Ir Amim in the Media | Ir Amim

Imagine a solution; think Jerusalem

05.06.24 / Sicha Mekomit

Our Executive Director, Yudith Oppenheimer, invites us to imagine a future of peace, equality and justice in the region, arguing for the centrality of Jerusalem in bringing about this different reality.

For Religious Leftists, This Tisha B’Av Is About Reclaiming Judaism From Extremists

26.07.23 / Haaretz

Israel Advancing Major Plan to Build 450 Housing Units for Jews in East Jerusalem

11.07.23 / Haaretz

Palestinian couple brace for east Jerusalem eviction

09.06.23 / France24

Hundreds of Jews Visit Temple Mount, Thousands More Expected to Attend Flag March in Jerusalem

18.05.23 / Haaretz

No to the Flag March in the Muslim Quarter - OPNION

17.05.23 / JPost - Yudith Oppenheimer

What is ‘flag day’ in Jerusalem and why is it so controversial?

17.05.23 / Al-Jazeera

New Israeli settlements to split Jerusalem from Bethlehem

20.04.23 / The Cradle

Dome of the Rock missing in Western Wall photo in Jerusalem gov't office

26.03.23 / Jerusalem Post

In East Jerusalem, “people need to understand what happens when settlements are built”

14.03.23 / World Council of Churches

Legislative Round-Up- March 13, 2023

13.03.23 / Americans for Peace Now

Eviction of Palestinians from East Jerusalem homes may ignite the city, police

06.03.23 / Ynet

Israeli gov’t steps up demolitions of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem

03.03.23 / La Prensa Latina

Israel ramps up demolition of Palestinian homes in Jerusalem

08.02.23 / PBS News Hour

Palestinians Block Entry to East Jerusalem Neighborhood to Protest House Demolitions

31.01.23 / Haaretz

The new national park threatening Jerusalem’s Christian community

23.01.23 / +972 Magazine

East Jerusalem Settlement Meeting Postponed a Day Before Senior U.S. Official Arrives

18.01.23 / Haaretz

What is the Temple Mount, and why did Itamar Ben Gvir’s visit stoke tension?

05.01.23 / The Washington Post

Israeli land registration threatens Palestinian mass expulsion

30.12.22 / Al Jazeera

Israel, right-wing group to fully excavate biblical Siloam Pool in East Jerusalem

27.12.22 / The Times of Israel

Life is hard for Bethlehem’s Christians

23.12.22 / Spectator Australia

Whatever Happened to the Sign Warning Jews Not to Ascend the Temple Mount?

08.12.22 / Haaretz

East Jerusalem Palestinian Families Set to Be Evicted From Homes

20.11.22 / Haaretz

Standing ovation for Palestinian feminist activist at NIF awards dinner

08.11.22 / Jewish News

Robert Rinder makes emotive appeal to support New Israel Fund

07.11.22 / The JC

OPINION: Silwan is invisible, yet in plain view to all of Jerusalem

04.10.22 / Jewish News Opinion

Southern Jerusalem housing project advances, despite opposition

11.09.22 / Cleveland Jewish News

Hearing on controversial E1 settlement plan postponed again

08.09.22 / The Times of Israel

Israel advances plans for another east Jerusalem settlement

05.09.22 / AP News

Israel advances plan for controversial Jewish neighborhood in East Jerusalem

05.09.22 / Times of Israel

Rights groups condemn Israeli move to register land near Al Aqsa

30.06.22 / TRTWorld

Israeli Government Registers Land Adjacent to Al-Aqsa Mosque

29.06.22 / IMEMC News

A Palestinian bride celebrates in the rubble of her demolished Jerusalem home

29.06.22 / Reuters

Israel Moves to Register Lands Near Al-Aqsa Using Funds Earmarked for Palestinians

26.06.22 / Haaretz, Nir Hasson

On demolishing peace: A call to American Jewish institutions

22.06.22 / Times of Israel Blogs

EU Heads of Mission and likeminded countries visit Wadi Qaddoum in East Jerusalem

07.06.22 / Wafa

Breaking the Silence may speak at Jewish Agency pre-army programs

25.05.22 / The Jerusalem Post

Israel top court approves Temple Mount cable car over objections from Palestinians, environmentalists

16.05.22 / The Jurist

Rabbinic human rights org. commends High Court freeze of Palestinian evictions near Jerusalem

02.04.22 / Jerusalem Post

Two Palestinian students detained for listening to Arabic music at Israel's Hebrew University campus

29.03.22 / Wafa

50 US lawmakers call for Israel to end planned demolitions in East Jerusalem village

22.03.22 / Times of Israel

A Judicial Reprieve for Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah

08.03.22 / Jewish Currents

Israeli High Court Suspends Forced Evictions Of Palestinian Families In Sheikh Jarrah

02.03.22 / HuffPost - Associated Press

Israel high court suspends Palestinians' evictions for now

01.03.22 / ABC News - Associated Press

Israeli top court suspends Palestinian evictions in Sheikh Jarrah

01.03.22 / al-Jazeera

Local court freeze eviction of Salem family from Sheikh Jarrah

22.02.22 / The Jerusalem Post, Tovah Lazaroff

Israeli authority backs down from Mount of Olives park plan

21.02.22 / ABC News - Associated Press

Left-wing Israeli groups make up 77% of references in Amnesty report

08.02.22 / Israel Hayom

Rights group on demolition of Jerusalem property (VIDEO)

24.01.22 / AP Archive

Israeli Police Evacuate, Demolish Disputed East Jerusalem Home

19.01.22 / The Media Line

Israeli organization says there were multiple options to spare the demolition of the Salhia residence

