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The Israeli occupation does not only exist above ground. Al-Shabaka Policy Fellow Tareq Baconi examines how Israel enjoys a gas bonanza while barring the Gaza Strip from tapping its own fields. He argues that Palestinian dependency on Israeli energy amidst US calls for “economic peace” undermines Palestinian rights, and suggests ways to challenge this status quo.

PA Industrial Zones: Cementing Statehood or Occupation?

by Alaa Tartir

Industrial zones are criticized in the Arab region and beyond. The problem is much worse in the occupied Palestinian territory because the zones help Israel “normalize” its occupation, as Al-Shabaka Programme Director Alaa Tartir sets out in this trenchant commentary. He calls on the Palestinian youth movement and civil society to use the issue in a call for a completely different approach to development under occupation.

Persistent Failure: World Bank Policies for the Occupied Palestinian Territories

by Alaa Tartir, Jeremy Wildeman

The recent World Bank growth report frankly concludes that the Palestinian economy is fragile and dependent on foreign aid: No surprises there. Far more surprising – not to say shocking – are the Bank’s irrelevant and sometimes harmful recommendations, as Al-Shabaka Program Director Alaa Tartir and Guest Author Jeremy Wildeman reveal in this compelling analysis. The Bank’s prescriptions are all the more worrying given the influence it exercises over the donor community’s approach to Palestinian development.

Allying Against Iran: Repercussions for Palestine

Back to the Future: The Great March of Return

The EU Must Fight the US Embassy Move to Jerusalem

Palestine Sets Precedent with Legal Complaint

Upending the Palestinian Leadership: The Role of Youth

Palestinian Leadership: What a New Model Might Look Like

The UN Database on Business in Israeli Settlements: Pitfalls and Opportunities

Abbas’s Craven Response to the US UNRWA Cuts

Pitfalls of the Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation

Beyond the Binary: Two States, One State, Failed State, No State

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Palestinian Leadership: What a New Model Might Look Like

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