Biannual Summary of Developments:
Introduction: In the first eight months of 2022, new historic sites in East Jerusalem and the West Bank emerged as conflict zones as settlers and government bodies seized land or...
Elad Settlers take over Parking Lot and Access Road in Wadi Rababa Neighborhood of Silwan
* Settlers of the Elad Foundation received the right to develop the Sambuski Cemetery in the Hinnom Valley adjacent to the Wadi Rababa neighborhood in Silwan * In the past...
Alert: Government asked to Approve Tomorrow a Budget of Millions to Settler Led Archaeological-Touristic Projects in Jerusalem’s Historic Basin
Not only the Flag Parade: To honour Jerusalem Day tomorrow the government of Israel is expected to announce a decision to finance stage II of the “Shalem Plan” to the sum...
Alert: High Court Green Lights Jerusalem Cable Car Plan Condemning Historic City to Irreversible Damage
This morning, Sunday, May 15th, the High Court of Justice ruled that the plan to build a cable car in Jerusalem’s historic core can go ahead thus bringing to an end a three-year...
High Court instructs State to Clarify Position on Cable Car Following Transport Minister’s Opposition to the Plan
In what was slated to be the final High Court hearing today on the controversial cable car project, the High Court has given the state 21 days to explain its...
The Valley of Hinnom
Trees and Flowerbeds in the Political Struggle over East Jerusalem Preface This paper focuses on the recent wave of touristic development in the Valley of Hinnom in Jerusalem jointly...
Sites Under Development in Jerusalem’s Historic Basin
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The Last Gate
The Struggle Over Damascus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem After two weeks of violence in Jerusalem, the Israeli police finally backed down and removed the barricades and restrictions...
The Threat of Mass Palestinian Displacement in East Jerusalem
Action Alert – Emek Shaveh, Ir Amim and Peace Now, April 2021 Download as a PDF Since the beginning of 2020, the Israeli courts authorized the evictions of 36 Palestinian...
The High Court Issues Order Nisi Against State for Cable Car to Jerusalem’s Old City
The order includes 5 clauses which pose serious legal challenges for the developers (the State). The order suggests that the court has recognized the position of Emek Shaveh and other organizations regarding the irregular planning and...