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About us
The Coalition for Jerusalem is a league of religious dignitaries, political factions, civil society organizations, and individuals based in Occupied Jerusalem. It is a non violent, direct action group formed in 2004 to oppose Israeli Government arbitrary measures to alter the Status of East Jerusalem in violation of International Legitimacy and Human Rights Conventions, and to reaffirm that East Jerusalem is the Capital of the future Palestinian State.
The Coalition is currently actively involved in lobbying and advocacy targeting the international community to rectify this injustice. Currently the coalition is working on ..More
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Israel detains human rights defenders

On 24 December, Jamal Jum`a underwent a hearing before a military judge at Moskobiyya Detention Center, in Jerusalem. Although Jamal"s interrogation over eight days apparently has finished, the judge granted the Israeli police and intelligence agency"s request to extend his detention for 12 more days of "investigation" before a scheduled second hearing.
This morning, the judge upheld the false premise of Jamal"s arrest as a West Bank resident, insisting that he is alien to his actual Jerusalem residence, because of his work in a Ramallah (West Bank) office. That makes Jamal the subject of Israeli military law.
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