Jerusalem, So Close, Still Out of Reach For Many Palestinians

He lives only a 20-minute drive from Jerusalem but for Palestinian Abu Bashir the city and its sacred sites might as well be a world away. “The whole world goes to Jerusalem but we who live a few kilometres (miles) away are forbidden to enter,” says Abu Bashir, a resident of the West Bank city … Read more

Christians Hope For An ‘open Jerusalem’ For Easter

Christians in Jerusalem said Thursday that they are hoping for an “open Jerusalem” ahead of Passover and Easter celebrations in the city. Palestinian Christians from the West Bank and Gaza receive special permits to enter Jerusalem for Easter, where the traditional sites of Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection are located in the Israeli-occupied east of the … Read more