East Jerusalem

Police arrest east Jerusalem teen for allegedly tearing mezuzah from Jewish home

The resident of Silwan’s Yemenite Village returned home Thursday night to find the mezuzah ripped from his doorframe and graffiti on his door, police said.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A photo of the alleged vandalism in Silwan.
The indoor swimming pool at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Community Sports Center in Beit Hanina, Jerusalem, inaugurated on November 3, 2026.

East Jerusalem’s first public pool inaugurated at $20m Beit Hanina sports center

The 5,000-square-meter complex includes swimming pools, gyms and fitness studios, with dozens of local jobs expected.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Car catches fire in Jerusalem, October 6, 2026.

East Jerusalem residents arrested after man allegedly hires arsonist to torch ex-fiancee's car

After the woman decided to call off the wedding, she began receiving threats from her ex-fiancé, who allegedly hired an arsonist to set fire to her car.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at The Jerusalem Post's Diplomatic Conference in Jerusalem, Israel, on October 8, 2026.

As UK consulate closes, Sa'ar vows Israel will enact consequences on hostile countries - exclusive

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar told The Jerusalem Post that Israel will retaliate against countries taking hostile diplomatic action, warning Britain it risks losing influence in Gaza and Jerusalem.

|ByALEX WINSTON, MATHILDA HELLER

Ninety Palestinian prisoners released as part of ceasefire deal

The prisoners had been transferred from various prisons across the country to the Ofer Prison in the vicinity of Jerusalem.

JANUARY 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinian prisoners arrive at the Ofer prison, outside of Jerusalem as part of the deal between Israel and Hamas. January 19, 2025.

Beaten, punched, slapped, kicked: Indictment filed against officers for assault of Palestinian man

The officers were also accused of attempting to destroy evidence of the incident from their GoPro cameras and cell phones.

DECEMBER 31, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Border Police force members patrol near the entrances to the Arab-Jewish town of Lod, Israel May 13, 2021.

Between two narratives: A candid conversation with a Palestinian-Israeli

I sat down with Mustafa Alian, an east Jerusalem dual national, for an in-depth talk on his life struggles with the confines of the conflict.

DECEMBER 28, 2024ByYONATAN VERSTANDIG
KALANDIYA CROSSING, the main point of entry into the Ramallah area from east Jerusalem.

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.

DECEMBER 27, 2024ByALEX WINSTON
A look at Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.

This week in Jewish history: Jordan & Jerusalem, Tel Aviv & Egypt

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

DECEMBER 15, 2024BySTEVEN DRUCKER
NAZI TROOPS and students gather seized papers and books to burn, in the Opernplatz, Berlin, 1933.

Police arrest Jenin resident for blackmailing east Jerusalem woman

Prosecutors to file charges against Jenin man for sexually blackmailing an east Jerusalem woman online.

NOVEMBER 5, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Handcuffs on table.

Jewish Agency and Azerbaijani rabbis condemn division amid Iranian spy ring allegations

The Jewish Agency and Azerbaijani rabbis call for unity in Israeli society after seven were arrested in connection to an Iranian-backed spy ring in east Jerusalem.

OCTOBER 24, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A general view picture shows the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan June 19, 2017.

Iran-linked east Jerusalem spy ring arrested in plot to assassinate top Israeli nuclear scientist

The primary suspect allegedly made contact with Iranian entities and then recruited six others to aid him in carrying out terrorist acts.

OCTOBER 22, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Houses are seen on a hillside behind a fence in the Silwan district of east Jerusalem, May 15, 2024.

MKs to tour east Jerusalem schools, push Palestinian to Israeli curriculum shift

Several Knesset members are expected to tour multiple schools in east Jerusalem as part of a government program working to transition students from Palestinian to Israeli curricula.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024ByBENTZI RUBIN
A general view of Jerusalem shows the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount December 6, 2017.

Gazan mother separated from prematurely born triplet

In August 2023, Hanan al-Bayouk gave birth to premature triplets in East Jerusalem but had to leave them due to Gaza-Israel conflict restrictions.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Premature babies which were evacuated from an incubator in Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City receive treatment at a hospital in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 19, 2023.