East Jerusalem

American demands justice for her husband, murdered by Israel in broad daylight

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Jerusalem
24 May 2012

An American woman is seeking justice from the Israeli high court for the point-blank killing of her husband in Jerusalem.

EU denounces Israel's destruction of aid projects in West Bank

Daan Bauwens
Brussels
17 May 2012

Some analysts say that Israel is deliberately targeting European Union-funded projects in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip for demolition.

BBC challenged for ignoring plight of Palestinian prisoners

Amena Saleem
Glasgow
25 April 2012

Hundreds of protesters in Glasgow, Scotland, converged on the BBC’s headquarters demanding an end to the media blackout of the ongoing hunger strikes by Palestinian prisoners.

Tom Friedman's latest advice to Palestinians: accept a farce of a state

Titus North
23 April 2012

In a recent op-ed, the New York Times’ Thomas Friedman smugly offers the Palestinians how to settle their “conflict” with Israel: accept the settlements and the violent settlers, give up a large part of East Jerusalem, and forget about the refugees’ right of return.

First forced eviction of Palestinian family in Jerusalem's Beit Hanina to make way for Jewish settlers

The Palestinian Natsheh family was evicted from their home in Beit Hanina. It is the first eviction in the Palestinian neighborhood in the north of occupied East Jerusalem. The land will be used to build 50 apartments for settlers.

What the Günter Grass controversy says about censorship in Europe

Zionists and their supporters control large chunks of the media in the EU’s three largest countries.

Athlete abused by Israeli soldier for carrying Palestine flag in Jerusalem marathon

Emily Lawrence
Jerusalem
20 March 2012

An activist running the Jerusalem Marathon sought to bring attention to Israel’s rights abuses at the event.

Stealing a moment in a stolen land: the photography of Katie Ramadan

Jonathan Cook
Nazareth
5 March 2012

Katie Ramandan’s collection of photos currently on exhibition in Nazareth explores the meaning of home and the boundaries between private and public space.

East Jerusalem cinema reopens after 25 years

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Jerusalem
20 February 2012

Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem can once again go to the movies, now that Al Quds Cinema has reopened its doors after being closed for 25 years.

Israeli forces destroy "the only place for children in Silwan"

Josie Shields-Stromsness
East Jerusalem
15 February 2012

Israeli bulldozers demolished the only community center and refuge for Palestinian children in the Silwan neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem.

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