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.

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

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

 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


Pressure Israel not to evict 3,000 Palestinians, Ir Amim tell UNSC

At issue are four legal battles; two involve city plans to build two national parts and the other involve property dispute over land ownership and the legality of the homes.

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa looks on during his visit to the flashpoint neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in east Jerusalem July 28, 2021.

Gov't orders eviction of two Jewish homes in West Bank settlement of Eli

The two houses are not built within the settlement boundaries, according to a land survey.

View of the Jewish settlement of Eli, in the West Bank on January 17, 2021.

Bennett won't order Arab eviction from Sheikh Jarrah - gov't source

Even if the verdict allows for the eviction of the Palestinian residents, the court is unlikely to order the state to enact it or give a deadline to do so.

SECURITY FORCES clash with protesters in Sheikh Jarrah this week.

This week in Jerusalem: Lifta faces facelift

A round-up of city affairs.

LIFTA VISTA.

Letters to the Editor July 5, 2021: The PLO is for lovers

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

Letters

Renowned art mag. article says Israel ‘violently cleansing’ Palestinians

The article interviewed Hanan Toukan, an assistant professor in politics and Middle East studies at Bard College Berlin, and Adila Laïdi-Hanieh, the director-general of the Palestinian Museum.

ArtForum 2019 cover.

What is in the name Sheikh Jarrah? - opinion

On the other hand, if people hear or read the name Shimon HaTzadik or Simon the Just, then they might think it is quite natural for Jews to live there, especially if they know the site’s history.

RELIGIOUS ZIONIST Party head Bezalel Smotrich (center-left) and supporters visit Sheikh Jarrah in May.

Context matters: Israel has a right to exist - opinion

When progressives Americanize the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, they fall victim to the colonial nature of which they accuse Zionists.

Police officers stand in line to separate protesters supporting Palestine from a small group of Israel supporters in front of city hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 15, 2021.

Religious Zionist MKs urge increased protection in Shimon Hatzadik

MKs send a letter after being accosted by Arab residents in the Jewish neighborhood near Sheikh Jarrah

Religious Zionist Party head Bezalel Smotrich in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah on Jerusalem Day, May 10, 2021.

20 Palestinians injured in clashes in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah

The clashes are the latest in a series of confrontations between Israelis and Palestinian residents in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.

Israeli security forces clash with protesters outside a home of a Jewish family 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.