Sheikh Jarrah

An Israeli police officer snatches a Palestinian flag from +972 writer Orly Noy during a demonstration in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, February 8, 2019. (YouTube screenshot)

WATCH: Israeli police snatch Palestinian flags from protesters in Jerusalem

If the Palestinian flag is legal, why do Israeli police view it as such a threat? In East Jerusalem, the city Palestinians claim as the capital of their future state, waving the Palestinian national flag is becoming verboten. Over the past year, activists have noticed an increase in police attempts to confiscate the flags during demonstrations across the city.…

By Edo Konrad February 24, 2019

Israeli, international, and Palestinian activists march in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah against an expected new wave of demolitions, January 19, 2019. (Activestills.org)

Hundreds protest new Palestinian evictions in Sheikh Jarrah

Israeli and international activists march in solidarity with the East Jerusalem neighborhood as families brace for a new wave of evictions. By +972 Magazine Staff Hundreds of Israeli and international activists marched from central West Jerusalem to Sheikh Jarrah, a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem, on Friday, in solidarity with the families there who Israeli…

By +972 Magazine January 18, 2019

Israeli Border Police officers look on during a protest against the eviction of Palestinians from their homes by Israeli settlers in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, December 25, 2009. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

After a decade, evictions set to return in Sheikh Jarrah

Residents of Sheikh Jarrah are bracing for a new wave of evictions, ten years after Israeli settlers attempted to take over Palestinian homes in the embattled East Jerusalem neighborhood. The Sabag and Hamad families are refugees from Jaffa and Haifa, respectively. Expelled from their homes during the 1948 war, they have been living in the occupied…

By Oren Ziv December 3, 2018

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Arrests of activists during a protest in Sheikh Jarrah, December 18, 2009 (photo: Oren Ziv/ Activestills.org)

A room of our own: Building a new anti-racist space in Jerusalem

As Jerusalem grows more hostile toward anything remotely left wing, Israeli and Palestinian activists are looking to create a new space for activists to meet, plan, and struggle to change the face of the city. By Sahar Vardi I was 14 years old when I walked into a small room packed with books in a…

By +972 Magazine November 7, 2017

Over 150 Palestinians and Jews mark both the Jewish and Muslim New Years with an interfaith dinner in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, September 21, 2017. (Orly Noy)

Palestinians and Israelis mark interfaith new year in East Jerusalem

Over 150 people hold a joint feast in honor of the Muslim and Jewish new years in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, where Israel is working tirelessly to replace Palestinians with settlers. This year, the Jewish New Year lined up with the Muslim New Year, an event that takes place once every 33 years. In honor of…

By Orly Noy September 24, 2017

Police arrest a minor during a protest against the eviction of the Shamanseh family from their home in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, September 8, 2017. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Four arrested in Jerusalem march against eviction of Palestinian family

Twos hundred Israelis march against the eviction of the Shamanseh family from their home in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. Passersby throw eggs, while settlers attack them with pepper spray. By Yael Marom Over 200 Israelis marched from central Jerusalem to the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah Friday to protest the eviction of a Palestinian family from…

By +972 Magazine September 8, 2017

Israeli police officers evict the Shamasneh family from thier home following a court order in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, September 5, 2017. (Afif Amireh/Flash90)

Israel evicts Palestinian family from E. J’lem home, allows settlers to take over

After an eight-year lull in evictions, Israeli authorities kick out the Shamanseh family from their home in Sheikh Jarrah. They had been living in the neighborhood for over 50 years. By Yael Marom Israeli security forces evicted a Palestinian family from their home in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah Tuesday morning, the first such eviction in…

By +972 Magazine September 5, 2017

A Palestinian woman in front of policemen in Sheikh Jarrah, April 23 2010 (photo: Oren Ziv/ Activestills.org)

Former attorney general stands with Palestinians facing eviction

Former Attorney General Michael Ben Yair, whose former family home in Jerusalem is now occupied by Palestinians facing eviction, says he will reclaim the property in order to legally hand it over to them. The feeling of déjà vu that enveloped the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah last Thursday was especially somber. Here we…

By Orly Noy August 13, 2017

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In Israel’s ‘eternal capital,’ anti-Palestinian discrimination is built-in

A closer look at Jerusalem’s new construction plans are a testament to the fact that Israel cannot continue lording over hundreds of thousands of Palestinians without infringing on their basic rights. By Aviv Tatarsky After a considerably long lull, Prime Minister Netanyahu and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat have rebooted their plan to build beyond the Green…

By +972 Magazine July 16, 2017

Behind police barricades, Palestinian residents of Jerusalem hold a counter-protest against the nationalist display in their neighborhood, June 5, 2016. In years past physical and verbal violence against Palestinians was a central feature of the march. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Israel’s extremist settlers are aiming for the mainstream

The fact that this year’s Jerusalem Day did not include violence and racist chants against Palestinians signals a change of strategy in winning the hearts and minds of average Israelis. The main lesson I learned from Jerusalem Days past was to wear comfortable walking shoes. Or preferably running shoes, since I previously learned that there…

By Orly Noy June 6, 2016

Owner Muhannad Tahhan (right) and German manager of Cafe Sarwa, Ron Kutzner. (Photo by Laura Selz/+972 Magazine

A different kind of café in East Jerusalem

The Tahhan brothers refuse to give up on their neighborhood, or their city. By Laura Selz Opening a café is a risky endeavor anywhere. Doing so in East Jerusalem is even riskier. Just as Café Sarwa opened its doors for the first time in October 2015 the current wave of violence was starting on the…

By +972 Magazine April 15, 2016

The Old City of Jerusalem, September 26, 2014. (Photo by Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills.org)

East Jerusalem streets given Hebrew names amid tensions

The city council pours oil on the fire by approving Hebrew street names in Palestinian neighborhoods as tensions run high. The move is part and parcel of efforts to ‘Judaize’ the eastern half of the city, which Palestine claims as its future capital. With all eyes on Jerusalem as tensions in the city continue to…

By Natasha Roth-Rowland September 21, 2015

And Israeli policemen confiscates a sign from a protester during a demonstration against the Judaization of Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, March 27, 2015. (photo: Mareike Lauken, Keren Manor/Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: When even holding signs is forbidden by Israeli Police

Dozens of Israeli, Palestinian and international activists protested in the Old City and Sheikh Jarrah against the Judaization of Jerusalem. The police, however, didn’t take kindly to their expressions of free speech. Photos by Mareike Lauken, Keren Manor/Activestills.org Israeli, Palestinian and international activists gathered at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City Friday afternoon, before marching…

By Natasha Roth-Rowland March 27, 2015