19.01.22 / Wafa

Palestinian family protests east Jerusalem home eviction

17.01.22 / AP News

Committee advances plans for new Jerusalem homes beyond Green Line

17.01.22 / Times of Israel, Aaron Boxerman

Palestinian family threatens to self-immolate during Jerusalem eviction

17.01.22 / The Jerusalem Post, Tovah Lazaroff

Jerusalem orders demolition of Dome of Rock replica

16.01.22 / i24NEWS

US warns settlement building thwarts two-states as Atarot project advances

01.12.21 / The Jerusalem Post, Tovah Lazaroff

EU representative in West Bank: Israel's settlement plans violate international law

22.11.21 / PressTV

Israel grants housing rights to Palestinians in east Jerusalem

20.11.21 / i24 News

Palestinian families reject an offer to delay their possible eviction in Jerusalem

02.11.21 / The Associated Press

Construction on park near Arab graves sparks widespread outrage

27.10.21 / The Jerusalem Post, Tzvi Joffre

Palestinian NGO head: Calling us terrorists imperils Israeli democracy

27.10.21 / The Jerusalem Post, Tovah Lazaroff

Israeli building in E1 will thwart Palestinian state, NGOs tell IDF

18.10.21 / The Jerusalem Post, Tovah Lazaroff

Israel quietly advances settlements with little US pushback

15.10.21 / AP News

Jews and Palestinians Find Common Ground in This Jerusalem Battle

13.10.21 / Haaretz, Nir Hasson

Opinion | Israel Claims That the Palestinian Village of Walaja Doesn’t Exist

05.10.21 / Haaretz Opinion

IDF to hold hearing on contentious E1 settler building project

03.10.21 / The Jerusalem Post, Tovah Lazaroff

The Unexpected Reason Israel Is Improving Conditions for Jerusalem Palestinians

09.09.21 / Haaretz, Nir Hasson

New Israeli plan a ‘dangerous blow to the two-state solution’

17.08.21 / al-Jazeera

East Jerusalem's 9,000 unit Atarot plan to be debated in December

09.08.21 / The Jerusalem Post, Tovah Lazaroff

Israeli Supreme Court offers Palestinians facing eviction a deal to avert another conflict

02.08.21 / The Washington Post, Shira Rubin

Pressure Israel not to evict 3,000 Palestinians, Ir Amim tell UNSC

29.07.21 / The Jerusalem Post, Tovah Lazaroff

Fearing fresh unrest, Bennett gov’t weighing delay for verdict on Sheikh Jarrah

27.07.21 / Times of Israel, Jacob Magid & Aaron Boxerman

IDF advances settler E1 project ahead of Bennett-Biden meeting

14.07.21 / The Jerusalem Post, Tovah Lazaroff

A Razed Building and Another Possible Flash Point in East Jerusalem

01.07.21 / Foreign Policy

A ‘Radical’ Idea for Future Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks: Involve Women

24.06.21 / Haaretz

20 Palestinians, 1 Israeli wounded in fresh clashes at East Jerusalem flashpoint

22.06.21 / Times of Israel

Palestinians in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah fear for future

11.06.21 / France 24

Israeli police arrest Palestinian activist: family

06.06.21 / France 24

Violence erupts in West Bank as Palestinians hurl rocks at Israeli forces who fire tear gas during protest over Jewish settlements two weeks after Gaza ceasefire

04.06.21 / Daily Mail

UN says forced expulsion of Palestinians a ‘violation’ of law

02.06.21 / Al-Jazeera

Sheikh Jarrah is ‘under a siege,’ Palestinian residents say

21.05.21 / Al-Jazeera

Sheikh Jarrah: A small neighbourhood making a big impact in the Gaza conflict

20.05.21 / EuroNews

25 House Democrats call on Blinken to condemn East Jerusalem evictions

15.05.21 / Times of Israel, Jacob Magid

Sheikh Jarrah and the Renewed Israeli-Palestinian Violence

11.05.21 / The New Yorker

Separated by cops, Joint List, Religious Zionism MKs face off in East Jerusalem

10.05.21

Jerusalem Day: 54 years later, is the city united or divided?

06.05.21 / The Jerusalem Post, Tovah Lazaroff

Jerusalem Day: Unity in division or contradiction

05.05.21 / The Jerusalem Post, Seth Frantzman

2 Palestinians arrested, 10 hurt in clashes at East Jerusalem eviction protest

04.05.21 / Times of Israel

Opinion: Jerusalem expulsions are a microcosm of Israel’s apartheid – justice requires action

02.05.21 / TheJournal.ie

Palestinians remove barriers at Jerusalem’s Old City

26.04.21 / The National

Jordan gives PA documents to help prevent Israeli evictions in East Jerusalem

22.04.21 / Times of Israel

Hundreds protest evictions, police violence in East Jerusalem

17.04.21 / Times of Israel, Aaron Boxerman

Scandal Hits Israel's Top Prize, With Claims of Witch Hunt Against the Left

14.04.21 / Haaretz

In 1st since Biden inauguration, Israel advances 540 new East Jerusalem homes

08.04.21 / Times of Israel, Aaron Boxerman

In First Since Biden Took Office, Israel Debates Expanding Jerusalem Settlement Project

06.04.21 / Haaretz

Israel challenges Biden on Jerusalem, plans to advance Har Homa project

05.04.21 / The Jerusalem Post, Tovah Lazaroff

High Court petition demands Israel supply West Bank, Gaza with virus vaccines

25.03.21 / Times of Israel

Police break up ‘illegal’ East Jerusalem International Women’s Day event

08.03.21 / Times of Israel

For the Sixth Time, Israel Razes a Disabled Palestinian's Home

04.03.21 / Haaretz, Gideon Levy and Alex Levac

UN, European states call on Israel to halt demolitions

27.02.21 / Al Jazeera

Jerusalem Planning Board Decision Paves Way for Home Demolitions in Palestinian Village

