In the first episode of Shifting Tides, Elif Zaim and Michael Arnold talk with Dr. Alaa Tartir, Program Advisor to Al-Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network about the political economy of aid to Palestine. They discuss the Oslo Accords, why aid … Continue reading Podcast – International Aid to Palestine with Alaa Tartir
Arab Conference at Harvard 2021 – The Abraham Accords Panel – March 2021 I urge all not to celebrate a delusional peace, and neither to distort the very meaning of peace. You can watch the recording of the panel here Continue reading The Abraham Accords – Arab Conference at Harvard 2021
This online seminar explores the regional outlook of Israel, Palestine and the broader Middle East. The experts provide their analysis through an update on the politics of the Middle East (Dr Alaa Tartir), political trends and life in the Occupied … Continue reading Israel and Palestine: Future Directions in the Middle East
The Biden Administration cannot deviate from the traditional US policy approaches towards Palestinians of ‘economic peace’ and ‘peace dividends’. Therefore, few should be surprised if the new administration chooses US aid as their entry point to re-engage with the Palestinian … Continue reading Biden’s Impending Billions to Palestine
In the second episode of our new Al-Shabaka podcast series, Rethinking Palestine, Alaa Tartir and host Yara Hawari discuss what Joe Biden’s win in last month’s US elections means for the Palestinian people. Whilst many have breathed a sigh of … Continue reading Podcast – Biden in the White House: Alaa Tartir on Implications for Palestine
Certainly, Biden will neither be a saviour for the Palestinians, nor for peace, but likely he will be a saviour for the peace process (with the emphasis on the process). Furthermore, in the economic sphere, the Biden Administration will continue offering … Continue reading Biden Presidency, Palestine-Israel, and the Prospects for Peace
John Kerry has called his plan ‘a new model for development’. Tony Blair has claimed it is unique in history. However, I am afraid that the plan (and the whole development industry in the occupied territories) will remain like teenage … Continue reading Kerry’s Billions: US Economic Plans for Palestine Place Investment Over Freedom
In the post-Arafat era, dramatic changes took place in the Palestinian polity and systems of governance, and in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict dynamics. Alternative routes were pursued as a result of various multilevel interactions between inward and outward international, regional and … Continue reading Understanding The Fayyadism Paradigm: The ‘New’ West Bank After 2006
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?
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
The workshop focused on the following subjects: Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Why is it prolonged?; Enforcing human rights: human security through international law and the ICC?; Could peacekeepers provide human security? Can they avoid the mistakes of the past?; Economic … Continue reading New Approaches to the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
Alaa Tartir, Program Director of Al-Shabaka, Engaged Scholar, Global Citizen 