East Jerusalem

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.

Video shows UK-manufactured JCB equipment destroying Jerusalem playground

Submitted by Adri Nieuwhof on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 03:34
Under heavy police protection, Israel demolished a Palestinian community center and a children’s playground in occupied East Jerusalem on 13 February 2012.

Israel closes organizations, destroys dwellings in campaign against Palestinian life in East Jerusalem

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 00:08
Israeli police shut down two Palestinian organizations in the Silwan neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday and destroyed dwellings in the Beit Hanina and Shufat neighborhoods of the city.

Israel's impunity challenged by torture victim in Jerusalem

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
East Jerusalem
28 December 2011
An important precedent was recently set that could challenge the entrenched system of impunity for Israeli interrogators who torture and abuse Palestinian detainees.

"Bickering" Britain accommodates Israeli settlements

Submitted by david on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 15:48
Despite rumors of tension, the UK and other EU countries have agreed that Israel may “own” the West Bank.

Eviction stalled in East Jerusalem; family awaits new hearing

Nadia Walid Somrein
Silwan
9 December 2011
The postponement of an Israeli eviction order in East Jerusalem has spared the Somrein family from being made homeless — for the time being.

Home demolitions in Beit Hanina executed with Volvo and Hyundai equipment

Submitted by Adri Nieuwhof on Sat, 12/03/2011 - 20:14
Volvo equipment was once again used by Israeli forces in home demolitions on 24 November. Volvo should follow the example of Japanese crane manufacturer Tadano. The company decided to end business with Iran because their cranes were used by the regime in the hanging of people.

Israel shuts down Palestinian groups in Jerusalem

18 November 2011
The recent forced closures of Palestinian nonprofit organizations in Jerusalem is an example of the Israeli authorities’ continued attacks on the city’s Palestinian identity and their attempts to maintain control over occupied East Jerusalem, according to local human rights groups.

Israel censors Palestinian textbooks in East Jerusalem

Submitted by Jalal Abukhater on Tue, 10/25/2011 - 04:27

In this article previously published on +972 magazine, I discuss the censorship of material in Palestinian textbooks in East Jerusalem schools — a clearly illegal and dangerous move by the Jerusalem Education Adminstration (JEA).

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