07.02.21 / Haaretz, Nir Hasson

German FM insists nuclear deal is best way to confront Iran’s ‘reckless’ acts

27.01.21 / Times of Israel, Lazar Berman

EU fumes as Israel pushes back at Biden with over 2,000 settler homes

20.01.21 / The Jerusalem Post, Tovah Lazaross

EU urges Israel to halt plans to build new East Jerusalem neighborhood

19.01.21 / Times of Israel, Lazar Berman

UK, Egypt warn Israeli settlement activity could harm peace efforts

18.01.21 / The Jerusalem Post, Tovah Lazaroff

Court halts sales in new East Jerusalem neighborhood amid discrimination claims

15.01.21 / Times of Israel, Aaron Boxerman

East Jerusalem Palestinians Petition Top Court Against Israeli Unit Used to Justify Evictions

30.12.20 / Haaretz , Nir Hasson

Plan for 9,000 Jewish homes in Jerusalem’s Atarot ready for discussion

06.12.20 / The Jerusalem Post, Tovah Lazaroff

"A plan for 9,000 Jewish homes in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Atarot is ready for discussion, according to Aviv Tatars

This week in Jerusalem - A round-up of city affairs

19.11.20 / The Jerusalem Post

The seven-hour itch: What the press is saying on November 16

16.11.20 / Times of Israel

"Aviv Tatarsky, a researcher at the left-wing Jerusalem nonprofit Ir Amim, tells ToI’s Aaron Boxerman that developing the hil

Israel advances construction in controversial East Jerusalem neighborhood

15.11.20 / Times of Israel

"“Givat Hamatos, along with Gilo, will completely surround the Palestinian neighborhood of Beit Safafa.

Israel's settlements could test ties with Biden

12.11.20 / San Francisco Chronicle

"Today, the area, which Israel considers a neighborhood of its capital, is undergoing a construction boom, with nearly 600 ho

Israel makes first moves in east Jerusalem in aftermath of Biden win

12.11.20 / The Jerusalem Post, Tovah Lazaroff

"The Antiquities Authority is surveying the site of the new east Jerusalem Jewish neighborhood at Givat Hamatos in advance of

This week in Jerusalem - A round-up of city affairs

05.11.20 / The Jerusalem Post

"According to left-wing NGO Ir Amim, there have been 125 demolitions since the beginning of 2020.

Watchdog reports record number of Palestinian home demolitions in East Jerusalem this year

29.10.20 / The Times of Israel

"The Ir Amim watchdog reports that 2020 has already set a new yearly record for the number of Palestinian home demolitions in

Human Rights NGOs in letter to Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs: Stop the ministry’s harassment of United Nations OHCHR staff

22.10.20 / Btselem

Israel pushes forward with plans for 2,166 settler homes in West Bank

15.10.20 / The Jerusalem Post, Tovah Lazaroff

Ir Amim, the left-wing NGO, warned that approval of the plans was a form of “de facto annexation,” particularly of greater Je

Housing Min.: East Jerusalem’s Givat Hamatos project not frozen

08.09.20 / The Jerusalem Post, Tovah Lazaroff

ACTION ALERT: Say NO to settlement expansion - Help block the E-1 plan

24.08.20 / Americans for Peace Now

Israel on Track for Record Number of East Jerusalem Home Demolitions

23.08.20 / Haaretz , Nir Hasson

"According to data collected by the civil society organization Ir Amim, August is on track to break a years-long record for t

Despite pandemic, East Jerusalem on track for record number of home demolitions

23.08.20 / Times of Israel

"Rights groups argue that Palestinians seeking to build their homes legally face a discriminatory system which leaves them wi

UAE envoy: With Israel deal done, we’ll directly advocate for Palestinian state

21.08.20 / Times of Israel

"Meanwhile, according to the Ir Amim nonprofit, major infrastructure projects in the E-1 corridor close to Jerusalem are stil

Israeli Minister Wants to Resume Settlement Annexation

17.08.20 / Asharq al-Awsat

Palestinians fear corona outbreak in Jerusalem's 'no man's land'

05.07.20 / Israel Hayom

Aviv Tatarsky, a researcher for Ir Amim, an Israeli rights group focused on Jerusalem, said Israel appears to be planning to

The 'minor' annexation plan is a major disaster – opinion

01.07.20 / The Jerusalem Post, Yudith Oppenheimer

Israel’s ‘strangling’ of Bethlehem tightens as world debates annexation

18.06.20 / +972, Judith Sudilovsky

"According to a Peace Now

Jerusalem Illegally Razes Four Palestinian Buildings, Clearing Way for a New Park

10.06.20 / Haaretz , Nir Hasson

“These are decades-old homes,” said Aviv Tatarsky, a researcher for the Ir Amim organization, which has been helping Al-Walaj

Pollster: East Jerusalem Palestinians feel increasingly alienated from Israel

02.06.20 / Times of Israel, Jacob Magid

Just some 20,000 Palestinians in East Jerusalem have successfully acquired citizenship in total, with the vast majority holdi

Two Years In, Israeli Plan for East Jerusalem Slowly Brings About Change

22.05.20 / Haaretz , Nir Hasson

"A report prepared by the left-wing NGO Ir Amim and the Ma’an workers organization found that while there has been some incre

Dawn of a New Era? Jerusalem and Its Palestinian Residents Joining Forces to Battle Coronavirus

04.05.20 / Haaretz , Nir Hasson

According to Aviv Tatarsky, a researcher for the left-wing Ir Amim organization, “Leon is a doer, he’s not a man of big words

Abandoned by Israel, Jerusalem’s refugee camp is left to fight COVID-19 alone

12.04.20 / +972, Yuval Abraham

Pinched between governmental neglect and the blocking of aid from the PA, the residents of the neighborhoods have been left o

East Jerusalem Palestinians Say Right-wing Group Using Land Trust to Displace Them

