The Al-Shabaka staff and board are pleased to share our new institutional language, including rearticulated vision and mission statements, organizational values, and a theory of change. Launched in 2010, Al-Shabaka has since operated under its founding mission: to educate and foster public debate on Palestinian human rights and self-determination within the framework of international law.…
Read More Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network is proud to release a groundbreaking analytical project, The Al-Shabaka Scenario Matrix. The matrix is an interactive tool that invites readers to engage with five future political scenarios for the West Bank and Gaza, detailing each scenario’s impact on four distinct sectors of society. Authored by five Palestinian experts -…
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Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network is proud to announce the appointment of Tareq Baconi as its new president of the board of directors.
Read More Announcing a New Al-Shabaka Study Reviving a Palestinian Power: The Diaspora and the Diplomatic Corps Al-Shabaka today launches a ground-breaking study on the Palestine Liberation Organization’s diplomatic corps. The corps is the main point of contact available to the Palestinian refugees and exiles who were conspicuously absent from the hubbub about elections in the occupied…
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The 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index (GGTTI) has just been released. We’re delighted to report that Al-Shabaka again ranks in the top echelons of the "Best Think Tank Network" category! We maintain our place at 35th out of 86 global think tanks in this category – just two spots below Human Rights Watch…
Read MoreIt is with sadness that we mark the passing of one of the leading scientists of the Arab region, Dr. Antoine Zahlan, who died last night in Beirut. His depth and breadth of knowledge covered an enormous range of expertise (see his Al-Shabaka bio here.) While the world will remember his contributions to science and…
Read MoreAl-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network announces the publication of its full-length report “Reclaiming the PLO, Re-Engaging Youth.” The report features five essays by Al-Shabaka analysts in addition to a literature review offering a plethora of recommended readings.
Read More The just-published 2019 Global Go To Think Tank Index (GGTTI) ranked Al-Shabaka in the "Best Think Tank Network" category for the 7th year running.
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The Palestinian artist and art historian Kamal Boullata passed away on August 6, 2019. Kamal was born in Jerusalem and exhibited throughout the world. His book Palestinian Art: From 1850 to the Present is a major resource. Throughout his life Kamal was generous to friends, human rights advocates, and causes.
Read More The Palestinian artist Kamal Boullata has created a work of art dedicated to Al-Shabaka, the global Palestinian think tank. All proceeds of its sale are going to support our mission.
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