Selected Reports & Studies
The Israeli Municipality of Jerusalem and the Ministry of Transport are currently undertaking large-scale construction work in Beit Safafa, occupied East Jerusalem, in order to complete a highway (“Begin Highway”) that will serve the expansion of Israel’s the illegal settlements in and around the southern part of occupied East Jerusalem and expedite the annexation de facto of the Gush Etzion...
For many years, the Palestinian population of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, has suffered from a shortage of clean, safe water. However, despite alarming predictions of insufficient drinking water supplies by 2040, based on the expected population growth in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), Jordan and Israel, water is not and has not been scarce...
A newly released report compiled by internationals working in the West Bank city of Hebron documents an alarming rate of abuse of the rights of children....
Emphasizing the significance of the Forum that took place in Cairo between 26-27 March, 2013 organized by the Egyptian Cabinet Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Turkish Asian Center for Strategic Studies (TASAM), with the contribution of the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt (GoE) and the Islamic...
World Bank Promotes Microwork Opportunities for Palestinians. Press Release: Digital work can increase innovative businesses and employment of youth and women. The digital economy can leap geographic obstacles and bring new employment opportunities to Palestinians in the area of microwork. This is the finding of a new World Bank study, released today, which explores the feasibility of microwork as a...
Election Observations: Benjamin Netanyahu will lead Israel’s next government, offering the Likud Party leader the chance to become Israel’s longest-serving prime minister since Israel’s founder David Ben Gurion. Under his unchallenged leadership, the Likud Party, however, emerged from the 2013 election much diminished from the 27 seats it won in 2009, when it was able to construct a stable coalition...
Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails: The number of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli prisons and detention centres has reached 4,750 people from every sector of Palestinian society. The majority (82.5 per cent) are residents of the West Bank, 9.6 per cent are from the Gaza Strip, and the rest are from Jerusalem and those living in the areas of...
Serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law continued in 2012 in Israel and in the West Bank and Gaza. Renewed armed conflict between Israel and Hamas and armed groups in Gaza from November 14-21 involved unlawful attacks on civilians by both sides. At least 103 Palestinian civilians and 4 Israeli civilians died during the fighting, which ended after...
Palestinian Economy is Losing Long-Term Competitiveness. The World Bank’s latest Economic Monitoring Report stresses that while the donor community’s efforts are directed towards...
By: Iyad Riyahi. The “Israeli” government approved on a new settlement and “development” plan called E1. It is irrelevant to think that this plan came in response to the Palestinian bid for being an observer member at the United Nations. The plan came into force since 2004 by the Ministry of Housing and Ma'aleh Adumim Municipality. The stolen lands will...
