Sheikh Jarrah

High Court to hear challenge to laws restricting UNRWA operations, claims of impact on population

The petition was filed by 10 Palestinian residents, together with Adalah and Gisha. UNRWA itself is not a petitioner in the case.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Israel begins dismantling UNRWA facility, January 20, 2026.
A look at Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.

Sheikh Jarrah: Land, legacy, and conflict in Jerusalem’s history

Sheikh Jarrah is a neighborhood in east Jerusalem, located east of Bar-Lev Boulevard. No other neighborhood in the city exemplifies the land disputes between Israelis and Palestinians more than this.

|ByALEX WINSTON
An Israeli border policeman scuffles with a Palestinian protester during clashes amid ongoing tension ahead of an upcoming court hearing in an Israeli-Palestinian land-ownership dispute in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem May 3, 2021.

Israeli officer charged for shooting sponge grenade at Sheikh Jarrah teen

The officer was charged with causing serious injury under aggravated circumstances, criminal use of a firearm, and simple assault.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Israel Police operate in Sheikh Jarrah in east Jerusalem amid violent clashes, February 13, 2022

Jewish man arrested for 'nationalist attack' in east Jerusalem - report

A Jewish man was arrested at Ben Gurion airport on Friday morning on his return to Israel after he attempted to flee the country to avoid arrest.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Will Sheikh Jarrah trigger another Israeli-Palestinian war? - analysis

There are several parties in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that are interested in escalating tensions with Israel, each for its own reasons.

FEBRUARY 15, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Hamas members burn a coffin draped in an Israeli flag, rally marking 13th anniversary of Second Intifada, 2013

IDF drills for war with Hezbollah while keeping an eye on Hamas

IDF paratroopers held a week-long drill, simulating war on the northern front as tensions rise in Gaza and the West Bank.

FEBRUARY 15, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
IDF 890th Paratroopers Battalion.

Itamar Ben-Gvir is provocation personified - editorial

MK Itamar Ben Gvir set up a tent in Sheikh Jarrah after a home was set fire to, causing escalating protests.

FEBRUARY 14, 2022ByJPOST EDITORIAL
MK Itamar Ben Gvir seen with Lehava chairman Benzi Gopstein during a protest against Israel's plan to demolish some houses of Palestinians in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah on May 6, 2021

Bennett seeks to douse political uproar, violence in Sheikh Jarrah

Hamas said clashes in Sheikh Jarrah foreshadow a repeat of the operation in May.

FEBRUARY 14, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, KHALED ABU TOAMEH, TZVI JOFFRE
MK Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives to open his office in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, February 13, 2022.

Sheikh Jarrah clashes: 'Israel playing with fire,' Hamas warns

Tensions in Sheikh Jarrah were cited by Palestinian factions as one of the reasons for rocket fire towards Jerusalem last May.

FEBRUARY 13, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Arabs and Jews clash in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of east Jerusalem, February 13, 2022

Clashes break out between Jews, Arabs, police in Sheikh Jarrah

Hamas warns tense situation in east Jerusalem will 'explode' in Israel's face.

FEBRUARY 12, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
An Israeli border policeman scuffles with a Palestinian protester during clashes amid ongoing tension ahead of an upcoming court hearing in an Israeli-Palestinian land-ownership dispute in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem May 3, 2021.

Sheikh Jarrah: How to destroy a good case

The lack of any communication and, worst of all, the evacuation in the cold darkness of night, did their job – and the resulting impression was the opposite of the real situation on the ground.

JANUARY 27, 2022ByPEGGY CIDOR
Palestinians take to the roof and threaten to blow-up the building of a home in the flashpoint Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem

US: Israel must refrain from Palestinian demolitions like in Sheikh Jarrah

Members of the UNSC condemned the demolition of two homes in the contentious east Jerusalem neighborhood.

JANUARY 20, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Palestinians with gas cylinders stand on a rooftop of a house being evacuated by Israeli special forces in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. January 17, 2022.

PFLP calls for resistance against Israel after Sheikh Jarrah demolitions

“This crime falls within the framework of many crimes committed by the occupation authorities, militias and settlers in Jerusalem with the aim of completing its Israelization and Judaization."

JANUARY 19, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Israeli security forces detain a Palestinian man during clashes in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, December 17, 2021.

Police evict Sheikh Jarrah family that threatened self-immolation

The Jerusalem Municipality now plans to use the property for construction of a school to serve Arab children with special needs. 

JANUARY 19, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Palestinians take to the roof and threaten to blow-up the building of a home in the flashpoint Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem