Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsThe dispute centers on a centuries-old cemetery in Silwan, where residents say graves were added only recently and accuse the burial society of aiding settler efforts to drive Palestinians from the area. The burial society says it is protecting a historic burial siteShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeNir Hasson12:43 AM • June 24 2026 IDTAn Israeli organization that oversees Jewish burial has in recent weeks demanded hundreds of thousands of shekels from Palestinian residents of an East Jerusalem neighborhood who use a dirt road leading to their homes, arguing the route passes through an ancient Jewish cemetery and that traveling on it violates the site's sanctity, residents told Haaretz.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:East JerusalemPalestiniansIsrael-PalestineJerusalemIsrael archaeologyCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIranMontrealLebanon Leo MessiWest BankNetanyahuHaQuizHaaretz PodcastTrump Berated Netanyahu During Gaza Deal Talks, New Book SaysU.S. Senate Votes to Halt Iran War Unless Trump Gets Approval From CongressHaaretz CartoonBen-Gvir Seeks to Axe Officers for Excessive Use of Force on Haredi ProtestersTop Israeli Defense Official Calls Urgent Meeting on Plan to Displace GazansRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West BankWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Netanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli IngratitudeIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change ThatAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentTrump's Iran Deal Castrates Netanyahu, but It's Still Catastrophic for Israel