A-Tur

Palestinians in A-Tur, East Jerusalem retrieve the body of a slain Palestinian demonstrator from Makassed Hospital for burial, after he was shot and killed by Israeli forces during a demonstration against the Israeli closure of the Al-Aqsa compound, July 21, 2017. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Three Palestinians shot dead in Jerusalem clashes, three settlers stabbed to death

At least two Palestinians are killed by Israeli security forces during demonstrations over the closure of the Al-Aqsa compound. One Palestinian was reportedly shot dead by an Israeli settler. Updated below: Later Friday night, three Israeli settlers were stabbed to death in a West Bank settlement. Photos by Oren Ziv, Yotam Ronen / Activestills.org Three Palestinians…

By Activestills July 21, 2017

The Old City of Jerusalem, September 26, 2014. (Photo by Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills.org)

East Jerusalem streets given Hebrew names amid tensions

The city council pours oil on the fire by approving Hebrew street names in Palestinian neighborhoods as tensions run high. The move is part and parcel of efforts to ‘Judaize’ the eastern half of the city, which Palestine claims as its future capital. With all eyes on Jerusalem as tensions in the city continue to…

By Natasha Roth-Rowland September 21, 2015

Police 'skunk' truck sprays a school in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of A-Tur. (YouTube screenshot)

WATCH: Police spray putrid water on Palestinian homes, schools

Two new videos catch a police ‘skunk’ truck spraying East Jerusalem neighborhoods with foul-smelling liquid. The smell was so bad that 4,500 students had to stay home from school. The “skunk” trucks drives slowly through the neighborhood. It is evening, and there is no evidence of clashes in the area. The truck proceeds slowly, sprays…

By Haggai Matar November 15, 2014

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Palestinian medics evacuate a Palestinian protester during a protest following the suspected kidnapping and murder of a Palestinian teenager, East Jerusalem, July 2, 2014. (Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

Checkpoints and blood drives: East Jerusalem hospitals cope with clashes

The director of one of East Jerusalem’s busiest hospitals explains the unique challenges in treating demonstrators under occupation. ‘I don’t know what will happen, or when it will happen, but there will be trouble.’ By Corey Sherman As violent clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians in Shuafat surrounding the murder of Muhammad Abu Khadr began…

By +972 Magazine July 4, 2014

Palestinian residents in A-Tur (East Jerusalem) taking their belongings from a house that was set to be demolished (photo: Moriel Rothman)

Demolition of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem delayed at last minute

With East Jerusalem back in headlines, and despite a court order delaying the pending demolitions, police arrived in the neighborhood of A-Tur set to oversee the destruction of three homes. By Moriel Rothman Early Tuesday morning, scores of heavily armed, black-clad Israeli police officers arrived in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of A-Tur to oversee the…

By +972 Magazine December 4, 2012

House demolitions exploit the powerless in Area C

There is no possibility that Israel’s Civil Administration will fairly and properly plan for Palestinians in Area C if they are not at the table when their fate is decided. By Rabbi Arik Ascherman Last Thursday, the bulldozers demolished Beit Arabiya, for the sixth time. On Wednesday, two homes were demolished in Dirat, a village…

By +972 Magazine November 14, 2012

Veteran activist tells the story of Sheikh Jarrah protests

Israeli Solidarity activist Daniel Dukarevitch-Argo, who first got to know Sheikh Jarrah almost a decade ago, tells the story of the protest movement from the ground up. A new film by Just Vision about the struggle in Sheikh Jarrah will soon be released around the world. Simultaneously, opinion articles and summation pieces have begun to…

By +972 Magazine March 23, 2012

A-Tur-protest (Photo: Solidarity Sheikh Jarrah)

‘National Parks’ in East Jerusalem: New tool in occupation toolkit

The establishment of national parks in East Jerusalem may sound like a nice idea that fosters the preservation of natural reserves – but in reality, it is a crafty method the Israeli government and its institutions have found to keep East Jerusalem under Israeli control and prohibit Palestinian territorial contiguity, rights and independence. By Zvi…

By +972 Magazine January 14, 2012