06.04.20 / Haaretz , Nir Hasson

In the Ateret Cohanim’s financial statements there is no distinction between the management of the organization’s assets and

Palestinian Street Cleaners Assaulted in Jerusalem in Unprovoked Attack

05.04.20 / Haaretz , Nir Hasson

"Fasfoos’ account of the incident was recorded by Zakariya al-Halawa, a researcher from the Israeli organization Ir Amim, whi

Palestinian Forces Conduct Rare Operation in Israeli-controlled Jerusalem Neighborhood

31.03.20 / Haaretz , Nir Hasson

Meanwhile, the nonprofit organization Ir Amim sent a letter to Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon this morning, in which they detaile

Israeli Police Continue Operating in Flash Point East Jerusalem Neighborhood Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

21.03.20 / Haaretz , Nir Hasson

Israel is trying to ‘break’ this East Jerusalem village — with brutal results

25.02.20 / +972 , Judith Sudilovsky

Israel Government Issues Tenders for Jerusalem Neighborhood, Ending Building Freeze

25.02.20 / Haaretz , Nir Hasson

Netanyahu Announces New Homes in East Jerusalem, Days Before Election

20.02.20 / The New York Times , Isabel Kershner

"Aviv Tatarsky of Ir Amim, a group advocating an equitable arrangement between Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem, said t

Israel Planning Jewish Neighborhood on Land Trump Slated for Palestinians

18.02.20 / Haaretz , Nir Hasson

“As we get closer to the election, [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu promotes increasingly irresponsible steps,” said Aviv

What is Donald Trump's vision of Jerusalem?

12.02.20 / The Jerusalem Post, Yudith Oppenheimer

“In truth, Jerusalem is liberated.

“The Deal within the Deal”

01.02.20 / Palestine-Israel Journal, Aviv Tatarsky and Yudith Oppenheimer

Palestinians in Jerusalem's Old City face evacuation fears

23.01.20 / Al Jazeera , Mersiha Gadzo

Ahmad Sub Laban, a field researcher from the Israeli NGO Ir Amim told Al Jazeera that the buildings have been deemed dangerou

Arab family to be evicted from east Jerusalem home on formerly Jewish land

21.01.20 / Jerusalem Post, Tzvi Joffre

A report by Peace Now and Ir Amim in 2016 on the lawsuit filed by Ateret Cohanim claimed that in the cases that Arab houses w

Report: Israeli Home Demolitions in East Jerusalem Spiked

16.01.20 / The Associated Press

"In a new report, Ir Amim said 104 housing units were demolished in 2019, compared() to 72 units in 2018.

East Jerusalem’s Issawiya boils as residents decry months of police intervention

12.01.20 / The Times of Israel, Adam Rasgon

"More than 18,000 Palestinians live in the densely populated neighborhood.

Work begins to triple size of Jewish enclave in East Jerusalem Arab neighborhood

28.11.19 / The Times of Israel , TOI Staff

Aviv Tatarsky, a researcher with the Ir Amim rights organization, said the project is a further obstacle to Israelis and Pale

Israel Begins Work on What Will Become Largest Settlement in East Jerusalem

27.11.19 / Haaretz , Nir Hasson

“The expansion of the settlement into the neighborhood of Jabal Mukkaber is a symbol of the Israel government’s choice to pre

‘My dream was destroyed’: Home demolitions soar in East Jerusalem

25.11.19 / +972 , Judith Sudilovsky

Ir Amim researcher Aviv Tatarsky cited an “astonishing” gap between what the municipality has approved in the Jewish and Pale

Way Off the Beaten Path: These Tours Could Change Your Way of Thinking About Israel-Palestine

13.10.19 / Haaretz, Moshe Gilad

From a meal in an Arab village to a political discussion in the West Bank, there are excursions to match everyone’s interests

Israeli TV Show That Planted Gun in Palestinian's Home Violated Order, but Watchdog Failed to Act

13.10.19 / Haaretz , Nir Hasson

In a recent letter to Mendelblit, Oshrat Maimon of the Ir Amim advocacy organization quoted from the 2003 guidelines barring

After 30 Years of Legal Battle, Israeli Court OKs Evacuation of East Jerusalem Family

25.09.19 / Haaretz , Nir Hasson

The Jewish National Fund, backed by settler group, has sought the evacuation of 18 Palestinian family members ■ Two Palestini

Jerusalem Residents Enraged by U.S. Embassy's New 20-foot 'Defense' Wall

04.09.19 / Haaretz , Nir Hasson

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon signed an order exempting the embassy from obtaining a building permit for the wall and the roa

Common Ground - The politics of archaeology in Jerusalem

01.09.19 / Harper's Magazine , Rachel Poser

According to Amy Cohen of Ir Amim, “The U.S. presence at the event is truly the closest the U.S. has gotten to recognizing Is

340 Arrests and Only Five Indictments: Summer-long Police Sweep Strikes Fear in Isawiyah

28.08.19 / Haaretz , Nir Hasson

Research by Aviv Tatarsky of Ir Amim, an organization whose stated mission is to make Jerusalem “a more equitable and sustain

In East Jerusalem, nightly raids leave Palestinian neighborhood reeling

04.08.19 / +972 , Aviv Tatarsky

For the past six weeks, Israel has been sending paramilitary police forces to raid the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiy

Israel Is Leading East Jerusalem Palestinians Down a Predestined Path

27.07.19 / Haareta , Amira Hass

Studies and reports by the rights groups Bimkom, Ir Amim and B’Tselem, as well as by the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studi

Israel Demolishes 70 Homes in Palestinian-controlled East Jerusalem Neighborhood

22.07.19 / Haaretz , Amira Hass & Jack Khoury

Aviv Tatarsky, a researcher for the left-wing Ir Amim organization, blasted the move, saying: "In the name of the demographic

Israel Begins Tearing Down Palestinian Housing on Edge of East Jerusalem

22.07.19 / The New York Times , Isabel Kershner

Ir Amim, a nonprofit that calls for an equitable solution for Jerusalem as a dual capital of Israel and a future Palestine, s

Jerusalem’s no man’s land: Chaos and anarchy in the Kafr Aqab neighborhood

06.06.19 / The Times of Israel , Adam Rasgon

In July 2015, Odeh, Zughayer, other residents of the neighborhood and Ir Amim, a non-governmental group that advocates for be

OPINION: Reroute Flag Parade Out of Muslim Quarter During Height of Ramadan

29.05.19 / The Jerusalem Post, Yudith Oppenheimer

This year, Jerusalem Day falls during these final 10 days of Ramadan.

