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.

|ByDAVID BRINN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

The detention was made at Ashraf Hassan Abbas al-Awar's home in the Silwan neighborhood in east Jerusalem.

|BySHIR PERETS, MAARIV
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

During police activity along the Tel Aviv coastline on Friday, a report was received regarding a suspicious man who allegedly entered the water, approached two 12-year-old girls, and touched them.

|ByHODAYA RAN
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

The petitioners also asked the court, sitting as an Administrative Affairs Court, to freeze the plan while it considers their challenge.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

'Wanted to die a martyr': Journalist arrested on suspicion of terror incitement

An additional post showed a photo of the terrorist who carried out the terror attack at the El-Khader Junction in Gush Etzion in December of 2024.

MARCH 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
View of the social media post shared by the east Jerusalem suspect. March 17, 2025.

Four arrested in Jerusalem for spreading terror support online, police say

Several people, including minors, were arrested.

MARCH 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Online incitement of terrorism by residents of East Jerusalem and the Old City.

Israel Police raid east Jerusalem bookstore, arrest owner - report

The family of the co-owner said that the police confiscated books and placed an order for the store to be closed, all without a search or arrest warrant.

MARCH 11, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Educational Bookshop in east Jerusalem.

Israel Police arrest two in Jerusalem for incitement, terror support

"The Israel Police will not allow any individual or group to disrupt public order—especially during the month of Ramadan."

MARCH 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Images of the suspects' online posts, identified by the Jerusalem District's Strategic Digital Operations Unit

Jerusalem Police ramp up security measures ahead of Ramadan

The police are also focused on the terrorists who were released to neighborhoods in east Jerusalem as part of the current hostage-prisoner exchange.

FEBRUARY 28, 2025ByEFRAT PORSHER
A view shows the Dome of the Rock on Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, February 20, 2024

Police arrest east Jerusalem man for supporting Hamas, drug possession

Police recovered live ammunition, a substance suspected to be marijuana, a Palestinian flag, and three scarves linked to Hamas.

FEBRUARY 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A resident of East Jerusalem was arrested over the weekend by Jerusalem District Police after officers seized ammunition, drugs, and paraphernalia associated with Hamas.

Is the UNRWA ban in east Jerusalem another Israeli bluff? - analysis

The law passed with a large majority and was supported by an array of MKs from both the coalition and opposition.

FEBRUARY 20, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
AN UNRWA healthcare clinic in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip: Although UNRWA is technically an offshoot of the United Nations, it functions largely as a Palestinian organization, one that has been infiltrated and compromised by Hamas, the writer argues.

UNRWA laws remain unenforced in Jerusalem, despite Netanyahu's order

Israeli officials have not been able to implement a law intended to ban all activity of UNRWA in east Jerusalem, which came into effect on January 31.

FEBRUARY 20, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
A Palestinian woman takes part in a protest against possible reductions of the services and aid offered by United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), in front of UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City August 16, 2015.

'We believe in peace, look what has happened to us!': A look at the Educational Bookshop raid

The police raid on the Educational Bookshop in east Jerusalem reveals dark depths and sparks new light.

FEBRUARY 15, 2025ByLIAM FORBERG
A solidarity visit outside the Educational Bookshop in east Jerusalem.

Educational Bookshop raid: Israel has finally started to crack down on incitement - opinion

Since the Oct. 7, 2023, mega-atrocity by Hamas, Israel’s tolerance for incitement has decreased, despite all its humanitarian and free speech values.

FEBRUARY 15, 2025ByPENINA HOROWITZ
Raided bookshop in East Jerusalem