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Corruption in Palestine: A Self-Enforcing System

Policy Brief Economics

Corruption in Palestine: A Self-Enforcing System

by Tariq Dana on August 18, 2015

Palestinians take part in a protest outside the ministers council headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah

81% of the Palestinians living under Israeli occupation rank the problem of corruption second only to the occupation itself. Al-Shabaka Policy Advisor Tariq Dana analyzes the systems and actors involved, arguing that corruption is a structural problem with longstanding political roots that cannot be tackled through adopting codes of conduct and other technical solutions.

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Policy Brief Civil Society

BDS: A Global Movement for Freedom & Justice

by Omar Barghouti on July 9, 2015

The success of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement launched a decade ago owes much to the constancy of its founding principles and the flexibility of its context-specific actions, as is evident in this policy brief written half-way along the road by Al-Shabaka Policy Advisor Omar Barghouti and republished today.

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Policy Brief Refugees

A Bold Proposal: Palestine Should Give Its Refugees Citizenship

by Fateh Azzam on May 5, 2015

Children infront of their home in Shatila refugee camp in Lebanon

Palestine should confer citizenship on its stateless refugees and enter into bilateral agreements with other states to improve their situation – as citizens - wherever they reside. Al-Shabaka Policy Advisor Fateh Azzam knows this proposal has pitfalls but argues it is a powerful way to create facts on the road to freedom and rights. Read the policy brief or the executive summary.

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Policy Brief Economics

Building a Failed State: Palestine’s Governance and Economy Delinked

by Ibrahim Shikaki, Joanna Springer on April 21, 2015

Palestinian children stand near olive press during producing olive oil in Gaza city on Oct. 12,2012 during the olive harvesting season.

Technical solutions shorn of political context have contributed to a failed state in Palestine and harmed the collective Palestinian struggle for freedom, transforming the Palestinian Authority into an NGO-like body.  Al-Shabaka Policy Member Ibrahim Shikaki and Guest Author Joanna Springer analyze the situation and suggest alternative approaches for the PA and the donor community. Read the policy brief or the executive summary.

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Policy Brief Politics

Palestine’s Day in Court? The Unexpected Effects of ICC Action

by Valentina Azarova on April 1, 2015

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gives a speech

Palestine’s membership of the International Criminal Court takes effect on April 1, 2015. What cases might the Court choose? Will Israel’s legal offensive succeed? Will the UN Security Council suspend the investigation? Al-Shabaka analyst Valentina Azarova addresses many of the misconceptions about what the ICC can and cannot do, and Palestinians should do. Read the policy brief or the executive summary.

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Policy Brief Refugees

Unfreezing the Right of Return: First Stop, Gaza

by Munir Nuseibah on January 22, 2013

Gaza refugee return

For decades, Palestinian victims of Israel’s forced displacement policies in the Gaza Strip have been seeking redress. Al-Shabaka Policy Advisor Munir Nuseibah argues that the authorities in Gaza, Ramallah and Egypt have a legal obligation to immediately facilitate the return of those who want to do so, without in any way letting Israel off the hook. He describes how it can be done, and addresses the political and practical pitfalls.

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Commentary Politics

Will the New Palestinians End Security Coordination?

by Haidar Eid on December 17, 2012

Illustration by Mahmoud Alarawi

Most Palestinians saw Hamas’ steadfastness and ability to hit back during Israel’s November attack as a victory. But will they put it to good use, asks Al-Shabaka Policy Advisor Haidar Eid, by ending Palestinian security cooperation with Israel – an opportunity missed after Israel’s 2008-09 operation? He argues that no real reconciliation amongst Palestinian factions is possible in the shadow of such collaboration.

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Commentary Politics

What’s Really Going On at Rafah?

by Laila el-Haddad on September 19, 2012

Photo of Rafah Crossing by Vince Perritano

Egypt now has a government more sympathetic to Hamas, the de facto government in the Gaza Strip. But Egyptian policy towards the Rafah Crossing still largely follows the parameters established by Israel for Palestinian passage -- and even when the Crossing is "open" thousands of Palestinians are not allowed through. Al-Shabaka Policy Advisor Laila El-Haddad provides a concise overview of how the Crossing has been managed and its impact on the Palestinian residents of Gaza.

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Policy Brief Economics

“Oil. Religion. Occupation. … A Combustible Mix.”

by Victor Kattan on August 21, 2012

Al-Shabaka Policy Advisor Victor Kattan secured the release of new documents under the United Kingdom’s Freedom of Information Act. One revelation is that Israel may already be exploiting oil in the occupied Palestinian territories. As one official noted, this will make it even harder for Britain to justify aid for a land that could be self-reliant if it were free – further evidence of the need to push for an end to Israel’s occupation not pay for it.

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Policy Brief Economics

The Gas Fields off Gaza: A Gift or a Curse?

by Victor Kattan on April 24, 2012

The Egyptian-Israeli gas deal has come unstuck, partly due to the artificially low price Israel was paying for it. Will this help the Palestinians, whose gas fields off the coast of Gaza remain undeveloped and hostage to Israeli demands to be sold at ludicrously low prices?

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