Homes

Blog Post Home Demolitions Spike in East Jerusalem as Ongoing War Averts Attention

Home demolitions in Jerusalem have been spiking; certain areas appear targeted.

Blog Post Forcible Self-Demolition of One’s Home: A Lifelong Trauma for the Whole Family

Israeli authorities are forcing thousands of Palestinian residents in Jerusalem to demolish their own homes, leaving them homeless.

Photo Essay The Said Family of Jerusalem: Denied Return to Their Home in Talbiyya, Perpetual Trauma in Exile

One Jerusalem family’s story: The Nakba and its aftermath

Personal Story The Hammoudi Family and the Loss of a Jerusalem Home: One Family’s Multigenerational Longing

The pain of collective trauma as experienced by successive generations: A Jerusalem family’s story.

Video “What Have I Forgotten to Tell You?” Featuring Abla Dajani

Palestinian Jerusalemite Abla Dajani pays a bittersweet visit to her family home in al-Baq‘a, West Jerusalem, which was seized by Israel in 1948 and given to Jewish ownership.

Graphic 1948 Aftermath for Palestinian Jerusalem: A Snapshot

What did the 1948 War and establishment of the State of Israel mean for Palestinian Jerusalem?