By: Warda Sa'ada The home demolitions in our Arab towns are not a “violation of the law”… but the result of a policy that prevents us, from the outset, from ever being able to receive the law. Every time we hear about a home demolished in Arab society, we are told that the reason is “unlicensed construction.” But the truth is simple: you cannot punish us for building permits we were never given the possibility to obtain. The planning and building crisis in our communities is not accidental....

By: Warda Sada The dispersal of cultural events is not unique to Jerusalem. Authoritarian and totalitarian regimes throughout history have acted in similar ways: Nazi Germany Canceled plays and books deemed “non-German,” and restricted cultural life according to the official ideology. The Soviet Union under Stalin Performances and musical events were removed if they did not align with party doctrine; artists who deviated were severely punished. China – The Cultural Revolution Theaters were...