The agony and dehumanizing experience of the “morning commute” for Palestinians who hold Palestinian Authority (PA) ID cards and must enter Israel to feed their families.
Restrictive visa requirements for any foreigner visiting Palestinians who hold PA IDs and live in the West Bank take effect.
Israel imposes total closure during the Jewish holidays. For those who don’t celebrate, this means days of immobility both in the city and around it.
How did a Palestinian NGO compel the Jerusalem police to remove 10 internal checkpoints in Sheikh Jarrah? A conversation with Adalah’s Suhad Bishara.
An overview of the complex web of 18 military checkpoints around Jerusalem that control and constrain Palestinian access to the city
What is closure, and how does it block Palestinians with certain IDs from moving freely? We asked Yael Berda, who worked within and studied this little-understood bureaucracy.
A young man shares his lifetime of experience of dealing with Israel’s closure of Jerusalem and how it has impacted his entire life.
Rinad’s story shows how closure steals time, lives, and livelihoods, and robs Palestinians like her of the chance to enjoy and engage with their own city.