East Jerusalem

Dutch customs assures 'Post' that checks are routine despite Foreign Ministry warning - exclusive

The Jerusalem Post spoke on Monday to a passenger on a Friday flight from Tel Aviv to Schiphol who reported being stopped and her luggage checked.

Travelers wait in a departure hall at the Netherlands's Schiphol airport, a day after a strike by KLM luggage handlers caused many flights to be canceled, near Amsterdam, April 24, 2022
View of the area of the planned E1 project between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim, August 14, 2025

Ma’aleh Adumim challenges A-G opinion to delay approval of new homes in E1 settlement

Hussein Al-Sheikh, Secretary General of the Executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Ramallah in the West Bank December 16, 2023.

Fatah moves to launch Palestinian national dialogue as divisions persist ahead of election

BULLDOZERS DEMOLISH a Palestinian building in Kafr Akab, near Jerusalem in the West Bank, in June 2026.

Jerusalem: The jewel in the crown - opinion


East Jerusalem man detained over alleged social media incitement, support for terrorism

Officers arrested the suspect, a resident of the Sur Bahir neighborhood, on Sunday after an investigation into videos he allegedly posted online.

A prison officer handcuffs a colleague as part of a drill at the third organised crime unit (drug-trafficking district) during a press tour at Reau prison, near Paris on July 30, 2026.

UKLFI, Ireland Israel Alliance challenge proposed Irish bill on importing goods from West Bank

The UKLFI and IIA submission contends that the proposed bill constitutes a "unilateral Irish measure" that is "incompatible with the EU's Common Commercial Policy."

PROTESTERS CALL on the Irish government to impose sanctions on Israel, in Dublin, last month. Over the years, Ireland has taken a more anti-Israel position than most European or Western nations, states the writer.

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

The petition was filed by 10 Palestinian residents, together with Adalah and Gisha. UNRWA itself is not a petitioner in the case.

Israel begins dismantling UNRWA facility, January 20, 2026.

Hamas terrorist from east Jerusalem threatens MK Zvi Sukkot: 'I have a weapon, I will kill you'

A Hamas operative threatened to kill MK Zvi Sukkot after the lawmaker toured Arab schools in east Jerusalem, prompting authorities to raise his threat level and increase his security.

Knesset Education Committee chair MK Zvi Sukkot visits Umm el-Fahm, June 28, 2026.

PA's Abbas calls for end to 'systemic' settler violence, requests support from UN, Arab leaders

The President of the Palestinian National Authority sent letters to Arab nations and the UN requesting international support after violent incidents in the West Bank saw an uptick in the last week.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the 8th General Conference of Fatah in Ramallah in the West Bank, May 14, 2026.

High Court urges int'l aid groups to drop petitions challenging Israel’s refusal to register them

The petitions concerned the registration framework through which international humanitarian organizations receive recommendations for visas and work permits for their foreign employees.

High Court Justice; illustrative.

Will Mahmoud Abbas actually let Palestinians vote? Critics say he's testing the waters first

PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS: The PA president wants to remove any Israeli claim that Palestinians are not a partner for peace,’ said one Palestinian analyst, after the election announcement.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech during the Eighth General Conference of Fatah, in Ramallah in May. Abbas pledged to press ahead with reforms within the PA, saying he was prepared to hold long-delayed presidential and parliamentary elections,  set for November.

At least 17 hospitalized following suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at Jerusalem beauty salon

Jerusalem District Police detained three suspects for questioning in connection with the incident, the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority said.

Magen David Adom paramedics respond to a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning incident at a beauty salon in Jerusalem, July 8, 2026.

Ireland's parliament passes bill banning imports from Israeli settlements

This makes Ireland the first EU member state to implement such a ban; however, Spain notably started applying restrictions on imports from Israeli settlements in October 2025.

PROTESTERS CALL on the Irish government to impose sanctions on Israel, in Dublin, last month. Over the years, Ireland has taken a more anti-Israel position than most European or Western nations, states the writer.

Europe condemns settlements, but ignores Zionism’s deeper roots - opinion

Zionism is the belief that the Jewish people’s religion and culture, its national soul, cannot be complete without a national territory and is some 4,000 years old.

A general view of houses in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank