Beyond Sheikh Jarrah


In the summer of 2021, events in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem assumed center stage in the news. While popular articles focused on the struggle of Palestinian families to remain in their homes despite an Israeli court eviction order, the history of Palestinian displacement from territories claimed by Israel extends well beyond the experiences of these families. Building on the publicity surrounding Sheikh Jarrah, this journalistic storytelling map contextualizes the events of Sheikh Jarrah within the broader historical and geographic context of Palestine/Israel.

View the full-screen storymap here.