High Court rules nationalist Jerusalem Day march can pass through Muslim Quarter

19.05.19 / The Times of Israel , TOI Staff

Justices reject petition by Ir Amim organization to change route of annual parade, say police committed to preventing violenc

What's behind the unrest at Al-Aqsa's Bab al-Rahma?

01.03.19 / Al-Jazeera , Mersiha Gadzo

According to Ahmad Sub Laban, a field researcher with Ir Amim, the Islamic High Commission of the Waqf had decided to reopen

Palestinian family evicted from Jerusalem home to make room for settlers

18.02.19 / +972 , Aviv Tatarsky

The Abu Assab family home, located in Jerusalem’s Old City, is expected to be occupied by right-wing Jewish Israeli settlers.

Israeli Police Raid Palestinian Celebration of 50th Anniversary of East Jerusalem Hospital

22.01.19 / Haaretz, Nir Hasson

Ashrat Maimon, policy development manager at the NGO Ir Amim, which defends Palestinian rights in Jerusalem, said, “The cynic

OPINION: How Jewish Settlers Are Cementing Their Rule Over Palestinians in Jerusalem

15.11.18 / Haaretz

Writes Betty Herschman:

15 Years of Separation: The Palestinians Cut Off From Jerusalem by the Wall

10.03.18 / Haaretz

Yudith Oppenheimer, Ir Amim's Executive Director, says that the wall in Jerusalem “doesn’t just separate Israelis from Palestinians, it separates East Jerusalem from the West Bank. Its construction stemmed from security reasons, but the route that was chosen was...

Jerusalem Plans Promenade Connecting Settler Homes in Palestinian Neighborhood

08.03.18 / Haaretz

Ir Amim’s Aviv Tatarsky on touristic settlement initiatives: “On one hand the authorities make it hard for residents to get building permits and deny them adequate services. On the other, they are advancing in dubious ways initiatives aimed at serving the settlement...

Israel Summons Palestinian Farmer Over Scarecrows, Rain Shelter on His Land

24.01.18 / Haaretz

Ir Amim's Aviv Tatarsky on the summoning of Palestinian farmers from Walajeh for questioning: “Now, instead of supporting the farmers who created and are preserving this special natural site, parks authority inspectors are harassing them.”

Police expel Jewish group from Temple Mount, citing provocations

17.01.18 / Jerusalem Post

Ir Amim's Aviv Tatarsky: “This is not the first time the Temple [Mount] activists have abused their right to visit there in order to breach the status quo... The worrying thing is that in recent months the police, in various ways, has been assisting the Temple groups...

With Trump in power, emboldened Israelis try redrawing Jerusalem’s boundaries

12.01.18 / The Washington Post

Ir Amim’s Betty Herschman said that Israel had seen a “groundswell of unilateral proposals” for Jerusalem by Israeli leaders under the Trump administration.

Netanyahu Allies Rethink Remapping of Jerusalem

02.01.18 / New York Times

Ir Amim's Aviv Tatarsky about plans to redraw Jerusalem's boundaries: “The idea was in the air, it was almost realized, and I don’t think it will go away so quickly... The peace camp and the Palestinians cannot rely on the good will of the Jewish Home party.”

Hundreds of Jewish Teens Run Riot in Muslim Part of Jerusalem's Old City

13.10.17 / Haaretz

Ir Amim said: "This is not the first time that the police have not done their job to protect the Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem." The NGO added that the police had attempted to hide the nature of the incident when it described the incident in its statement as a...

Jewish worshippers in Jerusalem attack Arab-owned shop

12.10.17 / Jerusalem Post

Ir Amim criticized the police for not taking action during the attack on a Palestinian shop owner. “This is not the first time that the police is not doing its job to protect the Palestinian residents of east Jerusalem,” the NGO said in a statement. “If that is not...

How the world missed a week of Palestinian civil disobedience

24.07.17 / +972

Interview with Ir Amim’s Aviv Tatarsky about the delicate status quo at the Temple Mount, the possibility of bringing an end to the violence, and the media’s unwillingness to cover Palestinian nonviolence.

Renewed Work on Separation Barrier to Cut Palestinian Villagers From Their Lands

29.04.17 / Haaretz

“The completion of the fence is proceeding in parallel with the development of the national park, on beautiful agricultural land which the fence will cut off from the village,” said Ir Amim’s Aviv Tatarsky, “The sorry excuse claiming security considerations cannot hide...

Jerusalem mayor: City’s diverse residents ‘all my children’

28.04.17 / The Washington Post

Ir Amim found in a 2014 report that the municipality allocated only an estimated 10 to 13 percent of its annual budget to east Jerusalem, even though Arab residents make up just over a third of the city’s population.

New legislation ups sanctions for illegal construction

05.04.17 / Times of Israel

Ir Amim reported a record 203 demolitions in East Jerusalem last year. Palestinians make up 37% of the city’s population, but only 15% of the area of East Jerusalem is zoned for Palestinian construction, it said.

