Focus On: Palestinian Political Leadership

by Jamil Hilal, Marwa Fatafta, Yara Hawari, Zachariah Sammour, Fadi Quran, Dana El Kurd, Noura Erakat, Haidar Eid, Samah Sabawi, Loubna Qutami, Inès Abdel Razek, Ali Abdel-Wahab, Tareq Baconi on February 23, 2021

Palestinian political leadership is in a state of crisis. How did this come to be and what does the future hold? In this Focus On, we look back on several pieces authored by Al-Shabaka analysts which explore issues of Palestinian leadership in the past and present, and which propose concrete possibilities for future models that specifically engage youth.

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Which Jerusalem? Israel’s Little-Known Master Plans

by Nur Arafeh on May 31, 2016

Jerusalem 2050: A largely-Jewish high-tech tourist destination with a minimal Palestinian presence. This is Israel’s vision of the city, and it is being implemented through three master plans – two of which are relatively unknown. Al-Shabaka Policy Fellow Nur Arafeh provides a succinct analysis of all three plans and the ways in which Palestinians can rebut them.

Op-Ed via Gulf News

Palestinians need democratic representation

August 25, 2015

Diana Buttu

Palestinian National Authority (PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas will, later this month, reportedly resign as the head of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), though not the PNA, after holding this position for more than a decade. More than half of the members of the PLO governing body, the PLO Executive Committee, will also tender their resignations along with Abbas in a move that his supporters claim will bring in “new faces”. But lest such seemingly positive statements fool anyone, it is important to highlight what Abbas is doing — and what he is not doing.

Op-Ed via Cornerstone

Israel’s Addiction to Palestine’s Economy

August 21, 2015

Sam Bahour

Israel’s planned and systematic actions to maintain full control of the Palestinian economy for over five decades has become a major hurdle in getting Israel to realize that its military occupation of Palestinians must come to an end. Like recovery from other addictions, this one will require external support.