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 Economics
Palestinians in Gaza are suffering from a worsening energy crisis due to the Israeli regime’s ongoing siege. As a result, they have adopted different coping strategies, including solar energy technology to offset electricity shortages. Al-Shabaka policy analyst and 2022 Visiting Gaza Fellow Asmaa Abu Mezied examines this reality, and offers recommendations for Palestinian leadership and stakeholders to promote Palestinian economic self-determination in Gaza.
Al-Shabaka Asmaa Abu Mezied
Asmaa Abu Mezied· Mar 29, 2023
Asmaa Abu Mezied joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the energy crisis in Gaza, situating it within the context of the Israeli regime’s unrelenting blockade and repeated attacks on the besieged enclave. Abu Mezied also explains how the international community is complicit in maintaining this unlivable status quo.
 Civil Society
In 2013, the UNDP warned of the increasing occurrence of dangerous heatwaves in Palestine over the coming years as a result of climate change. Indeed, at the end of August 2020, the Palestine Meteorological Office issued a warning about an impending heatwave, where the temperature ranged between five to nine degrees above its yearly average.
Al-Shabaka Asmaa Abu Mezied
Asmaa Abu Mezied· Jun 13, 2021

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Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo wants us to "hug each other" instead of protesting the Columbia administration's disregard for Palestinian life. But what kind of hugs can I give a starving family? How do I give a hug in times of genocide?
Al-Shabaka Asmaa Abu Mezied
Asmaa Abu Mezied· Nov 4, 2023
Solar power presents a promising opportunity to develop Palestine's energy independence, but focus must still be on the Israeli military occupation as the root cause of Palestinian energy poverty, writes Asmaa AbuMezied.
Al-Shabaka Asmaa Abu Mezied
Asmaa Abu Mezied· Mar 8, 2023
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