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Statistics || PCBSPalestine in Figures 2009

Released annually by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), this 65-pages statistical report contains the most recent updated statistical data on the various aspects of the Palestinian society.The Report's Table of Contents includes:1. Selected Indicators by Region2. Population3. Labor Market4....

B'Tselem || Statistical ReportB'Tselem: Israel's Settlement Policy in the West Bank

Some half a million Israelis are now living over the Green Line: more than 300,000 in 121 settlements and about one hundred outposts, which control 42 percent of the land area of the West Bank, and the rest in twelve neighborhoods that Israel established on land it annexed to the Jerusalem Municipality.

Statistics Fafo: Surveying Palestinian opinions on elections (2010)

This opinion poll was carried out by Fafo in February and May. It aims at providing insights into the attitudes of the West Bank and Gaza Strip populations concerning salient political issues. On domestic issues, the poll found that Palestinians are split over an unilateral proclamation of a Palestinian state. They are generally more...

International Labour Conference || ReportThe Situation of Workers of the Occupied Arab Territories

This 53-pages report was presented in the International Labour Conference, 99th Session, May 2010; to the International Labour Organization Director-General.

Statistics || OCHA & FAO Fact SheetFactsheet (May 2010): Gaza Agriculture & Fishing Sector

According to this statistical factsheet, the livelihoods and lives of people living in the Gaza Strip have been devastated by over 1000 days of near complete blockade.

Statistics || DCI InternationalOver 100 Palestinian minors reported abuse in IDF, police custody in 2009

Most Palestinian children arrested by the Israel Defense Forces and police are intimidated, abused and maltreated in custody, according to the sworn testimonies of minors who were arrested last year. This happens both before and during interrogation, and several minors have been sexually assaulted.

Statistics || FactsheetOCHA: Gaza's Electricity Crisis (May 2010)

Since January 2010, there has been a serious deterioration in the supply of electricity in the Gaza Strip. The immediate reason is that Gaza's sole power plant, the Gaza Power Plant (GPP), is able to produce only half the electricity that it did prior to January 2010, due to a lack of funds needed to purchase the industrial fuel required to...

BBC || StatisticsThe list of goods allowed into Gaza Strip (April 2010)

BBC News has seen documents, submitted to an Israeli Court, which give more detail than ever before about how and why Israel maintains its Gaza blockade. In one document, Israel describes the import curbs as "a central pillar in the armed conflict with Hamas".

StatisticsPoll of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon and Syria: “UNRWA” in the sixtieth’s Anniversary of its Foundation (1949-2009)

UNRWA is considered as the greatest living witness on the Palestinian refugee issue, and the biggest documentation bank for the oldest Asylum issue in the world and issue that has stayed longest on the UN agenda. Political voices are emerging calling for the termination of UNRWA, reflected in policies calling for a reduction in its role, financial...

Statistical Report || ARIJThe Israeli Efforts to Consolidate Settlers' Colonial Hold over the City of Jerusalem

During the period from January till December 2009, the Illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank witnessed unprecedented constructions and expansions as the different Israeli ministries[1] issued tenders for 30541 new housing units to be built in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, out of which, 18456 (60.4% of the total number of housing...

UNRWA Briefing PaperRefugee Population Figures as Released by UNRWA

Released by UNRWA in January 2010, this statistical briefing paper focuses on the refugee population in the West Bank and Gaza Strip; although it includes in some parts the refugees in other countries of UNRWA's operation.

LabourForce ReportPCBS reports on Palestinian Labour Force for 2009 4th Quarter

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) reported on Labour Force Survey that unemployment rate registered the highest in Hebron governorate among the West Bank Governorates, while Khan Younis Governorate registered the highest among Gaza Strip governorates. PCBS said Hebron governorate registered the highest unemployment rate among the...

StatisticsIsraeli poll: 75 percent favour deporting fellow citizens; Netanyahu favours birth control

A survey conducted by the Israeli Knesset channel shows that 75 percent of Israeli Jews are in favour of deporting Israeli-Arab citizens to a future Palestinian state as part of a deal between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority. The survey investigated the opinions of 668 individuals representing the Jewish Public in...

UNHCREducation Under Attack

During the Israeli military operation in Gaza at the turn of 2008-2009, ten schools and eight kindergartens were destroyed and at least 262 other schools and kindergartens were damaged or severely damaged. Six university buildings were destroyed and 16 were damaged.1 An Israeli air strike also destroyed the American...

INSS The Israeli Defense Expenditure

This article appeared in February 2010 issue of Strategic Assessment journal the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies (INSS). It is by Shmuel Even, and it presents the figures for Israeli defense spending, and the economic burden of defense on the Israeli economy in terms of the ratio of domestic defense consumption to GDP. It also...

Statistics The Statistical Atlas of Palestine 2009

The Statistical Atlas of Palestine is published by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) with the aim of presenting the most updated statistical data in a GIS mapped style. The Statistical Atlas of Palestine 2009 was released in December 2009. It includes statistics on the Palestinian...

Statistics Israel stripped thousands of Jerusalem Arabs of residency in 2008

Last year set an all-time record for the number of Arab residents of East Jerusalem who were stripped of residency rights by the Interior Ministry. Altogether, the ministry revoked the residency of 4,577 East Jerusalemites in 2008 - 21 times the average of the previous 40 years. In the first 40 years of Israeli rule over East Jerusalem combined,...