Sheikh Jarrah

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.

 A look at Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.
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

 THE ROZNIS provided Jerusalem’s residents with fresh eggs during the Independence Day siege (Illustrative).

This week in Jerusalem: Remembering their names


Jerusalem shooting perpetrator arrested in overnight raid in Nablus

A terror attack in Jerusalem on Tuesday morning left two men, aged 48 and 50, moderately injured after they were shot while driving through east Jerusalem.

 SOLDIERS TAKE PART in an operation west of Nablus earlier this week.

Protesters clash with police in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem

Riots broke out at a protest against the pending eviction of family from the Jerusalem neighborhood.

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

Ben-Gvir is a danger to Israel and he is what the election is about - comment

He is a threat to the future of Israel’s fragile democratic character, and if he gets his way – and Netanyahu gets his 61 seats – these two men will have the ability to demolish the country.

 MK Itamar Ben Gvir, head of the Otzma Yehudit political party surrouned visits in Beit Orot, in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of At-Tur, October 13, 2022.

Zehava Galon: IDF must restrain soldiers, settlers from attacking Palestinians

Israel's security establishment must act in a stronger manner against violent Jewish settlers, Galon claimed in a Shabbatarbut event.

 Police evacuate Settlers of the Nachala Settlement Movement from an open field near Kiryat Arba, after trying to establish illegal outposts in Judea and Samaria, July 20, 2022

Is Jaffa the next Sheikh Jarrah? -opinion

Polls show that the Arab community is disappointed, angry and unmotivated to vote. But they also understand what is at stake. Grassroots campaigns are underway to encourage voting, which is crucial.

 MK SAMI Abu Shehadeh of the Joint List (wearing a jacket) poses at a meeting he chaired in the Knesset recently on the issue of Jaffa evictions.

Israeli-Arab Justice George Kara retires

Justice Kara's last act of his job was to overrule the lower district court which had extended a new potential entitlement to certain criminals.

 Supreme Court Chief of Justice Ester Hayut with Supreme Court judge George Karra and Supreme court justices at a ceremony held for outgoign Supreme Court judge George Karra, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on May 29, 2022.

As Temple Mount riots continue, Hamas warns against Jews entering site

Right-wing activists also attacked an Arab restaurant owner in the Old City on Wednesday evening.

 THE MUGHRABI Bridge that leads to the Temple Mount compound with the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock seen in the background in Jerusalem’s Old City.

On This Day: 79 killed by Arabs in Hadassah convoy massacre 74 years ago

A total of 79 people died, including 23 women and one British soldier in this massacre in Sheikh Jarrah during the Arab-Jewish struggle over Jerusalem in the pre-state era.

 Aftermath of attack on Hadassah convoy, 13 April 1948.

Israel's illegal occupation - not by Jews, but by Arabs

Simply put, the legal owners are Jews, and the illegal occupiers are Arabs. This, despite all the negative rhetoric from anti-Israel forces backed by cynical UN and European actors.

 Friday prayers at the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar.

Palestinian frustration grows because of Israel, US and Russia

Palestinian Affairs: The PA is talking about a “peaceful popular resistance,” while Hamas and allies in the Gaza Strip want to see more stabbing, shooting and car-ramming attacks in the West Bank.

PA PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas holds a placard showing maps of (from left) historical Palestine, the 1937 Peel Commission partition plan, the 1947 United Nations partition plan on Palestine, the 1948-1967 borders between the Palestinian territories and Israel, and a map of US president Donald Trump’s p

Why media selectively avoids certain Israeli-Palestinian conflict news - opinion

Supposedly, Palestinian human rights are the pure intentions behind this selective coverage – but The New York Times is simply not interested when Israel is not the guilty party.

 A WOMAN enters the ‘New York Times’ building in Manhattan. Almost everything related to threats or attacks against Israel is simply not reported.