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Jerusalem District

Ramadan Dabash is running for the Jersulam city council.

Most Palestinians living in Jerusalem boycott elections. But one Palestinian is running anyway.

Global Politics

There are municipal elections in Jerusalem at the end of the month. One man hopes to be the first Palestinian voted onto the city council. To win, he’ll need Palestinians to break a five-decade boycott against voting in Israeli city elections.

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Official: Trump likely to recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel

Global Politics

Beit Safafa residents protest Jerusalem’s plan to build a highway through their town

Global Politics

Jerusalem moves to give names to street in Arab-dominated eastern neighborhoods

New documentary goes inside Jewish-Palestinian relations in Jerusalem

Debate over a new light rail line in Jerusalem symbolic of city’s fissures, discontent

Jerusalem has a shiny, new light rail line running through some of its most populous neighborhoods. Often, the train is packed. But outside the pack cars there are problems. It took a long time to build, the ticket machines don’t always work and — it bridges Palestinian and Israeli neighborhoods.

Quiet Palestinian Village Makes Noise Over Highway Plan

Conflict & Justice

When “Road 4″ is complete, drivers will be able to zip through this side of town without traffic lights, but residents say they will lose easy access to their schools, mosques and markets — not to mention losing property value.

Israel Goes It Alone

What’s the big deal with putting Jewish settlements in the 12.5 square-kilometer tract of hills east of Jerusalem called “E-1″³?

Houses From Within: Inside Jerusalem Buildings Normally Off Limits

Lifestyle & Belief

An initiative called Houses From Within offers residents of Jerusalem the opportunity to see buildings that are usually off-limits to the public – from the inside.

The World

What’s in a Street Name? In Jerusalem, Plenty

The World in Words

Many streets in Arab East Jerusalem are unnamed. Jerusalem’s mayor has launched a campaign to name them and put up street signs. While many locals welcome this, some fear that it’s part of an Israeli plan to annexe the Arab parts of the city.