How Israel Is Expanding Jerusalem to Neighboring Settlement

23.03.17 / Haaretz

Ir Amim's Aviv Tatarsky: “The right wing is trying to whitewash the E1 project by claiming that Ma’aleh Adumim lies within the national consensus. Building there will convert Ma’aleh Adumim from an Israeli negotiating point which could be part of a land swap with the...

Hebrew University to Become First Israeli School to Recognize Palestinian Authority Test Scores

03.03.17 / Haaretz

Oshrat Maimon, the policy advocacy director at Ir Amim, noted that the NGO had contacted the university on several occasions on the issue. "We hope that the university's recognition of the tawjihi, which is recognized by the best universities around the world,...

David Pratt: Much to occupy minds if the two-state option is dropped

17.02.17 / The Herald (Scotland)

According to Ir Amim, building plans slated for implementation by the government would effectively eliminate an

Palestinians in East Jerusalem battle for their homes

14.02.17 / Al Jazeera

Ir Amim field researcher Ahmad Sub Laban, his immediate family and two siblings are to be evicted following a court ruling, while his parents can remain in their apartment for ten years. The Sub Labans are among at least 180 Palestinian families threatened with eviction...

Israeli left regroups to survive Trump era

10.02.17 / Al-Monitor

Ir Amim Executive Director Yudith Oppenheimer: “We felt this sense of urgency earlier. It is not as if everything here was so wonderful until Trump was elected. We could feel the distress before that too. What is different now is that it is clear that the rules of the...

Israel's settlement bill 'big step towards annexation'

06.02.17 / Al Jazeera

Ir Amim’s Aviv Tatarsky: “In the internal Israeli arena, there are those on the right wing who really want to rush forward. Givat Hamatos could happen tomorrow if the government wishes that. That would have a very big effect on disconnecting East Jerusalem from...

How the Surge in East Jerusalem Construction Plans Could Spell End of Two-state Solution

26.01.17 / Haaretz

Following Donald Trump’s ascent to power, several significant plans for building beyond the Green Line, in and near Jerusalem, are ready to be implemented soon, a paper prepared by the Ir Amim NGO says.
The plans could create irrevocable facts on the ground and...

After Trump's Swearing-in, Jerusalem Approves 566 Homes Beyond Green Line

22.01.17 / Haaretz

Ir Amim: “The proximity of the approval of building permits in Ramot and Ramat Shlomo to the inauguration of President Trump proves that the government of Israel is busy playing cat-and-mouse games with the American administration instead of managing a responsible policy on Jerusalem...

Jerusalem mayor takes a parting shot at Barack Obama

20.01.17 / Los Angeles Times

Ir Amim: “The United States will find it exceptionally difficult to effectively fulfill its pivotal role as a mediator if and when it moves its embassy to Jerusalem. Such a move contradicts the position of the entire international community while clearly favoring one...

‘Trump Effect’ Is Already Shaping Events Around the World

28.11.16 / New York Times

Ir Amim’s Betty Herschman said it was too early to know what Mr. Trump’s policy would actually be. But she said one thing was clear: “The Israeli right is already celebrating.” A case in point was last week’s decision on 500 new housing units in Ramat Shlomo.

Israel revives settlement plans after Trump win

24.11.16 / The West Australian

Ir Amim said that Israel revived plans on Wednesday to build 500 new homes for Jewish settlers in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, an ominous sign for Palestinians wary of a Donald Trump presidency. "The political significance of this action is that it is the first plan...

Jerusalem's municipality proposes building 500 more housing units

23.11.16 / Jerusalem Post

Ir Amim said that Jerusalem's municipality has proposed building 500 more housing units in Ramat Shlomo, an urban settlement to the north of Jerusalem. The regional planning committee initially proposed the plan in 2014 but never proceeded. The proposal came up again...

Suspended Due to U.S. Pressure, East Jerusalem Construction Plan May Be Revived

21.11.16 / Haaretz

Ir Amim’s Aviv Tatarsky said in the context of the Ramat Shlomo plan that Jewish developers were profiting at the expense of the Palestinian landowners. Tatarsky said that the project was designed so that residential and commercial buildings would be on Jewish-owned...

Study: More east J’lem students opt for informal education over formal education frameworks

31.08.16 / Jerusalem Post

Ir Amim education report: shortage of classrooms in East Jerusalem has grown to 2,672 classrooms; Planning for public buildings allocated for Palestinians living in East Jerusalem constitutes 2.6 percent of all of East Jerusalem’s land.

How Many New Schools Has Israel Built in East Jerusalem? Depends Who’s Counting

31.08.16 / Haaretz

According to Ir Amim’s education report, and contrary to Municipality statements, there will be only 38 new classrooms in East Jerusalem as the school year begins, with another 44 under construction and some 400 in the planning stages. Over 22,000 East Jerusalem...

Jerusalem Panel Okays New Housing in Ramot Neighborhood, Over Green Line

15.08.16 / Haaretz

Jerusalem District Planning and Building Committee advances 56 residential units in Ramot. Ir Amim's Aviv Tatarsky: "the Israeli government has adopted unilateral steps that won’t promote the peace and security to which Israelis are entitled.”

The right-wing group moving Jews into largely Muslim neighborhoods

03.08.16 / i24News

Ir Amim: placing Jews in predominantly Muslim neighborhoods of Jerusalem complicates any prospective peace deal along the lines of a two-state solution.

U.S. Rebukes Israel Over New Settlement Activity in East Jerusalem

28.07.16 / New York Times

State Department sharply criticized Israel for advancing hundreds of housing units in Jewish neighborhoods in East Jerusalem. The tenders, posted without fanfare on the land authority’s website, came to wide attention after they were publicized by Ir Amim.

Bennett: PM dividing Jerusalem with 600 homes for Arabs

05.07.16 / Jerusalem Post

Ir Amim’s Aviv Tatarsky said that the approval of 600 homes was part of a plan to expand existing buildings in Beit Safafa. Residents of Beit Safafa petitioned the Jerusalem District Court on the matter, Tatarsky added, saying that...

