Jerusalem Notebook

Rediscover Jerusalem through a Palestinian lens.

Jerusalem residents reflect on the vital services that UNRWA has provided for over more than seven decades.

An oft-targeted family gets a day of respite.

From 19th-century family home to iconic Jerusalem hotel

A humorous play depicts the unhappy result when two adults marry to fulfill their socially assigned roles.

Jerusalem is a mosaic of faiths, cultures, and communities, so much larger than the labels given to it.

This scholarly yet accessible biography describes Jerusalem’s rise to an eternal symbol for the three Abrahamic religions. A book review.

Trees in the Haram al-Sharif compound are dying. What’s killing them?

Settlements How Settlers Warp History in Silwan

How the City of David Foundation distorts the narrative of archaeological sites in Silwan

A retired Jerusalemite writer and researcher creates his own Arab architecture museum in Ras al-Amud.

A deep sadness cloaked the city, but the Eid al-Fitr rites were observed, including visiting the dead and saying prayers for their souls.

Jerusalemites observed Easter and Eid al-Fitr during the same week, but a deep sadness hung over the city.