Maps, Videos, and Further Readings about Silwan
Maps
- Terrestrial Jerusalem’s Jerusalem Atlas: Jerusalem and Its Environs
- Americans for Peace Now’s Facts on the Ground Map Project
- Ir Amim’s Jerusalem Maps
- Emek Shaveh’s Excavation in Silwan Interactive Map
- Wadi Hilweh Information Center Map of the Wadi Hilweh Area of Silwan
- United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Map of Threatened Houses in the Al-Bustan Area of Silwan. Feb 2009
Videos
- The King’s Garden, a documentary by Phoebe Fronista, 2011 (Trailer)
- Stop the Evictions in Silwan, Sheikh Jarrah Solidarity, December 5, 2011
- Silwan Targeted, Alternative Information Center, August, 9 2011
- Jerusalem: City of David?, 60 Minutes, October 17, 2010
- Jerusalem: City of David? 60 Minutes Overtime, October 17, 2010
- Jerusalem Park Threatens Palestinian Homes, Al Jazeera, April 2010
- Digging for Trouble, Journeyman Pictures, January 2008
Further Reading
Emek Shaveh
- From Silwan to the Temple Mount Archaeological Excavations as a Means of Control in the Village of Silwan and in Jerusalem’s Old City – Developments in 2012, March 2013
- Elad's Involvement in Archaeological Sites and Projects in East Jerusalem, 2012, November 2012
- Archaeology in the Shadow of the Conflict: The Mound of Ancient Jerusalem (City of David) in Silwan
- From Shiloah to Silwan Visitor's Guide: Ancient Jerusalem (City of David) and the village of Silwan
Ir Amim
- The Giant's Garden: The "King's Garden" Plan in Al-Bustan - The Municipality Plan and Its Consequences for the Residents of the Al-Bustan Neighborhood of Silwan and for a Future Political Solution, May 2012
- Israel Hands Ancient Site to Ideologues by Sarah Kreimer, The Forward, September 26, 2011
- Absentees Against Their Will, July 2010
- "Jerusalem 2000"- the New Master Plan, June 2010
- Making Bricks Without Straw: The Jerusalem Municipality’s New Planning Policy for East Jerusalem, Ir Amim & Bimkom Report, January 2010
- Shady Dealings in Silwan, August 2009
Bimkom
- From Public to National: National Parks in East Jerusalem, January 2012
- Planning in Jerusalem: The Implications of the New Outline Plan of Jerusalem for Palestinian Neighborhoods, December 2009
Wadi Hilweh Information Center
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel
- Unsafe Space: The Israeli Authorities’ Failure to Protect Human Rights amid Settlements in East Jerusalem, September 2010
B’Tselem
- Statistics on Demolition of Houses Built without Permits in East Jerusalem
- Jerusalem Municipality Plans to Demolish 22 Houses in Silwan to Build Archeological Garden, 28 June 2010
- A Policy of Discrimination: Land Expropriation, Planning and Building in East Jerusalem, May 1995
Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions
- No Place like Home: House Demolitions in East Jerusalem, by Meir Margalit, March 2007
Americans for Peace Now / Peace Now
- The Silwan/Bustan Drama - Two New Articles from the Hebrew Press, by Lara Friedman, March 5, 2010
- Barkat’s Plan for Silwan Is a Political Plan for the Settlers Only, by Hagit Ofran, March 2, 2010
Al-Maqdese for Society Development
- House Demolitions in Silwan: The Judaization of East Jerusalem, by Moaz Al-Za’tari and Jonathan Molony, July 2010
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