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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.
Fatma al-Rajabi ("Umm Raji"), a resident of Issawiya in East Jerusalem

The Mystery: What Really Happened to East Jerusalem’s Mortuary Washer?

Shepherd outposts and structures in the Beit Iksa area northwest of Jerusalem

No Government Decision, Full Security: The Outposts Reshaping Jerusalem’s Periphery

John William Kakish being carried on shoulders during celebrations in Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter

In the Heart of Jerusalem: Religious Procession Turns Into Show of Support for Man Behind Stabbing Attack

Temple Mount in Jerusalem alongside Jihad Qawas, Yusuf al-Rishq and Sheikh Dr. Iyad al-Abbasi

Ahead of the Holidays in Jerusalem: These Are the Activists Labeled as Inciters and Barred From the Temple Mount

Samah Mahamid, associated with the Murabitat, who was barred from the Temple Mount compound and from Jerusalem

The Stories Cost Her Dearly: Islamic Activist Barred From Jerusalem

Koresh Street in Jerusalem, where a 74-year-old woman was attacked inside her home after placing her trust in the building’s maintenance worker

What Is the Punishment for the Nightmare on Koresh Street in Jerusalem? He Returned to the Apartment and Found Her Alive

Nun surrounded by schoolgirls and schoolboys in the courtyard of a Christian school in East Jerusalem

When 8,500 Students Stay Home: The Battle Over Education in East Jerusalem Erupts

A father from Beit Iksa eats with his children near the military checkpoint after being barred from entering the village

The Absurdity by the Jerusalem Fence: Lunch on the Asphalt

Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, near the newly rebranded “Ancient Gate” complex

This Sign in Jerusalem Has Been Rebranded: A Name Change or a Narrative Change?

Rehavam Ze’evi, Basel al-Asmar and his wife Sanabel al-Ra’i with the twins born following IVF using sperm smuggled from prison

He Murdered a Minister in Jerusalem, Now Celebrates Fatherhood From Prison: Twins Born From Smuggled Sperm

The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem at night, against the backdrop of the campaign to open the Temple Mount to Jewish visitors on Saturdays

Ahead of Rosh Hashanah in Jerusalem: Campaign to Open the Temple Mount to Jewish Visitors on Saturdays Gains Momentum

Hussein Mohammad Moqdad, Hezbollah operative sent to carry out an attack in Jerusalem

Hezbollah’s “Bungler” Is Dead: Sent to Blow Up Jerusalem, He Ended Up Maiming Himself

Sheikh Issam Amira, the oldest security prisoner from East Jerusalem, after his release from prison

East Jerusalem’s Oldest Security Prisoner Is Free Again: Sheikh Issam Amira Released

Matania Jerafi during his IDF reserve service

From Jerusalem to Vietnam: The Hunt for an IDF Reservist, CEO of Im Tirtzu

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