Palestinians in Jerusalem receive only 7% of housing units

New data published by the Israeli rights organisation, Bimkom, reveals an escalation in discriminatory planning policies against Palestinians in Jerusalem. The data indicates that Israeli authorities approved only about 600 housing units for Palestinians in 2025, compared to approximately 9,000 units allocated to Jews. According to the data, Palestinians, who constitute nearly 40 percent of Jerusalem’s population, received only about 7 percent of all housing units approved this year. The organisation described this as a sign of the deepening of policies restricting urban development in East Jerusalem. The organisation explained that the period after 2024 saw the approval of approximately 2,000 housing units in Palestinian neighbourhoods, compared to more than 15,700 units in Jewish neighbourhoods, including about 5,700 units beyond […]