East Jerusalem plan: demolish to build
Nir Barkat has already proved to be, 100 times over, a better mayor than his predecessors. He is planning to demolish some illegally built Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem, in the Silwan...
View ArticleStrange bedfellows: Mukhtar and Elad
Arab, Jewish leaders join forces to prevent right-wing Silwan march.
View ArticleE Jlem hotel construction begins
Sheikh Jarrah construction started despite tensions in Silwan.
View ArticleAnalysis: Barkat still seeks ways to save Beit Yehonatan
Jerusalem mayor attempts to sidestep Attorney General in drive to save Silwan structure illegally built by right-wing families.
View Article90 Palestinians riot at crossing into Jerusalem
Rioters throw stones at security forces at Kalandia crossing; Border Police arrests two in Silwan for alleged rock-throwing.
View ArticleUK slams provocative Jlem building plans
Britain joins France in saying Israel’s approval of construction projects in Gilo, Silwan “counter-productive” to peace efforts.
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