Sheikh Jarrah

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.

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of east Jerusalem, on November 17, 2025.
Israel begins dismantling UNRWA facility, January 20, 2026.

High Court to hear challenge to laws restricting UNRWA operations, claims of impact on population

 A look at Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.

Sheikh Jarrah: Land, legacy, and conflict in Jerusalem’s history

An Israeli border policeman scuffles with a Palestinian protester during clashes amid ongoing tension ahead of an upcoming court hearing in an Israeli-Palestinian land-ownership dispute in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem May 3, 2021.

Israeli officer charged for shooting sponge grenade at Sheikh Jarrah teen


Police evict Sheikh Jarrah family that threatened self-immolation

The Jerusalem Municipality now plans to use the property for construction of a school to serve Arab children with special needs. 

Palestinians take to the roof and threaten to blow-up the building of a home in the flashpoint Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem

FM slams European diplomats' 'Pavlovian instinct to attack Israel' over evictions

“The ambassadors that attacked Israel today were confused - instead of protecting the residents, they’re protecting criminals,” a Foreign Ministry official said on Monday.

Israeli security forces detain a Palestinian man during clashes in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, December 17, 2021.

Palestinian family threatens to self-immolate during Jerusalem eviction

The two homes, one owned by Mahmoud Salhia and the other by his sister Amal, are part of two separate lawsuits before The Jerusalem District Court.

 Palestinians with gas cylinders stand on a rooftop of a house being evacuated by Israeli special forces in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. January 17, 2022.

AP photographer struck by Border Policeman in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah

Photographer Mahmoud Illean was approached by a group of Border Police officers who proceeded to throw a stun grenade in his direction after the protest had ended.

 AP photographer Mahmoud Illean seen after being attacked by Israeli border police while covering a protest against the expulsion of Palestinian families from their homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood Sheikh Jarrah.

'Mossad' gets Hezbollah media outlet suspended from Twitter

A Hezbollah-run media outlet was kicked off of Twitter for the glorification of violence after a popular Mossad parody account reported and publicized their tweets.

The Mossad parody twitter account

Arab resident's car stoned by Jewish teens in Sheikh Jarrah

The perpetrators ran away shortly after throwing the stones. The driver has successfully escaped the car but his condition has not been determined yet. 

Israel Border Police are seen standing at the entrance to Sheikh Jarrah at a joint Jewish and Arab demonstration, May 21, 2021

My Word: Finding the true victims of terror

Wearing clothes that clearly identify you religiously is not a provocation or justification for being attacked. Neither is where you live. 

SECURITY PERSONNEL secure the area following the stabbing attack in Jerusalem on December 8.

Palestinian terrorist stabs Jewish mother in east Jerusalem

A stabbing attack in Sheikh Jarrah is the latest in a recent wave of terrorist attacks.

Israel Border Police are seen standing at the entrance to Sheikh Jarrah at a joint Jewish and Arab demonstration, May 21, 2021

This week in Jerusalem: And the winner is...

A round-up of city affairs

 WINNERS: PASSING the Tower of David  during last Friday’s Jerusalem Marathon.

Sheikh Jarrah residents in Jerusalem reject High Court compromise

The four Palestinian families of Sheik Jarrah under threat of evacuation rejected the High Court of Justice (HCJ) compromise that would allow them 15 years of protected tenancy.

 Protesters take part in a demonstration against the possible eviction of Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah, after an Israeli court accepted Jewish settler land claims, in east Jerusalem June 11, 2021.