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Palestine Center
Publications
25 Years After the 1967 War: U.S. Policy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
40 Years after the 1967 War: The Impact of a Prolonged Occupation
A Palestinian Perspective on the Peace Process
After Oslo: Israel's Plans in the Middle East
Beyond Rhetoric: Perspectives on a Negotiated Settlement in Palestine (Part I)
Beyond Rhetoric: Perspectives on a Negotiated Settlement in Palestine (Part II)
Conflict in the Middle East - The Breakdown of Peace (Part I)
Conflict in the Middle East - The Breakdown of Peace (Part II)
Facts and Figures about the Palestinians
From Madrid to Final Status: Four Perspectives on U.S.-Palestinian Relations
Honest Broker? U.S. Policy and the Middle East Peace Process
Israel's Democracy at the Polls
Jerusalem
Jewish Settlements, Palestinian Rights and Peace
June 5, 1967: A Retrospective View
May 4, 1999: Implications of Declaring the State
Oslo's Final Status and the Future of the Middle East
Palestine, Israel and the United States: The Politics of Occupation, Democracy and Reform (Part I)
Palestine, Israel and the United States: The Politics of Occupation, Democracy and Reform (Part II)
Palestinian Elections
Palestinian Elections and the Future of Palestine
Palestinian Human Rights Under Israeli Rule
Palestinian Losses in 1948: The Quest for Precision
Palestinian Refugee Compensation
Palestinian Refugees: Their Problem and Future
Palestinian Self Government: An Early Assessment
Palestinian Statehood
Regional Economic Development in the Middle East: Opportunities and Risks
Settlements and Peace: The Problem of Jewish Colonization in Palestine
Targeting to Kill: Israel's Undercover Units
The Attack on the USS Liberty and its Cover-Up
The Conflict in the Middle East: Post Oslo Myth and Reality (Part I)
The Conflict in the Middle East: Post Oslo Myth and Reality (Part II)
The Conflict in the Middle East: Analyzing the Present, Prospects for the Future (Part I)
The Conflict in the Middle East: Analyzing the Present, Prospects for the Future (Part II)
The International Role in the Peace Process
The Legality of Israel's Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
The Legitimacy of Resistance: Options for Palestinian Survival
The New Political Environment and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process
The Nexus Between Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon
The Palestine National Authority: A Critical Appraisal
The The Palestinian-Israeli Impasse, Has U.S. Policy Run its Course
The Palestinian Refugees and the Right of Return
The Palestinians: Fifty Years Later
The Palestinians After the Gulf War: The Critical Questions
The Palestinians and the War in the Gulf
The Untold Story: The Cost of Israel's Occupation to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
The Water Issue and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
War Crimes Litigation in U.S. Courts: The Caterpillar Case
Water and War in the Middle East: The Hydraulic Parameters of Conflict
Whither Palestine? The Future of Democracy in Palestine
Building a Successful Palestinian State
The United States, the European Union, Russia, and the United Nations-along with Israel and the Palestinian Authority-all officially support the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. This study focuses on a single analytical question: How can an independent Palestinian state, if created, be made successful? This book, a collaboration between two units of the RAND Corporation-RAND Health and the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy-examines what it will take to put the new state on the road to stability and economic, political, and social prosperity over the first decade of its independence. The authors examine options for strengthening the governance of the new state and the structures and processes that will ensure its public safety and security. They describe approaches for promoting the state's economic development, access to safe and adequate supplies of water, health and health care, and education, identifying ways that leverage Palestine's many strengths and address the many challenges a new state will face. Finally, the authors estimate the investment required over the first ten years of statehood to help ensure security, build infrastructure, and facilitate the success of the new state.
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Behind the Wall
Behind The Wall (BW) is an online portal for Palestinian youth voice. It provides a platform for teenagers to speak honestly and openly about their opinions and experiences in the Occupied Territories. The BW publication does not advocate any political, religious, or cultural agenda. It merely offers a transparent window into the hearts and minds of Palestinian youth. BW believes that this neutral approach represents the only solid foundation for genuine understanding of Palestinian teenagers. Ramallah Friends School 10th grade students currently serve as BW's primary writers.
To view the website, click here.
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
Contrary to common belief, the material and diplomatic support the United States provides to Israel cannot be explained by the two country's shared strategic or security interests or compelling moral imperatives, argue Harvard scholar Stephen Walt and University of Chicago political scientist John Mearsheimer in a recent study. Instead, they argue that U.S. policy in the region is "due almost entirely to U.S. domestic politics, and especially to the activities of the Israel Lobby." Download their Foreign Policy Study.
Read more about the controversy caused by Mearsheimer and Walt's arguments by clicking here.
Gaza Strip Economic Development Strategy
The Israeli withdrawal from Gaza Strip has formed a historical transformation in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Meanwhile, the international and regional attitude supported this step as a part of the Road Map and the beginning of the establishment of a Palestinian independent state on 1967 occupied territories that co-exist side by side with Israel. To achieve that, stability and regional cooperation are very important for development because the international community and donors give priority for the economic and social revitalization in Palestine.
