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 Politics
As the Israeli regime continues its genocidal campaign against Palestinians in Gaza, many have begun to weigh in on the future of Hamas and of Palestinian leadership more broadly once the bombardment ends. One of the dominant proposals circulating amongst analysts, Palestinian and otherwise, is the revival of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), with Hamas as a member party.
 Politics
A sovereign Palestinian state is today perhaps further from reality than ever before. Indeed, with the demise of the so-called two-state solution and the entrenchment of Israeli settler colonialism and apartheid across Palestine, the possibility of a Palestinian nation-state is arguably defunct. What does a Palestinian political future beyond partition look like? What would this entail for Palestinians within colonized Palestine and across the diaspora? Given their forced fragmentation, how might Palestinians forge collective visions for their political future?
The process to reform the PLO as a genuinely representative body would be painstaking and difficult. However, assuming such a transition, many of the community-led efforts to address issues in health may be revitalized after years of co-optation by the rigid structures of the PA.
Al-Shabaka Yara Asi
Yara Asi· May 24, 2023
A collapse of the PA, and by default, the MoH, would leave a vacuum not just in direct health provision, but also in the presence of a central body to which external aid for health-related matters is directed.
Al-Shabaka Yara Asi
Yara Asi· May 24, 2023
A new popular Palestinian uprising would overwhelm an already suffering Palestinian health sector in the West Bank and Gaza. Furthermore, a new intifada would shift the Israeli and international community’s approach to Palestinians, restricting health providers’ capacities and access to desperately needed medical resources.
Al-Shabaka Yara Asi
Yara Asi· May 24, 2023
The sudden death of President Mahmoud Abbas would likely cause a crisis in Palestinian governance that would have significant impacts on the health sector. Likewise, any new elections that result in a change in leadership would cause political and social instability. However, this is less likely due to the PA’s continued refusal to hold presidential and legislative elections.
Al-Shabaka Yara Asi
Yara Asi· May 24, 2023
The four major components of the Palestinian health sector—the Palestinian Ministry of Health, UNRWA, NGOs, and the private sector — will continue to operate their often disparate services for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. However, even if the status quo persists, significant disruptive impacts to Palestinian health may occur, especially through the NGO sector.
Al-Shabaka Yara Asi
Yara Asi· May 24, 2023
Yara Asi joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the Palestinian health and education sectors within the context of the Palestinian struggle for liberation.
 Civil Society
The Palestinian health and education sectors have been neglected by Palestinian authorities and the donor community. How can Palestinians collectively develop these sectors with a vision for liberation? Al-Shabaka’s US policy fellow, Yara Asi, examines this question and offers recommendations based on interviews she conducted with Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza, behind the Green Line, and in the diaspora.
Al-Shabaka Yara Asi
Yara Asi· Dec 14, 2021
 Politics
Israel has directly contributed to the deterioration of Palestinians’ health during the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Al-Shabaka policy analyst, Yara Asi, explores the different ways in which Israel has impacted Palestinians’ ability to respond to and mitigate the disastrous effects of the pandemic, and recommends approaches to addressing the Palestinian health crisis.
Al-Shabaka Yara Asi
Yara Asi· Nov 15, 2020

Media mention

Biden’s pledge to provide Palestinians with medical aid is merely part of a long history of using humanitarian efforts as a political tool
Al-Shabaka Yara Asi
Al-Shabaka Osama Tanous
Yara Asi,Osama Tanous· Jul 26, 2022

Israel has threatened rolling power cuts in the Palestinian territory amid ‘acute’ financial downturn.

Al-Shabaka Yara Asi
Yara Asi· Nov 5, 2021
Op-Ed
Israel has long used accusations of terrorism and incitement to deprive Palestinians of their basic rights. It applies supposed standards about "hostile," "unlawful" and "terrorist" activities and associations against Palestinians that it would never apply to its own population.
Al-Shabaka Yara Asi
Yara Asi· Oct 28, 2021
Op-Ed
Israel’s refusal to vaccinate Palestinians under occupation has stirred widespread outrage—and linked the struggle for justice in Palestine to struggles around the world.
Al-Shabaka Yara Asi
Yara Asi· Apr 27, 2021
Instead of vaccinating Palestinians, Benjamin Netanyahu tried to send thousands of doses around the world as rewards to countries that moved their embassies to Jerusalem.
Al-Shabaka Yara Asi
Yara Asi· Apr 9, 2021
The conditions of occupation have left Palestinians living in crowded and impoverished areas with a crippled health care system – conditions ripe for community transmission of a virus that has hitherto been unconstrained by any border.
Al-Shabaka Yara Asi
Yara Asi· Feb 1, 2021
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