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UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini (Wikimedia Commons)
January 20, 2026, 11:11 am
Israeli demolishes buildings in former UNRWA compound
The site was seized by the Israeli government last year following the passing of a law banning the UN agency from operating in the country
By JN Reporter
August 14, 2023, 2:50 pm
Hebrew University: Freezing of funds for Palestinian students is ‘discrimination’
Director of diversity and strategy at Hebrew University tells Jewish News that Finance Minister Smotrich's reason to freeze is 'ridiculous.'
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Palestinian Christians Umm Burhan and Jamil Jarayseh in their home in Bethlehem. 8 December 2022. Credit: Jotam Confino, Jewish News.
December 12, 2022, 1:53 pm
As Christmas comes, Bethlehem’s Christians worry about their future
Palestinian Christians make up just one percent of the population in the West Bank, with some 33,000 living in and around Bethlehem. Jewish News meets some of them.
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Israeli soldiers take position during clashes with at Palestinians in the West Bank City of Nablus. (File image).
October 26, 2022, 12:59 pm
Israel ramps up pressure on Palestinian terror group ‘Lion’s Den’
The IDF killed the group's leader in an extensive raid on Tuesday in the West Bank city of Nablus
By Jotam Confino in Israel
A partial view of crowded Palestinian housing in Silwan.
October 4, 2022, 10:54 am
OPINION: Silwan is invisible, yet in plain view to all of Jerusalem
New Israel Fund UK's Atira Winchester reflects on a visit to Silwan, home to 50,000 Palestinians and 700 Jews, where, she says, "forced evictions and demolitions are seen by the entire city of Jerusalem".
By Atira Winchester
Jerusalem Foundation President Shai Doron and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon attended the inauguration of the swimming pool and leisure centre in East Jerusalem
July 15, 2022, 3:13 pm
Philanthropist hails project to build new swimming pools in East Jerusalem
Jerusalem Foundation president Shai Doron says he hopes the pools will especially help strictly-Orthodox Jews and Palestinians, who are less likely to have strong swimming skills
By Jenni Frazer
Palestinian residents of Sheikh Jarrah take a selfie on Monday before attending a petition regarding evacuation from their home in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, at the Supreme Court
August 4, 2021, 12:20 pm
Sheikh Jarrah explained: why it’s more than just a property dispute
The judges of Israel's Supreme Court are being asked to adjudicate on a microcosm of the whole Israeli-Palestinian conflict
By Michael Daventry
The neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem (Photo: Reuters)
August 3, 2021, 9:25 am
Israeli Supreme Court offers ‘compromise’ to Sheikh Jarrah Palestinian residents
Judges say residents have a week to consider a form of ‘protected status’ in exchange for recognising historic Jewish ownership
By Michael Daventry
The neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem (Photo: Reuters)
July 27, 2021, 1:32 pm
Bennett ‘won’t order’ Sheikh Jarrah eviction even if court allows it
Israeli media reports the prime minister will avoid intervening ‘in order to not fuel the flames of conflict’
By Michael Daventry
Philip Hall speaking on a video released by the UK consulate in Jerusalem
May 4, 2021, 2:05 pm
UK’s Jerusalem consul chief condemns city evictions, says planning laws ‘unfair’
Philip Hall hits out at Israel's actions against Palestinian residents in the eastern part of the city, but says 'it's not too late to hope that justice will prevail'
By Lee Harpin
An Israeli officer stands in front of a fire burning in the street in Jerusalem on Thursday night (Photo: Reuters)
April 23, 2021, 9:44 am
VIDEO: 100 hurt in Jerusalem as Palestinians clash with Jewish supremacists
Israeli police use mounted officers, stun grenades and skunk water to separate opposing groups outside the Damascus Gate
By Michael Daventry
Boris Johnson looks out over the Old City of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives during his trade visit to Israel (2015). Photo credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
November 20, 2020, 11:00 am
Israel and Jerusalem listed as separate places in UK quarantine list
Foreign Office decision to list the holy city as separate to Israel branded 'absolutely inappropriate' by the Board of Deputies
By Jewish News Reporter
May 27, 2020, 9:39 am
OPINION: The Jerusalem family at risk of losing their home – and how we can help
Anna Roiser reflects on Absentee Property Law and its impact on the Sumarin family in Jerusalem
By Anna Roiser
May 22, 2020, 10:54 am
Drum roll… Forty Under 40: The countdown continues – 30 to 21!
From leading political campaigners and an LGBT activist, to top rabbis and community organisers, we profile those tipped to shape Anglo-Jewry for years to come
By Jewish News
A sign points to Israeli tourists sites and activities in the Jewish settlement Shilo, West Bank. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI
January 28, 2020, 4:46 pm
Populaton of Jewish settlements in West Bank up by more than 3 percent in 2019
Data released ahead of President Donald Trump's long-awaited peace plan shows surge in the disputed region's population of settlers
By Jewish News Reporter
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