Silwan

A small child climbs on the top of a white canvas tent. A Palestine flag waves behind them.

Less than 7 percent of pre-genocide water levels available in Gaza

Nora Barrows-Friedman 21 February 2025

Israel steps up West Bank attacks. Read more about Less than 7 percent of pre-genocide water levels available in Gaza

Women wearing headscarves crying and comforting each other

Settlers, army go on revenge rampage in West Bank

Tamara Nassar 29 January 2023

EU endorses deadly Israeli raid on Jenin that set violence spiraling. Read more about Settlers, army go on revenge rampage in West Bank

Bulldozers bring heartbreak to Silwan

Kelly Kunzl 14 September 2021

Palestinians defend East Jerusalem neighborhood from Israeli encroachment. Read more about Bulldozers bring heartbreak to Silwan

Woman waves rainbow flag as people march

Jan Schakowsky, progressive except for Palestine

Hatem Abudayyeh 27 August 2021

Chicago activists challenge congresswoman on her failure to support Palestinian children. Read more about Jan Schakowsky, progressive except for Palestine

Seven men sit in front of a graffitied building, near rubble

Why Israel is trying to steal Silwan from Palestinians

Tamara Nassar 12 July 2021

Jerusalem neighborhood has long been target of violent settler colonization. Read more about Why Israel is trying to steal Silwan from Palestinians

Two men bump fists while others look on

Democrats compound "mistakes" by arming Israel

Michael F. Brown 3 July 2021

Blinken helps Lapid whitewash abuses and double down on new ones. Read more about Democrats compound "mistakes" by arming Israel

A person wearing a winter coat holds a sign in the street

The ongoing Nakba in Jerusalem

Tamara Nassar 28 March 2021

Israeli settler groups threaten 37 Palestinian households with imminent eviction. Read more about The ongoing Nakba in Jerusalem

Children play outside in front of a brightly painted wall

Families face imminent evictions in East Jerusalem

Kelly Kunzl 24 December 2020

Attempts to halt expulsions of Palestinian families have failed in Israeli courts. Read more about Families face imminent evictions in East Jerusalem

Damaged furniture and rubble on open land

Israel makes hundreds of Palestinians homeless during pandemic

Tamara Nassar 23 September 2020

Israel successfully bullies EU into reducing aid to Palestinians in Area C. Read more about Israel makes hundreds of Palestinians homeless during pandemic

Landscape view of apartment buildings on hillside

Jerusalem family evicted from home seized by settlers

Maureen Clare Murphy 10 July 2019

Siyam family waged a decades-long legal battle to stay in their Silwan property. Read more about Jerusalem family evicted from home seized by settlers