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We invite you to our webinar for Silwan & Sheikh Jarrah: Not a ‘Real-Estate Dispute’ – a virtual conference on the topic of mass displacement of Palestinians from East Jerusalem. The conference begins at 6PM Jerusalem time // 4PM London time // 11AM Eastern US time. There will be three sessions over the course…

**NOTE: The event will take place in Hebrew with simultaneous English captioning As our crowdfunding campaign comes to a close, we invite you to a personal conversation with us – the Ir Amim staff. Come get to know the individuals behind the organization and hear from up close the challenges…

As President Trump’s days in office are waning, we offer this evening as one of reflection on the processes that Trump has set in motion over the past four years. What will be the long-term effects of the Trump days? Do we have better days ahead?…

NOTE: The event will take place in Hebrew with simultaneous captioning in English Batan al-Hawa is a Palestinian neighborhood in the heart of Silwan, located on the southern slopes of the Old City. For nearly 20 years, the state-backed settler organization Ateret Cohanim has been operating in the neighborhood, using…

As the July 1st deadline announced by Netanyahu for moving forward with annexation quickly approaches, we are holding an engaging and insightful conversation with acclaimed professor of policy, Menachem Klein, and East Jerusalemite civil society & social justice activist Nivine Sandouka on how the annexation of East Jerusalem in 1967…

What could annexation of the West Bank look like, if and when it happens? Unfortunately, we don’t have to look too far. 53 years ago, East Jerusalem was annexed to Israel along with its hundreds of thousands of Palestinian residents. Since then, while Israel boasts about sovereignty over its “eternally…

On Wednesday, May 20th, join esteemed speakers Aviv Tatarsky (Ir Amim Field Researcher) and a Palestinian East Jerusalemite cultural leader for an enlightening discussion on the looming threat of annexation and its implications for Jerusalem. The event will be moderated by Rachel Schwartz, Coordinator of International Public Outreach.

**Come celebrate Ir Amim with an evening to kick-off our crowdfunding campaign!** We need you so we can continue exposing thousands of Israelis to the reality beyond the slogans. So there will be a bit more justice in this city. So that Jerusalem will truly function as…

Together let’s stand in solidarity and get to know Issawiyeh up close. A neighborhood of 20,000 residents in eastern Jerusalem that has suffered from horrific police suppression and brutality for over half a year. Come hear about the violent reality that the police has created as well as how to…

Putting an End to Police Brutality in Issawiya: Protest at the Russian Compound! For almost half a year, the residents of Issawiya have endured daily violence at the hands of the Israeli Police. Large forces of Israel Border Police (Magav) and Special Patrol Unit Police (Yassam) patrol the neighborhood day…

**Come celebrate Ir Amim with an evening to kick-off our crowdfunding campaign!** We need you so we can continue exposing thousands of Israelis to the reality beyond the slogans. So there will be a bit more justice in this city. So that Jerusalem will truly function as…

Sunday, July 30, 7:15 PM Carousela, 1 Metudela St., Jerusalem   Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem: Discussion for Tisha B’Av on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif   After two weeks in which the situation surrounding the Mount has been in turmoil, and tensions rose in Jerusalem and throughout the country, and…

Sunday, May 21, 2017, 7:15 PM HaMiffal, 3 Hama’araviyim, Jerusalem (behind Waldorf Astoria Hotel) Future Time, Jerusalem: Thinking About a Different Reality for Israelis and Palestinians in the City For the 50th Jerusalem Day since the city’s annexation, this year Ir Amim’s annual event will host two speakers presenting their thoughts…

This year Ir Amim will dedicate its annual Jerusalem Day event to a panel discussion with prominent Israeli journalists speaking to their perspectives on Jerusalem and the city’s media coverage.

Thursday, March 3, 2016, 7:30 PM Gerard Bechar Center, Leo Model Hall, Bezalel 11, Jerusalem Menachem Klein’s book, Lives in Common, has now come out in Hebrew, under the title Kshurim – Hasipur Shel Bnei Ha’aretz (Connected: The Story of the Sons of the Land). This book discusses the shared life of Arabs and Jews in three cities, primarily Jerusalem, as well as Jaffa and Hebron. The evening will serve as an opportunity to discuss the shared past of Arabs and Jews in Jerusalem and the lessons that can be learned for the present, including implications for recent proposals on unilateral separation in Jerusalem.

The name of Ir Amim’s 2015 Jerusalem Day event, Meuhleket, was designed to capture the duality of Jerusalem – a united/divided city, a city united in name but divided in practice.  Featuring such speakers as Prof. Hillel Cohen of Hebrew University, Prof. Haviva Pedaya of Ben-Gurion University, Khaled Khatib, director…