Shuafat refugee camp
Established in 1965, Shuafat is the only Palestinian refugee camp inside Jerusalem’s municipal boundary. Local residents pay municipal taxes and Israeli authorities are responsible for providing services there — although locals and humanitarian organizations say these are, at best, limited.
Jerusalem
municipal
boundary
Jerusalem
municipal
boundary
The Palestinian Shuafat refugee camp is located inside the Israeli-controlled Jerusalem municipal boundaries
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built-up
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But the camp is cut off from the rest of East Jerusalem by Israel’s separation barrier . Anyone wanting to leave the camp for other Israeli-controlled areas has to go through a checkpoint.
There is no restriction on movement to the Palestinian-controlled West Bank, but the Palestinian Authority is not allowed to enter Shuafat, because it sits within the Jerusalem municipal boundary.
Jerusalem
municipal
boundary
Jerusalem
municipal
boundary
The Palestinian Shuafat refugee camp is located inside the Israeli-controlled Jerusalem municipal boundaries
Palestinian
built-up
areas
But the camp is cut off from the rest of East Jerusalem by Israel’s separation barrier . Anyone wanting to leave the camp for other Israeli-controlled areas has to go through a checkpoint.
There is no restriction on movement to the Palestinian-controlled West Bank, but the Palestinian Authority is not allowed to enter Shuafat, because it sits within the Jerusalem municipal boundary.
Jerusalem
municipal
boundary
The Palestinian Shuafat refugee camp is located inside the Israeli-controlled Jerusalem municipal boundaries.
Jerusalem
municipal
boundary
Palestinian
built-up
areas
But the camp is cut off from the rest of East Jerusalem by Israel’s separation barrier . Anyone wanting to leave the camp for other Israeli-controlled areas has to go through a checkpoint.
There is no restriction on movement to the Palestinian-controlled West Bank, but the Palestinian Authority is not allowed to enter Shuafat, because it sits within the Jerusalem municipal boundary.