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Aharon Rivka

Jerusalem Online News reporter covering Arab affairs, security, and Jewish–Muslim relations in Jerusalem’s seam-line areas and in neighborhoods located on the eastern side of the city.
Demolition of an illegal building in the At-Tur neighborhood of East Jerusalem after a legal battle lasting more than 25 years

The End of a Building Violation That Dragged On for 25 Years: East Jerusalem Home Wiped Off the Map

Couple suspected of begging for money near Jerusalem beside a luxury Range Rover

The Beggars Stepped Out of a Range Rover: The Scam Shaking the Jerusalem Area

Young people throwing stones and spitting toward St. James Cathedral in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City

Spitting and Stones at a Jerusalem Church – What Punishment Would You Give Them?

The historic Torah Chaim Yeshiva building in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City

In the Heart of the Muslim Quarter: Historic Jerusalem Property Returns to Jewish Hands

Mohammad Azmi al-Bakri, an East Jerusalem parkour athlete who was arrested again

Outstanding East Jerusalem Parkour Athlete Arrested on Security Suspicions

Sufian Abu Lil, a resident of Kafr Aqab in East Jerusalem, whose body was returned to his family by order of the Supreme Court

Four Months Without Answers: Why Was the Body of an East Jerusalem Resident Withheld?

Bushra Alyan alongside her father, Ahmad Alyan

The Father Broke Jerusalem’s Building Laws, the Daughter Became a Hero of the Palestinian Media

Ahmad al-Safadi following his arrest in Jerusalem and holding a document related to his ban from the Temple Mount compound

Banned Again From Jerusalem’s Temple Mount Compound: Journalist or Inciter?

Ereen al-Zaanin against the backdrop of the Dome of the Rock and the Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Volunteer Medic? How the Palestinian Activist From East Jerusalem Became Repeatedly Barred From the Temple Mount

Aerial view of the Umm Lison area near Sur Baher and Jabal Mukaber in East Jerusalem

This East Jerusalem Area Is Heading for a Transformation: 450 Apartments for Jews in an Arab Neighborhood

Jerusalem Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Hussein in front of the Dome of the Rock at the Temple Mount

For the Third Time: Jerusalem’s Mufti Gets Another Red Card from the Temple Mount

Ghassan Zawahreh, a Popular Front activist from the Jerusalem area

Mystery Behind Bars: What Happened to the PFLP Activist From the Jerusalem Area?

Historic Villa Katana in Jerusalem’s Talbiya neighborhood, sold for approximately NIS 45 million

For NIS 45 Million: The Historic Villa Sold in Jerusalem’s Talbiya Neighborhood

Nasser Issa Jalal al-Hadmi, an East Jerusalem resident who heads the “Committee Against the Judaization of Jerusalem”

Barred From Leaving Israel: The Hamas-Linked Activist Fighting the “Judaization of Jerusalem”

The "Or HaChaim" Hillula at the Mount of Olives Cemetery in Jerusalem

The “Or HaChaim” Hillula in Jerusalem: The Bridge Built to Prevent Visitors From Stepping on Hundreds of Graves

Saad Nader Kamel al-Khawaja pictured against a Palestinian flag and a green emblem

Arrested: Who Is the Former Jerusalem Student Calling for Massacre and Challenging the IDF Spokesperson?

Hussein Mohammed Dar Issa, 22, who was allegedly murdered in a shooting in Jerusalem’s Silwan neighborhood

Is a Broken Engagement Behind the Murder in East Jerusalem?

Jihad Nasser Qawas, a Palestinian-Jerusalem activist, at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem with the Dome of the Rock in the background

Jerusalem Record Holder: The Afro-Palestinian Activist with the Most Temple Mount Bans

Al-Shu'ala restaurant on Salah al-Din Street in East Jerusalem

Popular East Jerusalem Restaurant Shut Down Again: Are the Penalties Failing to Deter?

Demolition of illegal construction in Kafr Aqab in northern Jerusalem during a large enforcement operation

Raid Beyond Jerusalem’s Barrier: How Illegal Construction in Kafr Aqab Came Down

Samer Abu Aisha, a Palestinian activist from East Jerusalem whose administrative detention was extended

“Jerusalem Is Arab, My Brothers”: East Jerusalem Activist’s Detention Extended

East Jerusalem attorney Asala Abu Khdeir alongside a screenshot of the social media post she published

Did an East Jerusalem Lawyer Who Cheered on October 7 Receive Too Light a Punishment?

Imad Sarhan, who was convicted of murder in Haifa and attacking a Border Police officer in Jerusalem

Died in Prison: Inmate Who Attacked Officer in Jerusalem and Murdered Woman in Haifa

The camel in Hinnom Valley in Jerusalem, against the backdrop of the struggle over land in the historic basin

Not in a public space in Jerusalem: the camel ordered to leave