This book explores how the rule of power relates to the case of occupied Palestine, examining features of local dissent and international governance. The project considers expressions of the rule of power in two particular ways: settler colonialism and neoliberalism. … Continue reading Palestine and Rule of Power: Local Dissent vs. International Governance
In this way, the closure of USAID in Palestine could be seen as a step in a positive new direction towards peace-building based on human rights and international law, while finally leaving the long moribund Oslo model to rest. It … Continue reading Why cutting US aid will help Palestinians – and peace
Here are four commonsense actions that the Palestinian political leadership could consider to respond to this recent cut in US aid. First, halt all relations and cooperation with the US Security Coordinator (USSC). Second, shut down USAID projects and operations. … Continue reading Aid has been used as a tool to cripple the Palestinians – it’s time we took back control
US aid to the PA largely aims to solidify the role of the PA as a subcontractor to Israel’s occupation and has made the Israeli occupation cheaper and longer, which has benefitedIsrael’s economy, entrenched Palestinian fragmentation, and denied the potential for Palestinian democracy. For all these reasons, cutting … Continue reading Why cutting US aid to the Palestinian Authority is not a bad idea
Regardless of the quantitative dimensions of aid flows, facts on the ground and the socio-economic indicators point to an obvious conclusion: it is time to lay the Oslo’s failed aid model to rest. A quarter of a century is sufficient to … Continue reading International Aid to Palestine: Time to Change Course
Empowering Palestinians means equipping them with the tools to resist Israeli settler colonial rule and enhancing their capacities for solidarity, resilience and steadfastness. International aid actors must recognize and accept that development under military occupation and colonization means first and … Continue reading Militarization of Palestinian Aid
Alaa Tartir of the Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network explains that the Palestinian Economy is unable to grow or develop because the Israeli occupation controls all aspects of the economy. Continue reading Economic Dimensions Militarized Palestine- Part 2
Over $30 billion has been spent since 1993 by international donors as aid for Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip (OECD 2016). This “investment” in peace and development has made Palestinians one of the highest per … Continue reading International Aid to Palestinians: A Cursed Gift
La simple vérité est que l’occupation militaire et le pouvoir autoritaire ne pourront jamais amener de sécurité. De meilleures règles d’attribution de l’aide, parallèlement à un investissement dans une paix juste, sont le chemin vers une sécurité réelle et durable. … Continue reading L’aide américaine à l’Autorité palestinienne a pour but de renforcer l’occupation
Five rules of thumb: Don’t seek peace now. It is very far. Instead seek justice and equality; Don’t talk about one-state or two-state solution. Ending the occupation is the prerequisite; The US is a dis-honest broker for peace; There is … Continue reading The Netherlands and Palestine: Political Opportunities and Invisible Links
Since 1993 the international community has invested more than $24 billion in ‘peace and development’ in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). That aid was meant originally to support the Oslo Peace Process through economic development. However, neither peace nor development … Continue reading Unwilling to Change, Determined to Fail: Donor Aid in Occupied Palestine in the aftermath of the Arab Uprisings
A guest lecture at Leiden University, The Netherlands, 4 December 2015. Click here to view and download the lecture’s PowerPoint slides Continue reading Palestine, The Netherlands, and The EU Presidency
Have the ‘good intentions’ of the international community and institutions such as the World Bank hindered progress in countries and territories vulnerable to instability and violence? The case of the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) suggests a resounding ‘yes’. Published at … Continue reading Can fragility in Countries be Addressed Outside of Politics?
This chapter argues that in the aftermath of the post-2011 Arab uprisings, the political and economic protests in occupied Palestine constituted cycles of contention but failed to transform into a social movement for political and economic rights. The fragmented or … Continue reading Contentious Economics in Occupied Palestine
This event is the culmination of two years of research funded by the British Academy and carried out by the Council for British Research in the Levant’s East Jerusalem research centre, the Kenyon Institute. This project analysed the impact of … Continue reading From the River to the Sea: Taking the Pulse of Palestine-Israel 20 years after Oslo
This paper-based thesis consists of five interlinked chapters/articles that explore dimensions of both the style of governance and the state-building endeavour in the West Bank in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, primarily between 2007 and 2013. This governance and state-building project … Continue reading Criminalising Resistance, Entrenching Neoliberalism: The Fayyadist Paradigm in the Occupied Palestinian West Bank
Instead of viewing the potential collapse or dismantling of the PA and its security forces as factors that put the whole region in chaos, the international community must seize the moment to abandon the “peace process party” and the “state-building … Continue reading Surviving Without the Palestinian Authority
Since 1993 the international community has invested more than $24 billion in ‘peace and development’ in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). That aid was meant originally to support the Oslo Peace Process through economic development. However, neither peace nor development … Continue reading Unwilling to Change, Determined to Fail: Donor Aid in Occupied Palestine in the aftermath of the Arab Uprisings
This paper will, in a first part, retrace the evolutions of the Palestinian agricultural sector since the end of the 1970’s. We will then try and identify the main actors and debates in the Palestinian context. The last part will … Continue reading From Food Security to Food Sovereignty without a State: The Case of Palestine
If donors want to finally contribute to a just and lasting peace, then they need to take a more balanced approach that includes inviting Hamas into the political process and holding Israel accountable for its actions. Co-authored with Jeremy Wildeman, Published at … Continue reading Reconstructing Gaza Means Reinventing Aid
The Palestinian Authority’s security sector has grown faster than any other part of the government, potentially putting Palestine on track to a police state. With the unity government moving into Gaza after Israel’s terrible 51-day assault, Al-Shabaka Policy Member Sabrien … Continue reading After Gaza, What Price Palestine’s Security Sector?
Alaa Tartir, Program Director of Al-Shabaka, Engaged Scholar, Global Citizen 