25 Years After the 1967 War: U.S. Policy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
40 Years after the 1967 War: The Impact of a Prolonged Occupation
A Palestinian Perspective on the Peace Process
After Oslo: Israel's Plans in the Middle East
Beyond Rhetoric: Perspectives on a Negotiated Settlement in Palestine (Part I)
Beyond Rhetoric: Perspectives on a Negotiated Settlement in Palestine (Part II)
Conflict in the Middle East - The Breakdown of Peace (Part I)
Conflict in the Middle East - The Breakdown of Peace (Part II)
Facts and Figures about the Palestinians
From Madrid to Final Status: Four Perspectives on U.S.-Palestinian Relations
Honest Broker? U.S. Policy and the Middle East Peace Process
Israel's Democracy at the Polls
Jerusalem
Jewish Settlements, Palestinian Rights and Peace
June 5, 1967: A Retrospective View
May 4, 1999: Implications of Declaring the State
Oslo's Final Status and the Future of the Middle East
Palestine, Israel and the United States: The Politics of Occupation, Democracy and Reform (Part I)
Palestine, Israel and the United States: The Politics of Occupation, Democracy and Reform (Part II)
Palestinian Elections
Palestinian Elections and the Future of Palestine
Palestinian Human Rights Under Israeli Rule
Palestinian Losses in 1948: The Quest for Precision
Palestinian Refugee Compensation
Palestinian Refugees: Their Problem and Future
Palestinian Self Government: An Early Assessment
Palestinian Statehood
Regional Economic Development in the Middle East: Opportunities and Risks
Settlements and Peace: The Problem of Jewish Colonization in Palestine
Targeting to Kill: Israel's Undercover Units
The Attack on the USS Liberty and its Cover-Up
The Conflict in the Middle East: Post Oslo Myth and Reality (Part I)
The Conflict in the Middle East: Post Oslo Myth and Reality (Part II)
The Conflict in the Middle East: Analyzing the Present, Prospects for the Future (Part I)
The Conflict in the Middle East: Analyzing the Present, Prospects for the Future (Part II)
The International Role in the Peace Process
The Legality of Israel's Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
The Legitimacy of Resistance: Options for Palestinian Survival
The New Political Environment and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process
The Nexus Between Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon
The Palestine National Authority: A Critical Appraisal
The The Palestinian-Israeli Impasse, Has U.S. Policy Run its Course
The Palestinian Refugees and the Right of Return
The Palestinians: Fifty Years Later
The Palestinians After the Gulf War: The Critical Questions
The Palestinians and the War in the Gulf
The Untold Story: The Cost of Israel's Occupation to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
The Water Issue and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
War Crimes Litigation in U.S. Courts: The Caterpillar Case
Water and War in the Middle East: The Hydraulic Parameters of Conflict
Whither Palestine? The Future of Democracy in Palestine
Building a Successful Palestinian State
The United States, the European Union, Russia, and the United Nations-along with Israel and the Palestinian Authority-all officially support the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. This study focuses on a single analytical question: How can an independent Palestinian state, if created, be made successful? This book, a collaboration between two units of the RAND Corporation-RAND Health and the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy-examines what it will take to put the new state on the road to stability and economic, political, and social prosperity over the first decade of its independence. The authors examine options for strengthening the governance of the new state and the structures and processes that will ensure its public safety and security. They describe approaches for promoting the state's economic development, access to safe and adequate supplies of water, health and health care, and education, identifying ways that leverage Palestine's many strengths and address the many challenges a new state will face. Finally, the authors estimate the investment required over the first ten years of statehood to help ensure security, build infrastructure, and facilitate the success of the new state.
To get more information about this publication, click here.
To download a copy of this pubication, click here.
Behind the Wall
Behind The Wall (BW) is an online portal for Palestinian youth voice. It provides a platform for teenagers to speak honestly and openly about their opinions and experiences in the Occupied Territories. The BW publication does not advocate any political, religious, or cultural agenda. It merely offers a transparent window into the hearts and minds of Palestinian youth. BW believes that this neutral approach represents the only solid foundation for genuine understanding of Palestinian teenagers. Ramallah Friends School 10th grade students currently serve as BW's primary writers.
To view the website, click here.
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
Contrary to common belief, the material and diplomatic support the United States provides to Israel cannot be explained by the two country's shared strategic or security interests or compelling moral imperatives, argue Harvard scholar Stephen Walt and University of Chicago political scientist John Mearsheimer in a recent study. Instead, they argue that U.S. policy in the region is "due almost entirely to U.S. domestic politics, and especially to the activities of the Israel Lobby." Download their Foreign Policy Study.
Read more about the controversy caused by Mearsheimer and Walt's arguments by clicking here.
Gaza Strip Economic Development Strategy
The Israeli withdrawal from Gaza Strip has formed a historical transformation in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Meanwhile, the international and regional attitude supported this step as a part of the Road Map and the beginning of the establishment of a Palestinian independent state on 1967 occupied territories that co-exist side by side with Israel. To achieve that, stability and regional cooperation are very important for development because the international community and donors give priority for the economic and social revitalization in Palestine.
For
the first time
since 55 years, the Ministry of National
Economy has worked on the
preparation of an economic plan for developing
Gaza Strip over the
coming three years. This plan has been prepared
by the public sector in
cooperation with the private and civil society
sectors including 80
local experts. The plan focused, through its
first dimension, on the
political, environmental, economic, legal and
social issues and on
basic concepts represented in transparency,
good governance,
improvement of living standards, poverty combat
and creating the
appropriate investment environment.
To read the plan,
click here.