Sheikh Jarrah

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.
An Israeli border policeman scuffles with a Palestinian protester during clashes amid ongoing tension ahead of an upcoming court hearing in an Israeli-Palestinian land-ownership dispute in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem May 3, 2021.

Israeli officer charged for shooting sponge grenade at Sheikh Jarrah teen

 Israel Police operate in Sheikh Jarrah in east Jerusalem amid violent clashes, February 13, 2022

Jewish man arrested for 'nationalist attack' in east Jerusalem - report

 THE ROZNIS provided Jerusalem’s residents with fresh eggs during the Independence Day siege (Illustrative).

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Sheik Jarrah: Politicians abusing their immunity - police

The Israel Police In a sharply worded statement denounced politicians' taking advantage of their immunity in order to create provocations after MK Ben Gvir set up his "office" there last week.

 MK ITAMAR Ben Gvir and Tal Yoshubiev (left) at a press conference outside the Yoshubiev home in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood on Sunday.

Israeli-Palestinian talks will foster Arab ties, Saudi Prince Faisal says

Jordan, Egypt, Germany, France called for an end to Palestinian eviction.

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud arrives to attend the G20 meeting of foreign and development ministers in Matera, Italy, June 29, 2021.

Hamas doesn’t need Sheikh Jarrah or Jerusalem to start a war - opinion

This week, Ben Gvir was at the center of renewed conflicts in Sheikh Jarrah, Bennet was the first PM to visit Bahrain and Pelosi visited the Kenesset.

 JEWS AND Arabs clash this week in Sheikh Jarrah.

Making connections between Hamas, UAE, Sheikh Jarrah and Israel-Turkey

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Hamas is trying to sabotage budding reconciliation between Israel and Turkey like it did in 2017.

 TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan poses with children as he visits the Turkish Pavilion of Expo 2020 in Dubai on Monday.

What is life like for a Jew living in Sheikh Jarrah?

JERUSALEM AFFAIRS: For Tal Yoshubiev, the torching of his cars and house are not going to change anything.

 MK ITAMAR Ben Gvir and Tal Yoshubiev (left) at a press conference outside the Yoshubiev home in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood on Sunday.

Reporting Palestinian violence undermines anti-Israel agenda - opinion

Everything about these attacks undermines everything that J Street and the slam-Israel media and the State Department crowd are trying to promote.

 A CONFRONTATION takes place between Palestinian protesters and police in Sheikh Jarrah on Monday.

Will anyone douse the fiery tensions in Sheikh Jarrah?

Too many conflicting interests of different groups stir in the cauldron and, as usual, it is the residents who pay the high price.

 PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS gather in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, February 14.

Israel, Hamas ‘not interested’ in clash over Sheikh Jarrah - report

Egyptian mediators are at the center of the prevention of another eruption in the east Jerusalem neighborhood, balancing the claims of Israelis and Hamas.

 Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli security forces in Sheikh Jarrah

Sheikh Jarrah: These are the claims by Israelis, Palestinians - explainer

Clashes have started again in the east Jerusalem neighborhood. How did all this happen?

 Jewish men clash with Palestinians as MK Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives to open his office in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, February 13, 2022

Will Sheikh Jarrah trigger another Israeli-Palestinian war? - analysis

There are several parties in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that are interested in escalating tensions with Israel, each for its own reasons.

Hamas members burn a coffin draped in an Israeli flag, rally marking 13th anniversary of Second Intifada, 2013