East Jerusalem Under the Cover of War- A Joint Organizational Report

Following the murderous attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023, Israel launched a protracted war in Gaza, at the cost of extensive harm to the civilian population, a humanitarian disaster, and the massive destruction of infrastructure. The organizations partnering in writing this report – Ir Amim, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual (HaMoked), and Emek Shaveh – call for the immediate return of the hostages and an end to the war, as well as for the protection of citizens, residents, and their living environments, wherever they are. The war also had immediate and severe ramifications in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Along with the discrimination and violation of rights suffered by residents of the West Bank and East Jerusalem on a regular basis, since the outbreak of the war, additional violations of their rights have occurred and are occurring, and their already difficult living conditions have worsened even further. This report will focus on the various ways in which the war has affected East Jerusalem and its residents.

For full report, see East Jerusalem in the Shadow of War