After Months of Quiet, Scuffles Erupt After Jews Ascend Temple Mount

27.06.16 / Haaretz

Ir Amim: "[Public Security] Minister Erdan and the police needed to anticipate that violating the unofficial custom of prior years and allowing non-Muslims to enter [the mount] towards the end of Ramadan would cause the situation on the Temple Mount to deteriorate. If...

Yehuda Glick Brings Extreme Vision of Temple Mount to the Knesset — With an Affable Touch

27.06.16 / The Forward

Ir Amim’s Aviv Tatarsky: “[Glick] believes that if Jews are able to pray there, they will want to, and from a situation of today, where you have several dozen Jews wanting to go there, you will maybe have hundreds daily and on holidays thousands. They will have a...

Jerusalem Okays Jewish Housing in Flashpoint Palestinian Neighborhood

15.06.16 / Haaretz

Jerusalem Building Committee approved building permit for settler building inside Silwan. Ir Amim: "The Netanyahu government has enabled yet another destructive step in one of the most sensitive areas of Jerusalem. In the process, it is showing its determination to foil...

Court rejects petition to keep marchers out of Muslim Quarter

05.06.16 / Times of Israel

Ir Amim on Flag Parade court decision: “The court recognized the obligation of the state to more seriously address the proximity to Ramadan and the location of the march. With that, the court could have taken the additional necessary step and allowed the Muslim Quarter...

Police, organizers agree to alter Jerusalem Day march in Old City due to Ramadan

01.06.16 / Jerusalem Post

Ir Amim’s Betty Herschman said that the Flag March through the Old City is always problematic, but especially this year due to Ramadan. She said she doesn’t believe that the schedule changes made by police will make a difference and that the possible confluence of the...

City Hall Triples Budget for Jerusalem Day 'Flag March' Through Muslim Quarter

18.05.16 / Haaretz

Flag Parade could conflict with Ramadan; Ir Amim survey shows majority of Jewish public opposes parade going through Muslim Quarter.

Riots Feared. Jerusalem Day to Coincide with First Evening of Ramadan

15.05.16 / Walla! NEWS

The date of the start of the Muslim month has not yet been set and this year it may coincide with Jerusalem Day, when right wing activists march through the Muslim Quarter. Ir Amim and Tag Meir seek to prevent Flag Parade from passing through the Muslim Quarter.

Israeli Settler Group Takes Over Muslim Quarter Building in Jerusalem

09.05.16 / Haaretz

Ir Amim: “The Muslim Quarter is a Palestinian area and will be so in any future reality. By means of settler organizations in the Old City, the government is heaping more and more obstacles in the path of a future resolution, disrupting the lives of the Muslim Quarter’s...

Living in Limbo

26.04.16 / Jerusalem Report

Feature piece showing how residents battle municipal neglect in East Jerusalem neighborhoods beyond the Separation Barrier; cites Ir Amim's major report "Displaced in their Own City."

Netanyahu Must Call on Israeli Lawmakers to Maintain Calm on the Temple Mount

20.04.16 / Haaretz

Haaretz editorial cites comprehensive reports by the International Crisis Group and Ir Amim showing a clear and direct connection between closing the Temple Mount to Muslim worshipers and the outbreak of violence.

United in opposition to the separation barrier

14.04.16 / Ynetnews

Settlers and left wing activists both oppose Separation Barrier around Walajeh. Aviv Tatarsky, researcher for Ir Amim: “Israel doesn't allow the residents of Walaja to build as part of the political question of who owns this place."

Palestinian Neighborhood, Abandoned by Jerusalem, Paves Its Own Road

12.04.16 / Haaretz

Residents of Ras Khamis, located beyond the Separation Barrier, take matters into their own hands after years of neglect by the municipality.

Report: Netanyahu Promised Jordan to Bar Politicians From Temple Mount, Limit Right-wing Activists' Visits

10.04.16 / Haaretz

Ir Amim’s Aviv Tatarsky analyzes the relationship between collective restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshippers to the Temple Mount and the deterioration of the security situation in Jerusalem. “Every time there are restrictions we have seen the violence spread,”...

Jerusalem Municipality Approved [for Deposit] New Jewish Settlement in the Heart of East Jerusalem Neighborhood

30.03.16 / Walla! NEWS

The Local Planning and Building Committee approved unanimously [for deposit] a plan for construction of 18 housing units for Jewish families in Jabel Mukaber. The Elad NGO, which works to...

Israeli Agency OKs Right-wing NGO's Plans to Build Large Visitors' Center in East Jerusalem

26.03.16 / Haaretz

National Building Council overturns decision of appeals subcommittee to downsize Kedem Compound slated for construction in Silwan by Elad settler group. Appeals against the Compound submitted by Ir Amim, Emek Shaveh and other groups were partially accepted in June 2015...

Rightist Group Boosting Efforts to Evict Arabs, Settle Jews in East Jerusalem

11.03.16 / Haaretz

300 Palestinians at risk of eviction in Batan al-Hawa. Ir Amim said that settler organizations, “under the auspices of a discriminatory system, are dispossessing and uprooting the Palestinian community from its houses, and dispossessing Israel of any chance of a future...

New Proposal to Divide Jerusalem Unites People Against It

06.03.16 / New York Times

Ir Amim said recent unilateral separation proposal was “detached from any understanding of the fabric of daily life in Jerusalem.” Without agreement from the Palestinian leadership, the group added, such a move would “lead to political, urban and humanitarian chaos.”...

Palestinian village 'will be like a prison'

04.03.16 / Al Jazeera

Ir Amim’s Betty Herschman: "When it comes to national parks in East Jerusalem, there's nothing apolitical about them. This isn't about greening the city, this is about using the declaration of a space as a national park for strategic purposes."

