East Jerusalem

A cautious Ramadan: Balancing security, rights, and common sense for a peaceful month - editorial

As Ramadan begins, Israel takes a cautious approach, managing security without escalating tensions, hoping for a month of prayer and peace.

Israel Police officers patrol in Jerusalem’s Old City during the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, February 18, 2026.
A GUN being smuggled from the West Bank to east Jerusalem, found by Israel Police, February 15, 2026.

Man caught smuggling weapon from West Bank to east Jerusalem days before Ramadan

English Barb pigeon is seen receiving treatment after being smuggled from Jordan into Israel on Februray 10, 2026.

East Jerusalem man tries to smuggle rare species of pigeon to Israel via Jordan

Ancient and counterfeit coins seized by Israel Antiquities Authority in East Jeruusalem raid, February 2, 2026.

Police seize hundreds of ancient, counterfeit coins in east Jerusalem antiquities raid


Ninety Palestinian prisoners released as part of ceasefire deal

The prisoners had been transferred from various prisons across the country to the Ofer Prison in the vicinity of Jerusalem.

 Palestinian prisoners arrive at the Ofer prison, outside of Jerusalem as part of the deal between Israel and Hamas. January 19, 2025.

Beaten, punched, slapped, kicked: Indictment filed against officers for assault of Palestinian man

The officers were also accused of attempting to destroy evidence of the incident from their GoPro cameras and cell phones.

 Israeli Border Police force members patrol near the entrances to the Arab-Jewish town of Lod, Israel May 13, 2021.

Between two narratives: A candid conversation with a Palestinian-Israeli

I sat down with Mustafa Alian, an east Jerusalem dual national, for an in-depth talk on his life struggles with the confines of the conflict.

 KALANDIYA CROSSING, the main point of entry into the Ramallah area from east Jerusalem.

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

Sheikh Jarrah is a neighborhood in east Jerusalem, located east of Bar-Lev Boulevard. No other neighborhood in the city exemplifies the land disputes between Israelis and Palestinians more than this.

 A look at Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.

This week in Jewish history: Jordan & Jerusalem, Tel Aviv & Egypt

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

 NAZI TROOPS and students gather seized papers and books to burn, in the Opernplatz, Berlin, 1933.

Police arrest Jenin resident for blackmailing east Jerusalem woman

Prosecutors to file charges against Jenin man for sexually blackmailing an east Jerusalem woman online.

 Handcuffs on table.

Jewish Agency and Azerbaijani rabbis condemn division amid Iranian spy ring allegations

The Jewish Agency and Azerbaijani rabbis call for unity in Israeli society after seven were arrested in connection to an Iranian-backed spy ring in east Jerusalem.

 A general view picture shows the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan June 19, 2017.

Iran-linked east Jerusalem spy ring arrested in plot to assassinate top Israeli nuclear scientist

The primary suspect allegedly made contact with Iranian entities and then recruited six others to aid him in carrying out terrorist acts.

 Houses are seen on a hillside behind a fence in the Silwan district of east Jerusalem, May 15, 2024.

MKs to tour east Jerusalem schools, push Palestinian to Israeli curriculum shift

Several Knesset members are expected to tour multiple schools in east Jerusalem as part of a government program working to transition students from Palestinian to Israeli curricula.

A general view of Jerusalem shows the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount December 6, 2017.

Gazan mother separated from prematurely born triplet

In August 2023, Hanan al-Bayouk gave birth to premature triplets in East Jerusalem but had to leave them due to Gaza-Israel conflict restrictions.

 Premature babies which were evacuated from an incubator in Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City receive treatment at a hospital in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 19, 2023.