Tag Archive: East Jerusalem

East Jerusalem neighborhood of Ras Khamis

ACRI Forces Jerusalem Municipality to Repair East Jerusalem Road

After a key road in East Jerusalem was demolished by the municipality, ACRI fought to make sure they fixed it. 

NIF Israel Associate Director Shira Ben-Sasson Furstenberg handing out flowers on Jerusalem Day

Building and Blocking on Jerusalem Day

A little light pushes away a lot of darkness.”

A Group photo during the Naomi Chazan Global Activism Fellowship

Building NIF’s New Generations Community

Last month we took a group of NewGen Jewish leaders to Israel to meet frontline activists and NIF partners as part of our Naomi Chazan Global Activism Fellowship. The photo essay below offers a window into the fellows’ experiences on the ground.

A mobile phone with whatsapp opened

Reporting on Racism in Ma’aleh Adumim

FakeReporter uncovers a WhatsApp group that encourages segregation and harassment of Arabs.

Shatil Spotlight: Sahar Vardi

As Sahar Vardi joins Shatil, she’s rethinking how we do anti-occupation activism.

Preventing Evictions in East Jerusalem

After decades of litigation, the Sumarin family wins their legal case and will not be evicted from their home in Silwan

East Jerusalem

Petitioning for School Safety Repairs in East Jerusalem

ACRI filed a court petition demanding that the Jerusalem municipality make vital repairs in East Jerusalem schools.

Israel Uses Advanced Technology to Track Palestinian Workers

Israel Uses Advanced Technology to Track Palestinian Workers

According to a new report produced in cooperation with ACRI and Privacy Israel, the Israeli military is using intrusive technologies to surveil Palestinians both in the occupied territories and within Israel proper.

Palestinian-Israeli Iftar in Sheikh Jarrah

Palestinians and Israelis broke the Ramadan fast together in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood last week.

Combating Far-Right Escalation in East Jerusalem

NIF and other social change organizations are demanding that the Israeli government prevent a far-right, racist MK from provoking violence in Sheikh Jarrah.