Jerusalem

Tourists stand at the Mount of Olives, overlooking the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, in Jerusalem's Old City on November 04, 2014.

Church leaders call expansion of Israeli national park a ‘direct attack on the Christians in the Holy Land’

By Jeff Wright February 21, 2022 11

Church leaders in Jerusalem have expressed their “gravest concern and unequivocal objection” to an Israeli plan to extend the Jerusalem Walls National Park to include the Mount of Olives, one of Christianity’s holiest sites.

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III, arrives at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, as Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas, on January 6, 2021. (Photo: Mosab Shawer/APA Images)

Greek Orthodox Patriarch warns Christian presence in Jerusalem under threat by Zionist extremists

By Jeff Wright January 10, 2022 0

Patriarch Theophilos III charges that a rising number of assaults against Christians and church buildings are an attempt to drive the Christian community out of Jerusalem’s Old City.

Palestinians take part in a protest against the Israeli decision to declare six Palestinian human rights groups as "terror organizations", in Gaza City on November 10, 2021. (Photo: Mahmoud Nasser/APA Images)

2021 in review: A year of struggle and victories for the Palestinian cause

By Yumna Patel December 28, 2021 7

2021 was a watershed year for Palestinians. The struggle for Palestinian freedom and liberation saw unprecedented levels of global solidarity and unity amongst Palestinians despite their forced fragmentation. The year did not come without its challenges, however.

‘The occupation feels like it is here to stay and that I should forget my dreams’: snapshots from three young Palestinians

By Jeff Wright December 20, 2021 5

Three Palestinian young people share the tremendous challenges they face due to the Israeli occupation.

Celebrating poetry of the people: an interview with Mohammed El-Kurd

By George Abraham November 19, 2021 0

Palestinian American poet George Abraham talks with Mohammed El-Kurd in an expansive interview about Jerusalem, the revolutionary potential of poetry, and El-Kurd’s groundbreaking new book, Rifqa.

Biden will chastise Israel over new settlements, but do nothing — ‘that’s the procedure’

By Philip Weiss November 4, 2021 6

The Biden administration will continue to issue “strong” condemnations of Israeli settlements but do nothing to confront Israel because it does not want to make Palestine a political issue in the U.S. and it does not want to bring down Naftali Bennett’s fragile government, says Tal Shalev of Walla News speaking to an Israel lobby organization.

Israeli securtiy forces stand guards outside al-Yusufiyah cemetery near the Lion's Gate entrance to the Aqsa mosque compound in east Jerusalem, while Palestinians bury the remains of several graves that were demolished by the Jerusalem municipality and the nature and parks authority on October 11, 2021. Al-Yusufiye Cemetery, located next to the wall surrounding the Old City, is one of the oldest Muslim graveyards in Jerusalem. (Photo: Mahfouz Abu Turk/APA Images)

Palestinians fight to save Jerusalem cemetery from being destroyed for Israeli park

By Yumna Patel October 29, 2021 15

Israeli forces fired tear gas and sound bombs at Palestinians outside the al-Yusufiyah cemetery in occupied East Jerusalem on Friday, the latest escalation at the site, as Palestinians fight to save the cemetery from being destroyed to make way for an Israeli park.