retold

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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.

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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?

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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.

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Blog Post Perspective: Our Shrinking Mobility—An Ominous Sense of Déjà Vu

A Palestinian Jerusalemite takes stock of Israel’s latest clampdown on the West Bank.

Personal Story Daydreaming on Her Daily Commute Got M Banned from Jerusalem

With each passing day, Jerusalem is getting harder to reach for Palestinians outside the city.

Graphic Banned from Entry: How Israel Blacklists Half a Million PA ID Holders, Blocking Them from Entering Jerusalem

The black hole of blacklisting: How Palestinians with PA IDs get wholly banned from Jerusalem with one click on the keyboard

Blog Post In an Emergency, Palestinian Jerusalemites Call Iman

She saw a need—inadequate emergency services for Palestinians—and in addressing it found her mission in life.

Blog Post Palestinian Women Share Little-Noted Hazards of Prolonged Closures: “The Checkpoints Strained My Bladder”

The right to medical treatment and even to relieve oneself are compromised by Israeli checkpoints, especially when extended closures are enforced.

Who Are the Palestinians of Jerusalem? Bio Jamal Badran

One of Palestine’s foremost visual artists, sculptors, and calligraphers who also the restored al-Aqsa Mosque’s precious Islamic art after an arson

Who Are the Palestinians of Jerusalem? Bio Musa Alami

A legal expert and statesman, developer, reformer, and critical thinker

Blog Post Perspective: Our Shrinking Mobility—An Ominous Sense of Déjà Vu

A Palestinian Jerusalemite takes stock of Israel’s latest clampdown on the West Bank.

Blog Post Perspective: Jerusalem Thanks and Bids Farewell to Mahdi Abdul Hadi

A community mourns an intellectual giant who centered his life’s work around the Palestinian cause and people

Who Are the Palestinians of Jerusalem? Bio Musa Alami

A legal expert and statesman, developer, reformer, and critical thinker

Blog Post Jewish National Fund Secretly Registered More Than 100 Palestinian Homes as Its Own

Yet another means of grabbing Palestinian homes in Jerusalem comes to light.

Blog Post Uncovering the Other Jerusalem

A view of Jerusalem, not as a symbol of religiosity and conflict, but rather as a living city. A book review.

Blog Post Israel Quietly Waging War against Silwan

Residents of a targeted neighborhood wait in dread for the bulldozers

Interview Dr. Mohammad al-Khawaja: “The Trauma in Jerusalem is Ongoing and Spans Multiple Generations”

Psychological pressures for Jerusalem’s Palestinians are intense, but those who seek treatment can be helped.