East Jerusalem

International intervention is needed to save the two-state solution

As Israel flaunts new settlement plans, it is evident that Palestinians will not accept any deal that robs them of a viable, independent state

Monday, 8 November, 2010 - 22:09
London, UK

On Monday, as Netanyahu embarked on yet another official visit to the US, the Jerusalem District Building and Planning Committee once again used this questionable opportunity to

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Israeli activists join one Palestinian’s struggle for the right to live with his family in his home town

Friday, 27 August, 2010 - 09:35
London, UK
Source: 
EJJP

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Photo from www.ipk-bonn.de

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/firas-maraghy-petit…

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Discrimination in education facilities in East Jerusalem

Severe classroom shortage in East Jerusalem points to structural discrimination, say rights groups

Tuesday, 24 August, 2010 - 17:31
London, UK
Source: 
ACRI, Ir Amim

Palestinian children in east Jerusalem are suffering from a dire shortage of classrooms and school places.

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Photo from State Comptroller’s Report, 2009

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Crunchtime for Silwan

Tuesday, 29 June, 2010 - 12:54
London, UK

New clashes between Jewish settlers and Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem this week throw into relief a long running conflict in the hol

Abe Hayeem is the Chair of Architects and Planners for Justice in Palestine.

The map of Silwan is from http://www.alt-arch.org/map.php

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Israeli Minister Benny Begin to speak at 'Jerusalem Day' events in London

Tuesday, 11 May, 2010 - 08:33
London, UK

A group of official and private British-Jewish organisations have jointly invited Benny Begin, the right wing Israeli government minister, to give the keynote address at ‘Yom Ye

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Who is the keynote speaker for ‘Jerusalem Day’ celebrations in London 11 May 2010?

Background paper: Ze’ev Benjamin (Benny) Begin

Monday, 10 May, 2010 - 14:54
London, UK

Ze’ev Benjamin Begin, 67, the son of former Israeli Prime Minister and Likud leader Menachem Begin, is well-known in Israel as one of its most uncompromising right-wing politicians.

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Photo by Jeremy Feldman

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New house demolitions, settlement construction plans in East Jerusalem

Wednesday, 14 April, 2010 - 23:25
London, UK
Source: 
Ha'aretz, Ynet, Maariv

According to Israeli media, the Jerusalem municipality is planning to resume implementation of demolition orders against Palestinian houses in the cit

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Photo by ICAHD

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Why dissent in Israel is under attack

The room for political dissent in Israel is narrowing significantly

Tuesday, 13 April, 2010 - 23:18
London, UK

The room for political dissent in Israel is narrowing significantly: this is the disturbing conclusion from a series of recent developments in Israel and the Occupied Terr

Yair Wallach is a research associate in the University of Cambridge, in the “Conflict in Cities” research programme investigating the impact of nationalist conflicts on everyday urban life in Jerusalem, Belfast and other cities.

Photo by Gil Yohanan

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New Israeli settlement founded on the West Bank

Settler activities over Passover: New outpost founded in an abandoned West Bank Palestinian village; settler tour of settlements in East Jerusalem

Thursday, 1 April, 2010 - 19:36
London, UK
Source: 
Israel News Channel 10

A group of hard-line settlers has marked the Passover festival by taking over an abandoned Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, with the aim of founding a new settlement t

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Photo of Atara/Bir Zeit checkpoint by Tamar Fleischman, MachsomWatch

Photo of settlement in Silwan by Nir Yahav

For the original video item (in Hebrew) see http://news.nana10.co.il/Article/?ArticleID=709652

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Background Paper: Israeli policies in East Jerusalem

Friday, 26 March, 2010 - 23:16
London, UK

Basic terms

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Map by PASSIA, available in full size at http://www.passia.org/palestine_facts/MAPS/images/jer_…

Further Reading: EU Heads of Mission Report on East Jerusalem
http://euobserver.com/9/27736

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