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Activists say Israel tries to expel a whole Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem

East Jerusalem. **Ammar Awad/Reuters** Ammar Awad/Reuters EAST JERUSALEM — Fakhri Abu Diab, 62, has lived on the same

‘May your village burn’: Israeli Flag March returns to East Jerusalem

East Jerusalem, according to a long-standing agreement. Palestinians want East Jerusalem to be the capital

The secret mission to rescue the UN’s vital Palestinian refugee archive

East Jerusalem to Amman should have been an easy trip: a short drive down to the Dead

Palestine weekly wrap: Under cover of ceasefire, Israel increases grip

East Jerusalem evictions In occupied East Jerusalem, demolitions in Silwan’s al-Bustan neighbourhood have

Palestine weekly wrap: Coordinated attacks and evictions in Gaza, West Bank

East Jerusalem evictions In occupied East Jerusalem, demolitions and evictions continued at an elevated pace

For Christians in Israel and Jerusalem, intolerance is becoming normal

Jerusalem, intolerance is becoming normal At first sight, last week’s unprovoked [attack on a French nun](/news/2026/5/1/greek-orthodox-church-sounds-alarm-over-attacks-on-christians-in-jerusalem) walking along a street in occupied East

Israeli ultranationalists chant racist slogans during Jerusalem Day march

Jerusalem after Israel captured East Jerusalem during the 1967 war. The annexation of East Jerusalem

Netanyahu scolds Israeli security minister for videos taunting flotilla activists

East Jerusalem.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x4000+1000+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2Fd4%2F12f2fcd543cdb3b45856d6f89928%2F2026-01-28t124213z-2095517807-rc2o5ja8pxdf-rtrmadp-3-israel-palestinians-silwan-evictions.JPG)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/19/nx-s1-5823861/israel-palestinians-east-jerusalem) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Israel's trying to expel

‘God gave us this city’: Israeli nationalists join Jerusalem Day protest to mark city’s capture

Jerusalem to mark the anniversary of the city’s capture and annexation. The annual assertion of Jewish control over Palestinian east

Trump gathers Cabinet as he looks to seal deal to end war

East Jerusalem.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x4000+1000+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2Fd4%2F12f2fcd543cdb3b45856d6f89928%2F2026-01-28t124213z-2095517807-rc2o5ja8pxdf-rtrmadp-3-israel-palestinians-silwan-evictions.JPG)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/19/nx-s1-5823861/israel-palestinians-east-jerusalem) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Israel's trying to expel

EU agrees sanctions on Israeli settlers over West Bank violence

East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war. There are periods of near-daily reports

Palestinians use recycling as Israel's restrictions trigger a trash crisis

East Jerusalem.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x4000+1000+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2Fd4%2F12f2fcd543cdb3b45856d6f89928%2F2026-01-28t124213z-2095517807-rc2o5ja8pxdf-rtrmadp-3-israel-palestinians-silwan-evictions.JPG)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/19/nx-s1-5823861/israel-palestinians-east-jerusalem) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Israel's trying to expel

Somaliland to open embassy in Jerusalem, Israel in Hargeisa: Envoy

East Jerusalem should serve as the capital of a Palestinian state. Israel first occupied East

Aipac affiliate has funded lavish trips to Israel for dozens of Congress members since 7 October, filings reveal

East Jerusalem, which is operated by the Elad Foundation, a settler organization that has acquired

Palestinian leaders hold rare party meeting as polls show rising discontent

East Jerusalem increasingly face being pushed from their homes and land as Jewish settlements grow

Palestine weekly wrap: Ben-Gvir’s abuse of flotilla detainees causes outcry

east of Jerusalem, whose destruction has so far been prevented by international pressure. The far-right

Bad optics? Israel jails soldiers who smashed Jesus statue in Lebanon

Jerusalem and occupied East Jerusalem facing the risk of harassment every time they enter public

Palestine weekly wrap: No respite for Eid as Israel kills dozens in Gaza

Jerusalem’s holy sites. In occupied East Jerusalem, families were forced to demolish seven homes

Outrage after photo shows Israeli soldier smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon

vandalism and assaults, took place in Jerusalem’s Old City, located in occupied East Jerusalem.

After losing loved ones, an Israeli and a Palestinian work together for Middle East peace

Jerusalem Day — a commemoration of the 1967 takeover of East Jerusalem. "For my family, for my friends