Silwan
East Jerusalem Soccer Field Tells Story of City Divided
It is dry, grey and uneven, but to the boys of Silwan, a Palestinian neighborhood clinging to a hill behind Jerusalem’s Old City, their pint-sized football pitch, with its cracked surface and simple goalposts, was a precious refuge.
Jerusalem Clashes Erupt After Terror Attack That Killed Baby
Silwan residents clashed with police, who responded to rocks and petrol bombs with stun grenades. Police clashed with stone-throwing protesters elsewhere in the city as well, where one person was injured and two others were arrested.
Palestinian Protesters Firebomb Jewish-Owned Building in East Jerusalem
Palestinian protesters threw firebombs at an apartment building in the eastern Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Silwan after Jews moved in.
9 Jewish Families Move Into E. Jerusalem Neighborhood
Nine Jewish families moved into the eastern Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Silwan.
Was East Jerusalem Palestinian Killed for Selling Home to Jewish Settlers?
An Arab resident of Silwan in eastern Jerusalem was stabbed to death in what could be retaliation for selling an apartment building to Jews.
Tensions Rise as 200 Israelis Move Into East Jerusalem Neighborhood of Silwan
Jewish and Arab residents of the Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan disagree on whether the neighborhood is historically Jewish or Arab. They disagree about whether Israeli Jews should be living there. They even disagree on what to call one of the main streets in the neighborhood, a predominantly Arab area just outside the walls of the Old City.
Jewish Settlers Move Into E. Jerusalem Apartments
Several Jewish families moved into apartments in buildings in the eastern Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Silwan.
Handing the Western Wall to the Judaizers
If far-right Israeli settler group Elad gains control of the Western Wall, it will undermine the prospect of a shared Jerusalem — and that’s the point, writes Emily Hauser.
Palestinian Family Lives in Cave After Home Bulldozed
Jerusalem municipal bulldozers demolished the home of the Zir family of Silwan last week before the courts ruled on the issue. Left homeless, the family has moved into a cave.
JNF Board Member Quits Over Evictions
Jewish National Fund ex-board member Seth Morrison proudly recalls donating coins to Israel as a child. He explains why he quit over the group’s eviction of Palestinians.
