Analysis: Reflections on Palestinian Strategy
This commentary argues that the current political weakness of the Palestinian people derives in large part from the absence of strategic thinking, despite some organized efforts in this regard including by the Palestine Strategy Group and Masarat, for example.
UN voices concern over stalled Israel-Palestine talks
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern that a stalemate in the negotiations between Israel and Palestinians is reaching the point of no return for a two-state solution.
Italian scholars boycott Israeli academic institutions
A group of Italian professors and researchers are planning to boycott Israeli academic institutions, saying the schools are complicit in “violations of international law and human rights”.
Keeping Yourself Occupied: The Palestinian Authority Guide
Visualizing Palestine launched its new infographic (right) this week, highlighting the Palestinian Authority’s complicity in sustaining Israel’s military occupation.
Al-Shabaka has previously addressed this critical topic from various angles, and invites readers to delve further with these in-depth analyses that complement the latest work of our friends at Visualizing Palestine:
Palestinian workers banned from settlement jobs
For over a week more than 10,000 Palestinians have been barred from working in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, after an Israeli army ban some have labelled as “collective punishment”.
How settlement businesses sustain Israeli occupation
Companies doing business in Israeli settlements contribute to and profit from land confiscations and the violation of Palestinian workers’ rights – and support the settlements which are illegal under international law, according to a Human Rights Watch report.
HRW calls on businesses to withdraw from Israeli settlements
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on Israeli and international businesses to withdraw from Jewish-only settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, saying they “contribute to and benefit from” Israeli violations.
Palestinians banned from working in illegal Israeli settlements
Palestinians have been banned from working in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank following recent attacks, Israel’s army said.
UN fiddles while Palestine burns
According to the Palestinian Water Authority, 85 percent of water in the occupied territories is allocated to Israeli settlers. The NGO Al Shabaka reported in December that 599,901 Israeli settlers use six times more water than nearly three million Palestinians living in the West Bank.
