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Blog Post Israel Demolishing Palestinian Neighborhood to Build Jerusalem’s “Silicon Valley”

Israel is demolishing a Palestinian neighborhood in Jerusalem to construct new commercial projects, like those in California’s Silicon Valley.

Feature Story Israel to Advance Nearly 7,000 Settlement Units in East Jerusalem

Accelerated settlements push threatens to sever Jerusalem’s southern flank from its Palestinian hinterland.

Feature Story Why Is the Palestinian Population of Jerusalem’s Old City Shrinking?

Palestinians are gradually leaving the Old City in response to Israel’s multilayered pressures.

Blog Post House Hunting in Kufr ‘Aqab

A newlywed couple face challenges when they try to find an apartment to buy in the Palestinian neighborhood of Kufr ‘Aqab, which lies behind the Separation Wall.

Roundtable Thirty Years On, Palestinian Jerusalemites Reflect on the Impact of the Oslo Accords on Their City and Community

The Oslo Accords were supposed to launch an interim five-year stage until final negotiations. Thirty years later they are still technically in effect. What has happened to Palestinian East Jerusalem?

Blog Post Israel Approves Funding Plan for East Jerusalem—with an Ominous Condition

The government approved a continuation of Decision 3790 funding for East Jerusalem with a 50 percent increase—but with what real intentions and what ultimate results?

Feature Story Palestinian Jerusalemites Organized for 15 Years to Build a New Neighborhood on Their Own Land—Israeli Authorities Refused

Palestinian landowners were crushed when Israeli officials refused to authorize a neighborhood on their own land—the first in East Jerusalem since 1967.