Alaa Tartir, programme director at the Palestinian think tank al-Shabaka that examines the role of political parties in the recent uprising, holds the traditional Palestinian political parties responsible for 'educating' and spreading awareness about the political situation among young Palestinians.

Samia al-Botmeh, policy adviser for the Palestinian policy network al-Shabaka, says the low participation rate of Palestinian women is striking as girls have high education rates.

The recent return to violence across Israel, the West Bank and Gaza is harrowing, but sadly predictable. It comes on the heels of two events that underscore the desperate nature of the political landscape between Israel and the Palestinians, which is devoid of any prospects for a negotiated settlement.

Diana Buttu, a former PLO spokeswoman and policy analyst at Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network, said Israel's request to extradite a former political prisoner raises several concerns.

Israeli restrictions on the telecom industry have hobbled Palestine’s already beleaguered economy, policy analysts Arafeh, Bahour, and Abdullah argue.

Instead of protecting Palestinians, Abbas has chosen to protect the occupier and oppressor by maintaining a ‘security coordination’ while pretending to have legitimacy of the people he represents.

Policy Advisor Samer Abdelnour responds critically to a Toronto Star article, clarifying the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Nazareth. 

Palestine can add yet another approved draft resolution to the list of UN General Assembly attempts to distort Israeli colonial appropriation into a manageable conflict with repercussions. Last Tuesday, the UNGA adopted a draft resolution that emphasises “Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources.”

Portraying Israeli settlements and their businesses as hubs of coexistence is absurd. The settlements have always been primary obstacles to peace in international political forums, and major impediments to Palestinian economic growth. In fact, Israeli settlements stifle Palestine’s economy, according to Al-Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network.

The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution demanding Palestinian sovereignty over natural resources under Israeli occupation. The draft solution, “Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources,” was adopted with 164 votes in favor and five against.