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People hold umbrellas to protect themselves from the rain as they walk on Jaffa Street in downtown Jerusalem, October 9, 2017, (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Jerusalemites will be the ones to pay the price for Trump’s decision

Trump’s declaration will not change the fact that two nations live and will continue to live in Jerusalem, and that any solution will need to take into consideration the interests of both peoples. By Yehudit Oppenheimer A few hours before word got out that Trump was poised to announce he would move the American embassy…

By +972 Magazine December 8, 2017

The light rail in West Jerusalem. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

A Jew, an Arab and a smartphone meet on a train in Jerusalem

A disturbing story of violence and racism on the light rail in Jerusalem, and how the cellphone in your pocket can deliver justice. On the surface of things you could write it off as just another case of anti-Arab racism, wrapped neatly in Jewish Israelis’ all-too-common racist fears of Palestinians. Just another incident among many on public transportation in…

By Samah Salaime July 30, 2016

Family members mark a year since the murder of Muhammad Abu Khdeir, Shuafat, East Jerusalem, June 2, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Hundreds march in memorial service for murdered Palestinian teen

‘Our only demand is that the murderers spend the rest of their lives in jail, so that everyone knows that what they did is unconscionable.’ By Michael Salisbury-Corech Hundreds of Palestinians marched last Thursday in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat to mark one year since the abduction and murder of 16-year-old Muhammad Abu Khdeir. Participants waved Palestinian flags…

By +972 Magazine July 5, 2015

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