Introduction In a move that embodies Israel’s creeping annexation policy pursued for decades, three Palestinian villages located northwest of Jerusalem: Beit Iksa, Nabi Samuel, and Al-Khalaila, suddenly found themselves outside the Palestinian administrative registry and under direct Israeli control. This [...]

Introduction Sheikh Jarrah, a historic Palestinian neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem, has become symbolic of the ongoing struggle over land, identity, and sovereignty in the city. Since the Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967, the area has been at [...]

Introduction The policy of changing place names represents one of the most profound and dangerous tools in the Israeli colonial project. It extends beyond administrative or technical concerns to the very core of Palestinian identity, memory, and collective consciousness. Renaming [...]

August 2025 On 10 August, 2025, the Israeli Civil Administration issued a booklet of military orders signed by the head of the so-called ‘Israeli Civil Administration’ in the occupied West Bank, Brigadier General Moti Almoz, under the title: ‘Order Regarding [...]

The Israeli government, under the influence of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and supported by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, has advanced the controversial E1 settlement project, widely regarded as a decisive blow to the [...]

The village of Kisan, located southeast of the Bethlehem Governorate, has faced continuous attacks for many years by settlers and Israeli occupation forces as part of a systematic policy aimed at controlling its lands and driving its indigenous population for [...]