Palestinians slam EU ‘double standard’ on settlements
Observers cite disconnect between European actions and rhetoric on labelling Israeli settlement products.
Social Struggle and the Crisis of the Palestinian Left Parties
The long-standing crisis of thePalestinian left has not only left the post-Oslo repressive socioeconomic dynamic unchallenged,but also, more perilously, Palestinian left parties – consciously or unconsciously – became hostage,if not acquiescent to this status quo.
ANALISI. La disgregazione politica palestinese, la cultura e l’identità nazionale
Qual è stato il peso dell’OLP e quali le ripercussioni ha generato la sua disgregazione nel corpo politico palestinese? In che modo ha tale frammentazione interessato la sfera culturale e il contributo di quest’ultima alla formazione di un’identità nazionale palestinese?
Palestinian political disintegration, culture, and national identity
What has been the impact of PLO dominance and what were the repercussions of its disintegration for the Palestinian body politic? And to what extent has the disintegration of the political field affected the cultural field and its contribution to Palestinian national identity?
Palestinian Refugees from Syria
As the Palestinian policy network Al Shabaka stresses, since 1948 Arab and neighbouring states have explained their unwillingness to absorb Palestinians as a way to protect their right of return and not absolve Israel of its duties.
Hamas prevents attacks on Israel while Netanyahu’s cabinet threatens another war on Gaza
Despite virtual daily Israeli ceasefire violations, unending siege and an “intifada of knives” taking place in the occupied West Bank and Israel, Hamas has once again proven to be practical and willing in negotiations with Israel, while the Israeli government threatens another devastating assault on Gaza’s beleaguered population.
Why it’s dangerous to conflate Hamas and ISIS
While Israel’s efforts to link Palestinian resistance to its military occupation to global terrorism are not new, it has expanded its propaganda to address Arab as well as Western audiences.
Palestinian night watchmen stand guard in PA’s absence
For Alaa Tartir, program director of Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network, the PA security apparatus was slated from the outset to serve Israeli security while being unable to protect its own people.
Palestinian developer builds city of dreams, but will they come?
Rawabi “is part of the Israeli strategy of economic peace,” says Tariq Dana, a policy adviser at Al Shabaka, a Palestinian think tank. “Ultimately, Israel remains in control over the territory.’’
