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YouTube’s Violation of Palestinian Digital Rights: What Needs to be Done

Policy Brief Civil Society

YouTube’s Violation of Palestinian Digital Rights: What Needs to be Done

by Amal Nazzal on December 27, 2020

YouTube Palestinian Censorship

Palestinians are increasingly reporting that their digital rights are being violated by social media platforms, including YouTube. Al-Shabaka policy analyst, Amal Nazzal, examines YouTube’s problematic community guidelines and policies, and how they are used to discriminate against Palestinian users’ content. She offers recommendations for protecting the digital rights of Palestinian activists, journalists, and human rights defenders.

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Policy Brief Politics

Occupation in the Time of COVID-19: Holding Israel Accountable for Palestinian Health

by Yara Asi on November 15, 2020

Israel Palestinian Health COVID-19

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.

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Policy Brief Civil Society

Destroying Palestinian Jerusalem, One Institution at a Time

by Yara Hawari on October 29, 2020

Israeli closure Palestinian Jerusalem institutions

The Israeli state has actively sought to destroy Palestinian Jerusalem since its creation in 1948. Al-Shabaka’s Senior Palestine Policy Fellow, Yara Hawari, examines the July 2020 attacks on three Palestinian cultural institutions in East Jerusalem as part of the Israeli regime’s systematic destruction of the city’s Palestinian identity. She offers policy recommendations for protecting Jerusalem’s Palestinian cultural and political institutions.

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Policy Brief Economics

Tourism in Service of Occupation and Annexation

by Halah Ahmad on October 13, 2020

Tourism has been critical to the Zionist enterprise since the first Zionists settled in Palestine. Al-Shabaka policy analyst Halah Ahmad explores the role of tourism, and especially religious tourism, in propagating the Zionist and Israeli-state narratives, focusing on the damaging impacts of Israeli settlement tourism in illegally occupied Palestinian land. She offers recommendations for ethical tourism that promotes Palestinian rights to self-determination. 

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Policy Brief Politics

Is Israel’s Reluctance to Prosecute Suspected Criminals an Opportunity?

by Dana Farraj, Asem Khalil on August 27, 2020

Israel's war crimes ICC

Reports that Israel is compiling lists of officials who might be arrested during travel abroad if the International Criminal Court decides to investigate war crimes in Palestine highlight the power and potential of the Court. Al-Shabaka policy analysts Dana Farraj and Asem Khalil discuss three key indicators that support the strong possibility of ICC intervention against alleged war criminals.

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Policy Brief Politics

Beyond Failed Frameworks: A Re-Imagined Collective Future

by Yara Hawari on July 23, 2020

At a time of paralysis due to the pandemic and multiple Israeli violations of Palestinian rights, it is more urgent than ever for the Palestinian people to move beyond the sterile vision of a “feasible” future. Al-Shabaka Senior Policy Fellow Yara Hawari reviews efforts to break through imposed limits and envision a revolutionary consensus.

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Policy Brief Civil Society

Maps, Technology, and Decolonial Spatial Practices in Palestine

by Zena Agha on January 14, 2020

Palestine decolonial maps

The practice of mapping in Palestine-Israel has long been an exercise in power, imperialism, and dispossession. Al-Shabaka Policy Analyst Zena Agha examines how Palestinians have been excluded from maps of their own land from the British Mandate to today, and explores ways that Palestinians can – and do – reclaim maps as a means of resistance. 

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Policy Brief Civil Society

The Systematic Torture of Palestinians in Israeli Detention

by Yara Hawari on November 28, 2019

torture israeli arrest palestinian prisoner

Since the establishment of Israel in 1948, the Israeli Security Agency has been torturing Palestinians. Al-Shabaka Senior Palestine Policy Fellow Yara Hawari argues that the use of torture in Israeli detention is systematic and legitimized through domestic law, and outlines steps for the international community to hold Israel to account and bring an end to these violations. 

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Policy Brief Politics

The Political Marginalization of Palestinian Women in the West Bank

by Yara Hawari on July 28, 2019

While Palestinian women have always faced political marginalization, developments since the Oslo Accords have caused them to endure perhaps even more formidable challenges when it comes to political participation. Al-Shabaka Palestine Policy Fellow Yara Hawari outlines these challenges and recommends ways for Palestinian women and society to disrupt this process and revitalize the Palestinian liberation struggle through feminism. 

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Policy Brief Civil Society

The Conditional Right to Health in Palestine

by Yara Asi on June 30, 2019

For decades, political barriers have obstructed the Palestinian health system in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, impeding rights and protections. Al-Shabaka Policy Analyst Yara Asi examines how the Israeli occupation has decreased Palestinians’ ability to seek or practice health care, and offers recommendations that can support Palestinians’ right to health within the current constrained circumstances.

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