Book Summary: The Suffering of the Palestinian Prisoner Under the Israeli Occupation

In solidarity with the prisoners in Israeli jails, al-Zaytouna Centre publishes a concise summary of its book “The Suffering of the Palestinian Prisoners & Detainees under the Israeli Occupation.” It includes the latest statistics on these prisoners and a brief review of international conventions concerning them. It provides few details on detention, trial, conditions of captivity and torture…, in addition...

Panel Discussion: The Situation of the West Bank in Light of Continued Settlement

The Facts on the Ground Deny any Practical Possibility for Establishing a Palestinian StateOn Wednesday 25/4/2012, Al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations held, at its headquarters in Beirut, a panel discussion entitled "The West Bank: Between the State Project and Settlement Building." The panel discussed the possibility of establishing a viable Palestinian state while Israel is still imposing facts on...

The Zionist Settlers in the West Bank: Aggression on Land and Man

Al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations in Beirut has issued a new book entitled: “The Zionist Settlers in the West Bank: Aggression on Land and Man,” by Ghassan Mohammad Duuar. This book is considered one of the most comprehensive publications on the subject of Israeli settlement in the West Bank (WB).  This 487-page book, written in a documented scientific language,...

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Executive Summary: The Palestinian Strategic Report 2011 and the Expected Trends for 2012

Introduction: The Palestinian Strategic Report (PSR) is an annual report published by Al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations in Beirut. Al-Zaytouna is an independent studies centre which conducts strategic and...

Al-Zaytouna Harvest 2011

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The General-Manager of Al-Zaytouna Centre, Dr. Mohsen Moh’d Saleh, participated in the “Palestinian Refugees in the Arab World: Reality & Prospects” seminar...

Al-Zayotuna Centre Holds a Training Course on the Palestinian Issue

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April 17th, Al-Zaytouna Centre Commemorates the Palestinian Prisoners’ Day

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Settlements in Palestinian Residential Areas in East Jerusalem

Nearly 200,000 Israeli settlers reside in settlements established in occupied East Jerusalem, which has been unlawfully annexed to Israel; 35% of the annexed areas were expropriated and allocated to settlements...

Birth Defects in Gaza: Prevalence, Types, Familiarity and Correlation with Environmental Factors

Abstract: This is the first report of registration at birth, and of incidence of major structural birth defects (BD) obtained in Gaza at Al Shifa Hospital, where 28% of total...

The Emperor Has No Clothes: Palestinians and the End of the Peace Process

Executive Summary: Does anybody still believe in the Middle East Peace Process? Nineteen years after Oslo and thirteen years after a final settlement was supposed to be reached, prospects for...

Water Supply Report 2010

The water sector in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is currently going through a crucial period; the existing situation is set in the context of unbalanced opportunities. Since 1967, Palestinians have lost...

Palestinian Hunger Strikes: Media Missing In Action

By: Richard Falk*. Is the mass Palestinian prisoner hunger strike the beginning of the Palestinian Spring?  Can anyone doubt that if there were more than 1,500 prisoners engaged in a...