East Jerusalem

'People will live in the streets': Israel steps up evictions of Palestinians from east Jerusalem

Palestinians seek east Jerusalem, which Israel captured in the 1967 Six-Day War, for a future state and say that leaving their homes there could put an end to their hopes forever.

A Palestinian woman walks past a mural in the Silwan neighborhood of east Jerusalem on January 21, 2026.
AN IMAGE supporting terrorism, found to have been published on a dentist's social media page by Israel Police.

'This is jihad': Dentist arrested for social media posts praising Hamas, supporting terror

 A Palestinian man waits outside of the UNRWA headquarters building in Gaza City on April 6, 2013.

'Outrageous and illegal' : UNRWA slams Israel for cutting off its water, comms and electric in Gaza

(Illustrative) People hold Hamas flags as Palestinians gather after performing the last Friday of Ramadan to protest over the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, May 7, 2021.

Jerusalem in danger of October 7-style invasion due to failed border security, special report says


This week in Jerusalem: Marathon is a go!

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 LACE UP those running shoes because the Jerusalem Marathon is on for March 8.

This week in Jerusalem: For your health

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 Herzog Medical Center in Jerusalem (Illustrative)

Silicon Wadi: What's in east Jerusalem's new business hub?

East Jerusalem's 'Silicon Wadi' employment program sets to rise with 14-floor buildings, transforming the landscape


Jerusalem teen terrorist wanted to be a Hamas 'martyr,' left note

She expressed a desire to be recognized as a martyr and indicated her support for the Hamas terrorist organization.

 Border Police stand guard while Palestinian worshipers they try to attend Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, at the Lion's gate in Jerusalem's Old City, January 5, 2024

Grapevine: Renewing Rockefeller

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

ROCKEFELLER MUSEUM, east Jerusalem

Man attempts to run over his wife, police indictment filed

Footage from the incident shows the 45-year-old man from Abu Tor arriving at his son's kindergarten, noticing his wife, and attempting to run her over. 

Police vehicles

East Jerusalem man to be charged for inciting terrorism

A man from Shuafat in east Jerusalem may be indicted for inciting terrorism and violence at a mosque sermon, urging followers not to lay down weapons as it symbolizes honor and bravery.

 Israeli security forces stand guard in the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem, February 13, 2023

5 fake IDF soldiers charged with robbing Palestinian police station

Five residents of east Jerusalem were indicted for disguising themselves as IDF soldiers and raiding and stealing weapons from a Palestinian police station.

Robbery of a Palestinian police station

Jerusalem residents worry over Palestinian prisoners freed in Hamas deal

JERUSALEM AFFAIRS: Many Palestinian prisoners were released to their homes in the Jerusalem area, sometimes right back into the neighborhoods where they committed their crimes.

 A RELEASED Palestinian prisoner returns home to Ramallah this week amid the hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel.

22-year-old from east Jerusalem confirmed among victims of Hamas attack

Suhaib Razeem, a 22-year-old resident of Beit Hanina in east Jerusalem, was working as a bus driver at the Nature Festival in Re'im. The terrorists showed no mercy.