Selected Reports & Studies
Economic Monitoring Report to the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee, September 2012. The World Bank's latest report on the Palestinian economy warns of a deepening fiscal crisis in the Palestinian territories, urging donors to act urgently. In parallel, the report emphasizes that only strong private sector investment will drive sustainable growth and underscores how many layers of physical, administrative and security...
Authors: Claudia Nicoletti and Anne-Marie Hearne. Executive Summary: The Dead Sea area is the lowest point on Earth and the world’s saltiest body of water. It is renowned for its distinctive geographical, mineral and climatic features and is rich in natural resources. The wide variety of minerals present in the area permits the development of profitable cosmetic industries and raw...
Introduction: This booklet encompasses a series of reflections on the experience of Addameer volunteers and associates who visited the Israeli military courts situated in the occupied Palestinian territory, from 2009 to 2011.The contributors were asked to write about what they saw and how they felt during their time at the court, where they witnessed hearings for Palestinians accused of stone-throwing,...
A report by the United Nations Country Team in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Summary: By the year 2020 the population of Gaza will increase to around 2.1 million, from an estimated 1.6 million people today. The substantial population growth rate will thus add some 500,000 people to a living area which is restricted and already heavily urbanized. Fundamental infrastructure in...
Executive Summary: Hamas never has faced such large challenges and opportunities as presented by the Arab uprisings. It abandoned its headquarters in Damascus, at much cost to ties with its largest state supporter, Iran, while improving those with such U.S. allies as Egypt, Qatar and Turkey. Asked to pick sides in an escalating regional contest, it has sought to choose...
Position paper from the Applied Research Institute Jerusalem (ARIJ). By: Matthew Richard. This paper attempts to address the injustice of water resource allocation, access and consumption in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). Water is controlled by Israeli authorities who allocate the resource through a series of military orders and practices that discriminate against Palestinians. This situation fragments Palestinian water rights...
Promoting Economic Growth through Trade and Integration. High-value production requires highly skilled workers. Only a dynamic and rapidly growing private sector will be able to provide the jobs needed by the expanding Palestinian population and generate the revenues required to fund essential government services. According to a World Bank report released today, Towards Economic Sustainability of a Future Palestinian State:...
Author: Lara El-Jazairi, Fionna Smyth and Marwa El-Ansary. The Jordan Valley, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, has the potential to be the breadbasket of any future Palestinian state. However, the persistent expansion of Israeli settlements and other restrictions on Palestinian development have made life extremely difficult for Palestinian communities.New plans to increase the land, water, and infrastructure available to Israeli...
A report written by a delegation of British lawyers on the treatment of Palestinian children under Israeli military law. Children in Military Custody assesses the treatment of Palestinian children under Israeli military law, examining each stage in the process: arrest, interrogation, bail hearings and plea bargains, trial, sentencing, detention and complaints.The report deals with a comparative analysis of Israeli domestic...
Prepared by: Attorney Lea Tsemel, Dr. Ruchama Marton, M.D, Professor Manfred Nowak, Attorney Jamil Dakwar, Attorney Bana Shoughry-Badarne, Attorney Gerard Horton, Brigadier General (Ret.) Stephen N. Xenakis, M.D, Graciela Carmon, M.D and Professor Lisa Hajjar. Co-editors: Amany Dayif, Katie Hesketh and Jane Rice
A journal published by: Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, Physicians for Human...
