East Jerusalem

First 1,400 housing units to be marketed in controversial E1 area of West Bank

The E1 plan has drawn criticism over concerns that construction could disrupt Palestinian territorial continuity and make statehood more difficult.

Israeli minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich attends a press conference announcing his plans to approve more than 3,000 housing units in the E1 settlement project between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim, August 14, 2025.
Palestinian Authority's Jerusalem Affairs Minister Ashraf Hassan Abbas al-Awar.

Israeli authorities detain PA's Jerusalem Affairs minister for questioning - report

ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

East Jerusalem resident arrested for allegedly committing indecent acts against 12-year-old girls

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of east Jerusalem, on November 17, 2025.

Petition seeks to block yeshiva project for foreign students on east Jerusalem public land


Palestinian woman killed, residents claim was Border Police, all agencies say investigation opened

She arrived at the checkpoint in serious condition with deep wounds, and her death was later pronounced by emergency medical personnel. An investigation was then opened.

 Israeli border police officers seen during an operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, February 23, 2025.

Israel Police arrest men praising Iran attacks in Kafr Kanna, east Jerusalem

The men were said to have posted videos on social media praising Tehran's attacks.

Israel Police arrest a resident of Kfar Kanna for posting pro-Iran content, June 14, 2025.

'The war in Gaza, will come to us:' Palestinians, Israeli Arabs share how war has impacted them

In this episode of JPost Asks Anything, Palestinians and Arab-Israelis discuss the impact of the Israel-Hamas War on their lives, Israeli social constructs, and more.

 JPost Asks Anything: How has the Gaza War impacted Palestinians and Israeli Arabs?

Police seize weapons during east Jerusalem groom party

Police mobilized after hearing gunshots from the party and arrested two suspects involved in the use and possession of weapons.

 Israel Police locate illegally held M16 rifle, ammunition in car at wedding venue, May 14, 2025.

Israel must enforce UNRWA ban laws more strictly, MKs demand

UNRWA’s six schools in east Jerusalem were shut down on May 8, after the Jerusalem Municipality on April 8 issued orders to all six school principals telling them to cease operations within 30 days.

 A damaged sign is pictured at the headquarters of UNRWA following an Israeli raid in Gaza City, on July 12, 2024.

Neveh Ya’acov: Jerusalem’s northern frontier

Neveh Ya’acov endures as a microcosm of Jerusalem’s broader struggles, balancing tradition and modernity, isolation and integration, conflict and coexistence on the city’s northern frontier. 

 The Neveh Ya'acov neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Israel Police arrest two east Jerusalem residents who intended to join ISIS

Two east Jerusalem ISIS supporters were arrested after attempting to join the group abroad, traveling through Turkey and Jordan before being caught upon returning to Israel.

 Grafitti shows terrorists from Hamas and ISIS kissing, in south Tel Aviv, September 29, 2024

Educational Bookshop and the cultural institutions of east Jerusalem

Notwithstanding the current toxic political climate, some arguably naïve and ever-hopeful Jerusalemites haven’t lost faith in the dream of coexistence.

 Ahmad Muna of the Educational Bookshop.

Israel releases terrorist Ahmed Manasra from prison over mental condition

The released terrorist was imprisoned for his role in the stabbing of two Israelis, including a 13-year-old boy.

 Ahmed Manasra (C), a 14-year old Palestinian, who was convicted of attempted murder for his role in an attack of a 13-year-old Israeli boy in 2015 in Pisgat Zeev, built on occupied land that Israel annexed to Jerusalem after the 1967 war, leaves the courtroom after his sentencing at the district co

Israel is ramping up annexation of West Bank, UN rights chief says

The transfer by Israel of parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies amounts to a war crime," UN High Commissioner Volker Turk said.

 Muslim women walk, as Israeli settlers carry Israeli flags next to a checkpoint near the Ibrahimi mosque, also known as the Cave of Patriarchs, on the day of the first Friday prayers of Ramadan, in Hebron's Old City, in the West Bank March 15, 2024.