Sheikh Jarrah

Fatma Salem speaks during a solidarity gathering in Sheikh Jarrah, occupied East Jerusalem. (Yahel Gazit)

‘A gentle, powerful light’: Honoring a symbol of Sheikh Jarrah’s steadfastness

Fatma Salem died with the threat of settler takeover still hanging over her family. But she never cowered to the forces that sought to displace her.

By Yahel Gazit January 12, 2024

An activist uses a cellphone to live stream as Israeli police forces block Palestinians at an entrance to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, July 26, 2015. (Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills)

For Palestinians, social media influence comes with the threat of prison

The persecution of activists like Ramzi Abbassi illustrates Israel’s escalating attempts to stifle Palestinian expression online since May 2021.

By Sophia Goodfriend October 2, 2023

Participants in Nour Palestina's DJ workshop at Sabreen, occupied East Jerusalem. (Alice Austin)

Spinning discs in Sheikh Jarrah

Led by Nour Palestina, a DJ workshop offers Palestinian women a window into the electronic music world despite the occupation.

By Alice Austin August 8, 2023

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Israeli police confiscate a Palestinian flag from a demonstrator in Sheikh Jarrah, occupied East Jerusalem, December 31, 2021. (Oren Ziv)

Ben Gvir wants to ban the Palestinian flag. Here’s why it won’t work

The national security minister’s new directive illustrates the Israeli right’s fear of any symbol that reminds it of the Palestinian people’s refusal to disappear.

By Oren Ziv January 10, 2023

Israeli Border Police detain a Palestinian man at Damascus Gate during the Flag March on Jerusalem Day, May 29, 2022. (Jamal AwadFlash90)

The violence didn’t stop with Jerusalem’s Flag March

Despite Palestinian resistance, Israeli police arrests and settler attacks inflicted a severe toll before and after the notorious march, says Nasser Odeh.

By Vera Sajrawi May 31, 2022

Palestinian students wave flags at the Nakba Day ceremony at Tel Aviv University, May 15, 2022. (Activestills)

What’s behind Israel’s intensifying war on the Palestinian flag?

On both sides of the Green Line, Israel’s escalating attacks against the very sight of Palestinian flags betrays the insecurity of its colonial project.

By Orly Noy May 26, 2022

Prominent Palestinian activist Muna el-Kurd and her brother Mohammed return to their home in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem, after being detained and interrogated by Israeli police, June 6, 2021. (Oren Ziv/Activestills)

Who gets to speak out against their occupier on social media?

Social media giants are taking action to protect Ukrainians' free speech as they resist a military occupation. Why aren't they doing the same for Palestinians?

By Mona Shtaya March 22, 2022

A JNF forest built on the remains of the depopulated Palestinian village of Lubya (Courtesy of Umayma Diab)

WATCH: The dark past and present of the Jewish National Fund

A new video challenges the myths of the JNF, an organization that has played a central role in dispossessing Palestinians from its inception until today.

By Po Medaykim February 16, 2022

Palestinians, many of whom came from the West Bank, sit near the Mediterranean Sea during the last day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday as the sun sets in Jaffa, July 19, 2015. (Oren Ziv)

From the river to the sea, Palestinians are not free

Rather than threatening those who chant pro-Palestine slogans, the British government should promote freedom and equality for all between the river and the sea.

By Ben Reiff January 30, 2022

An excavator belonging to the Jerusalem Municipality carries out demolitions near the Salhiyeh family home, Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, January 17, 2022. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

East Jerusalem does need schools. But not on the ruins of Palestinian homes

Far from serving the needs of Sheikh Jarrah’s residents, the Jerusalem Municipality’s excuse for expelling the Salhiyeh family is entirely cynical.

By Orly Noy January 26, 2022

The remains of the Salhiyeh family home that was demolished by Israeli authorities, in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, January 19, 2022. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

‘How do they expect my children to grow up and not be full of hatred?’

Lital Salhiyeh, whose family home in Sheikh Jarrah was demolished on Wednesday morning, has no idea where she and her family will go now.

By Yuval Abraham January 19, 2022

Mahmoud Salhiyeh on the roof of his home just before he and his family were due to be forcibly expelled, Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, January 17, 2022. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

‘I’m not leaving, even if I die’: Sheikh Jarrah family staves off forced expulsion

The Salhiyeh family's forced eviction seemed inevitable, until a desperate last stand saw their expulsion postponed. But the future remains uncertain.

By Oren Ziv and Yuval Abraham January 17, 2022

Fatma Salem argues with a Jewish settler setting up a metal fence outside her home in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem, Dec. 16, 2021. (Rachel Shor)

Israel set to expel Sheikh Jarrah family in the new year

The Salems could be thrown out of their home to make way for settlers, after Jerusalem municipality officials hand an eviction order with no legal recourse.

By Yuval Abraham and Oren Ziv December 19, 2021