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Unfreezing the Right of Return: First Stop, Gaza

by Munir Nuseibah

Persistent Failure: World Bank Policies for the Occupied Palestinian Territories

by Alaa Tartir, Jeremy Wildeman

Democratizing the PLO: Five Questions

by Toufic Haddad

How to Make International Law Work for Palestinians

by Ingrid Jaradat Gassner

For many Palestinians, international law has a bad name. It has been ignored or subverted to prolong Palestinian oppression and fragmentation since 1948. But, as Al-Shabaka Policy Advisor Ingrid Jaradat argues, drawing on the findings of a major international conference at Birzeit University, the Palestinian people should not turn their back on international law: If used appropriately it is an effective tool for the oppressed.

The Gas Fields off Gaza: A Gift or a Curse?

by Victor Kattan

The Egyptian-Israeli gas deal has come unstuck, partly due to the artificially low price Israel was paying for it. Will this help the Palestinians, whose gas fields off the coast of Gaza remain undeveloped and hostage to Israeli demands to be sold the gas at ludicrously low prices?

The Invisible Community: Egypt’s Palestinians

by Oroub el-Abed

In this policy brief, Al-Shabaka Policy Advisor Oroub el-Abed examines the legal status of Palestinians in Egypt, including positive signs of change following the Egyptian revolution. She argues that the Egyptian government must do more to live up to its responsibilities to the "invisible community" of Palestinians living in the country.

Tracking the Trends of the Palestinian Cause Since 1967

The Palestinian Authority Security Forces: Whose Security?

Researching Palestinian Refugees: Who Sets the Agenda?

Talking Palestine: What Frame of Analysis? Which Goals and Messages?

Whose “Ethnic Cleansing?”: Israel’s Appropriation of the Palestinian Narrative

How Israel Uses Gas to Enforce Palestinian Dependency and Promote Normalization

Do Not Let Go of the Green Line: It Is Israel’s Achilles Heel

Unfreezing the Right of Return: First Stop, Gaza

Persistent Failure: World Bank Policies for the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Democratizing the PLO: Five Questions

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