Shuafat Refugee Camp is the writing on the wall

April 28, 2014 0 Comments 0 tags

The Shuafat refugee camp encapsulates Israeli rule in East Jerusalem. All the maladies of the occupation are concentrated there, and it’s also a “prequel” revealing the direction the occupation is

A Demolished House as the Epitome of the Nation’s History,

April 19, 2014 0 Comments 0 tags

Jerusalem, despite the impression that successive Israeli governments have been trying to market, its not really one city, but rather a disintegrated and divided space that is home to two

Playing with fire

March 15, 2014 0 Comments 0 tags

The Jerusalem municipality wants to demolish an entire neighbourhood in Silwan village with 88 houses and a thousand residents, in order to expose an archaeological site from the days of

Nof Zion vs. Jebel Mukaber: Manipulations to Erase Reality

March 15, 2014 0 Comments 0 tags

At the edge of Jebel Mukaber, on the border of the settlement of East Talpiot, a luxurious Jewish building project is taking shape, eventually covering 170 dunams, and comprising housing,

A Little House in the Darkness or Where is the Al-Kurd Family’s Living Room?

March 15, 2014 0 Comments 0 tags

Far from the media spotlights a most absurd case is being heard before the Jerusalem District Court. There are people who would argue that it is a substantial case dealing

The Ten Plagues of East Jerusalem

March 15, 2014 0 Comments 0 tags

The revolution unfolding on Cairo’s streets should raise the alarm in Jerusalem too. Like the Egyptians and the Tunisians, the Arabs of East Jerusalem have been humiliated and trampled into

Building bridges over the void: The Role and impact of dissidents within the Israel-Palestine conflict.

March 15, 2014 0 Comments 0 tags

“The Revolution is Unfinished! And so, indeed, it is.  But only because no one knows, not even those who cry most loudly that they do, precisely how to go about

The affair of Beit Yehonatan

March 15, 2014 0 Comments 0 tags

The affair of Beit Yehonatan, the seven-floor building that settlers constructed without a permit in the heart of Silwan, and that the Supreme Court ordered closed and sealed, is still

It’s time to talk about Jerusalem / Dr. Meir Margalit

March 15, 2014 0 Comments 0 tags

If Israeli media reports regarding America’s appeal to the Israeli government to immein diately halt construction East Jerusalem are true, than such a demand is a refreshing development and an