Charlotte Ritz-Jack

Charlotte Ritz-Jack is the Editorial Fellow at +972 Magazine based in Jerusalem. She graduated from Harvard College in the spring of 2025.

Recent Articles
Palestinians use a rope to climb over the separation barrier from the al-Ram village into East Jerusalem, January 12, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
The Palestinians dying for work
​​Israel shut its borders to West Bank laborers after Oct. 7. But desperation means thousands are finding a way in — and Israeli police keep shooting them.
By Charlotte Ritz-Jack June 12, 2026
Israeli right-wing activists celebrate Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall, in Jerusalem’s Old City, May 14, 2026. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
At Jerusalem’s Flag March, Ben Gvir’s Israel was on full display
On a rampage through the Old City, Jewish supremacists celebrated the occupation with racist chants — as settlers put their words into action.
By Oren Ziv and Charlotte Ritz-Jack May 15, 2026
Israeli Border Police detain Palestinians who attempted to enter Israel illegally after hiding in a van at a checkpoint north of Jerusalem, March 30, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Palestinians out, foreign workers in: How Israel is remaking its labor force
Long a cornerstone of Israel’s low-wage economy, Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza have been frozen out since October 7 — replaced by an influx of migrant workers in highly precarious conditions.
By Charlotte Ritz-Jack and Dana Mills May 6, 2026
In the West Bank, ‘protective presence is not protecting anyone anymore’
For decades, Israeli and international activists have put their bodies on the line to prevent the expulsion of Palestinian communities. But if they no longer deter violent settlers and soldiers, can they still make a difference?
By Charlotte Ritz-Jack March 27, 2026
Security and rescue forces are seen at the scene where an ultra-Orthodox teenager was killed and three others were wounded after being hit by a bus during a mass demonstration against the enlistment of ultra-Orthodox Jews to the Israeli army, Jerusalem, January 6, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Palestinian bus drivers are on the front lines of Israeli racial violence
From Jerusalem to Haifa, bus drivers and ticket inspectors are facing an unprecedented surge in attacks — be it from ultra-Orthodox youth or soccer hooligans — forcing many to choose between livelihood and safety.
By Charlotte Ritz-Jack January 15, 2026
The lower boundary of Batan al-Hawa, with a view of the Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in Silwan, East Jerusalem, October 28, 2025. (Omri Eran-Vardi)
In the shadow of Al-Aqsa, a Palestinian neighborhood faces mass evictions
Backed by the Israeli state and courts, settlers are taking over multi-story homes in East Jerusalem’s Batan Al-Hawa — with 700 more residents targeted.
By Dikla Taylor-Sheinman and Charlotte Ritz-Jack November 11, 2025
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