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    Palestinians In Jerusalem Struggle To Maintain A Foothold In The City They Call Home

    Israel has reshaped Jerusalem in a way that leaves many Palestinians struggling. About 38 percent of the city's residents are Palestinian. Tens of thousands live behind an Israeli-built barrier.
    by Daniel Estrin May 13, 2018 4 minutes
    Raja Tamimi must cross the Qalandia checkpoint to commute to her job in Jerusalem's Old City.

    When the U.S. opens its new embassy in Jerusalem on Monday and endorses the city as the capital of Israel, it will also be endorsing a strange reality. About 38 percent of the city's residents are not Israeli at all. They are Palestinian. And they want to establish their own capital in the city.

    Israel refuses. Instead, Israel has reshaped Jerusalem in a way that leaves many Palestinians struggling to maintain their foothold in the city that is their home.

    Since the mid-2000s, according to census figures, tens of thousands of the city's Palestinians live behind a concrete

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