Jericho Agro-Industrial Park: A Corridor for Peace or Perpetuation of Occupation?

The agro-industrial park in Jericho and all the problems that surround it provide another opportunity for the major actors in the development process in occupied Palestine, including the donor community, the PA, the private sector and civil society to rethink … Continue reading Jericho Agro-Industrial Park: A Corridor for Peace or Perpetuation of Occupation?

Podcast: Alaa Tartir on Building a Sustainable Palestinian “Resistance Economy”

“What Palestinians need under occupation is a resistance economy. They need an economy that can support them in order to face the occupation, and eventually to end the occupation.” – Alaa Tartir, on this week’s podcast Interviewed by Nora Barrows-Friedman, The … Continue reading Podcast: Alaa Tartir on Building a Sustainable Palestinian “Resistance Economy”

Persistent Failure: World Bank Policies for the Occupied Palestinian Territories

The recent World Bank growth report frankly concludes that the Palestinian economy is fragile and dependent on foreign aid: No surprises there. Far more surprising – not to say shocking – are the Bank’s irrelevant and sometimes harmful recommendations, as … Continue reading Persistent Failure: World Bank Policies for the Occupied Palestinian Territories