Netanyahu takes a shot at UK prime minister

29.02.16 / Al-Monitor

Shlomi Eldar’s response to PM Netanyahu’s attack on UK PM David Cameron cites Ir Amim statistics on poverty in Jerusalem – 3.5 times higher among Arab families than Jewish ones

Palestinian Villagers Tilled Their Land So Well, Israel Is Now Confiscating It From Them

19.02.16 / Haaretz

Ir Amim’s Aviv Tatarsky: “Today it’s clear to anyone who goes there that it’s on Palestinian territory... But they’re making the area Israeli by means of the national park and nobody says...

Israel Objects to Building School in East Jerusalem, Says It Would Endanger Nearby Police Station

11.02.16 / Haaretz

Ir Amim: “The mayor has a duty to make sure the plan is approved and that Sheikh Jarrah gets a much needed school.”

Expansion of Jewish settlements slows down in east Jerusalem

04.02.16 / ShanghaiDaily.com

Ir Amim report: while tenders issued and new construction plans in east Jerusalem slowed down in 2015, number of evictions rose significantly. 603 tenders for housing units were issued in 2015, mostly in Ramat Shlomo. 18 Palestinian families evicted from their homes....

Israel's Education Ministry to Pay East Jerusalem Schools to 'Israelize' Curriculum

29.01.16 / Haaretz

Ir Amim report shows severe shortage of classrooms and high dropout rates in East Jerusalem. Ir Amim’s Oshrat Maimon: Severe neglect of EJ schools may leave them no choice but to accept ministry’s offer to switch from Palestinian to Israeli curriculum.

Evictions in Walled Old City Stir Up a ‘Hornet’s Nest’

14.01.16 / New York Times

Ir Amim: 28,000 Palestinians and 1,000 Jews, half of them yeshiva students, live in the Muslim Quarter. Ir Amim counted 15 pending eviction notices, including the seven on Khaldiyya Ascent, in the Old City alone.

Palestinian eviction case spotlights Jerusalem settler push

23.12.15 / AP

Ir Amim researcher Ahmed Sub-Laban under threat of eviction with his family from their Old City home. Ir Amim: 130 families in east Jerusalem in some stage of eviction proceedings.

Jerusalem court rejects NGO’s appeal to enlarge its visitor center in Silwan

17.12.15 / Jerusalem Post

Court upholds decision to scale down Kedem project planned by Elad in Silwan. Previous ruling was made following petition against Kedem visitors’ center by Ir Amim and Emek Shaveh.

Jerusalem Approves Plan to Build 891 Housing Units in Neighborhood Beyond Green Line

16.12.15 / Haaretz

Ir Amim says behavior of Netanyahu government concerning approval of the plan on Gilo slopes is another example of cat-and-mouse games being played with the Americans on EJ construction; says such unilateral steps destroy any chance of reaching real and just solution in...

From N.Y.C. to the West Bank: Following the Money Trail That Supports Israeli Settlements

07.12.15 / Haaretz

Ir Amim researcher Aviv Tatarsky accompanies reporter Uri Blau on tour of Silwan, as part of Haaretz investigative piece. Ir Amim report on Silwan: “national assets were transferred, with no tenders issued, to settler groups… “Some of these [houses] were confiscated...

Young Israeli Voices from West Jerusalem

01.12.15 / Palestine-Israel Journal

Ir Amim's director of Public Outreach in roundtable discussion of leading social activists: “we can’t offer a 'shared Jerusalem' without recognizing the inequality and lack of symmetry between us.”

Netanyahu approves selling East Jerusalem settlement units

19.11.15 / The Australian

Following announcement of authorization to sell new housing units in East Jerusalem, Ir Amim warns that while Netanyahu's "announcement has only declaratory significance, procedural steps to advance the plan could be taken at any time."

Is Barkat the Right Man to Run a Divided Holy City?

08.11.15 / The Forward

Ir Amim counts 16 manned checkpoints and 19 road closures at the height of the violence

Digging for the Holy Land: The politicization of archaeology along the Israel-Palestine border

06.11.15 / Brown Political Review

According to Ir Amim, Palestinians receive only 10 percent of Jerusalem’s budget, even though they make up nearly 40 percent of the city’s population.

Palestinians slam Benjamin Netanyahu's threat to take away their residency rights in east Jerusalem

01.11.15 / Independent

Criticizing PM Netanyahu’s idea of revoking residency for EJ Palestinians beyond the Barrier, Ir Amim's Executive Director says: “[Netanyahu is] saying he wants Jerusalem only for the Jews.”...

In tense eastern Jerusalem, Arabs and Jews hunker down

01.11.15 / JTA

According to Ir Amim, the number of Jews living in Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem’s Old City and its environs, such as Silwan, has increased by 40 percent since 2009.

Somewhere over the wall: Jerusalem behind the security barrier

12.09.15 / Jerusalem Post

Ir Amim report on neighborhoods beyond the Barrier: "Municipal services are virtually absent, and no one takes responsibility for law enforcement, safety or emergency services, overcrowding and poverty, and, perhaps the worst, totally unsupervised construction."

Settler Group Planning 3-story Building in Heart of Palestinian East Jerusalem Neighborhood

13.08.15 / Haaretz

Ir Amim: “Without the state, Ateret Cohanim could not have advanced its takeover. We call on the Jerusalem municipality to stop the continued construction of the settlements.”

East Jerusalem Story

03.11.14 / The Jerusalem Report

A story about the events in East Jerusalem

We Made A Mistake. It Happens.

26.10.14 / Haaretz site

After Ahmad Sub Laban was attacked by policemen, the police said - Sorry, we made a mistake. It happens.

EU decries Israeli expansion of Har Homa, pending Sheikh Jarrah evictions