East Jerusaem

Palestinians from the West Bank village of Al Zaeem call for the opening of the Separation Wall gate that leads from Jerusalem to the village, May 8, 2015. The gate is held closed by Israeli authorities for over two weeks. Ahmad al-Bazz / Activestills.org

PHOTOS: West Bank villagers protest: Open our gate!

A-Zaim’s only gateway to East Jerusalem has been closed since a 16-year-old resident carried out an alleged stabbing attempt last month. By Ahmad al-Bazz / Activestills.org Residents of A-Zaim, a village in the West Bank, protested on Friday against the ongoing closure of a gate in the separation wall, which is their only gateway to…

By Activestills May 9, 2015

Daoud Al-Ghoul, shown near properties taken over by Israel settlers in Jerusalem's Old City. (photo: Activestills.org)

Three Palestinian activists exiled from Jerusalem for five months

Without explanation, three Jerusalemite Palestinians are given five-month bans from the city of their birth and residence. One is banned from the West Bank as well. Text and photos by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org In early December, three Jerusalem-born Palestinians received orders from Israeli authorities banning them from the city for a period of five months.…

By Activestills December 15, 2014

A resident of Ras Shehada plugs the building's pipe to a pump to help the water pressure, East Jerusalem, March 15, 2014. The family of nine, living in the Ras Shehada neighborhood has been going 10 days without running water. (Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: 13 days without water in East Jerusalem

The East Jerusalem neighborhoods of Ras Shehada, Ras Khamis, Dahyat A’salam and the Shuafat refugee camp, which are cut off from the rest of the city by the separation wall, have gone without running water since March 4. Text: Ryan Rodrick Beiler, Photos: Tali Mayer, Keren Manor, Shiraz Grinbaum / Activestills.org Locals say that Ras Shehada has had…

By Activestills March 17, 2014

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The Jenin Freedom Theater in a preformance for kids (Keren Manor / Activestills)

Israeli government shuts down Palestinian children’s theater festival in East Jerusalem

The Ministry of Public Security issues warrant forbidding the festival from taking place, due to its alleged funding by the Palestinian Authority. Hundreds of Israeli artists protest the decision. The 19th annual Palestinian children’s theater festival in the Hakwati theater in East Jerusalem, was due to open on Saturday, June 22, but was blocked by a…

By Haggai Matar June 26, 2013

The Wall, 10 years on / Part 2: Wall and Peace

The official reason for construction of the wall was Israeli security. After reviewing the history of the route in the first chapter of this series, and before inquiring whether it achieved its stated goal, we come now to the question of the wall’s effects on Palestinian society in the last decade. Chapter Two: the wall,…

By Haggai Matar April 11, 2012

A panel on Palestinians – with no Palestinians

Both discussion of and activism in the Palestinian struggle amongst Jews raises the question of the role Jews should play in this struggle. Next week, the Harry Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace, which is part of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is holding a panel entitled: “Palestinians in East Jerusalem: What do they…

By Mairav Zonszein April 29, 2011