Freedom, Not Handouts, Will Save Palestine
“Palestine not only has a pie in the sky, it also has one off the coast of Gaza and many more across the land. The pies here are strategic economic assets for a Palestinian economy worthy of a state. But all of them are under total Israeli military control, rendering them paralyzed at best.”
Israel’s mission in Gaza is not about security — so what is it about?
Let’s be clear: Israel’s latest operation in Gaza is not about security. Cease-fires between Hamas-ruled Gaza and Israel have brought security for months on end and there is ample evidence to show that Israel is largely responsible for truce breakdowns.
Israel decided to escalate the conflict last Wednesday with its assassination of Hamas leader Ahmed al-Ja’abari despite a truce that had been observed by all Palestinian factions during the previous two days.
World Bank Policies Fail Palestinians
Alaa Tartir and Jeremy Wildeman say it is time to look for alternative models of aid, ones that do not simply seek new ways for the Palestinians to cope with life under occupation, but rather challenge the status quo while enabling Palestinians to survive.
An alternative aid agenda for Palestinians
Two Al-Shabaka advisors and one guest author recommend three new policies that international donors should follow if independent Palestinian development shall ever be realized.
A new approach to Palestinian aid
“Is a U.S. aid cutoff such a bad thing? More voices are questioning international aid to the Palestinians living under Israeli occupation, with some even calling for a full boycott of the aid industry.”
Analysis: World Bank policies persistently fail Palestinians
To understand why they are so harmful, it is useful to deconstruct the policy recommendations in the World Bank’s latest growth report for the Palestinian territories.
Candidates ignore plight of Palestinians
“As for the Palestinian people, the task is to develop those sources of power that will impose the quest for freedom and rights on the U.S. policy agenda rather than wait for the ‘right’ U.S. president.”
For taxpayers, peace would be cheaper
Once again, the international community is presented with evidence that it is paying for Israel’s occupation.
Economic exploitation of Palestinians flourishes under occupation
“The Palestinian liberation struggle will have to be directed not just at Israel’s racist colonial regime but also the global neoliberal economic system that has thoroughly penetrated Palestine and corrupted irreparably the idea of a ‘state’ even before one is declared.”
