What does the future hold for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza? Al-Shabaka is proud to release a groundbreaking analytical project, The Al-Shabaka Scenario Matrix, an interactive tool that invites readers to engage with five future political scenarios for the West Bank and Gaza, detailing each scenario’s impact on four distinct … Continue reading Scenario Matrix: Possibilities for the West Bank and Gaza
This book explores the political economy of Palestine through critical, interdisciplinary, and decolonial perspectives, underscoring that an approach to economics that does not consider the political—a de-politicized economics—is inadequate to understanding the situation in occupied Palestine. A critical interdisciplinary approach to political … Continue reading Political Economy of Palestine Critical, Interdisciplinary, and Decolonial Perspectives
A scathing report from United Nations Conference on Trade and Development describes how 50 years of Israeli occupation has prevented economic development in Palestine, and highlights the destructive impact of Israel’s illegal settlements in the West Bank. Continue reading UNCTAD Report: 50 Year Occupation Destroyed Palestinian Economy
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
Divulging the Mechanisms of Israeli Apartheid: An Al-Shabaka Panel UCLU Friends of Palestine hosting a panel discussion with members of Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network, at the Israeli Apartheid Week 2015, London, U.K. Additional information can be found here. Click here … Continue reading The Politics of International Aid and Apartheid
In post-Arafat era, the Palestinian polity, governance systems, and the socio-economic conditions witnessed dramatic changes. ‘Fayyadism’ and ‘state-building program’ became the two ‘magical’ paradigms and the only game in town. They acquired unprecedented levels of international aid and western ‘political’ … Continue reading Neo-liberalism for Development and Statehood in Palestine:Fayyadism, Aid Dependency and State Building
In the post-Arafat era, dramatic changes took place in the Palestinian polity and system of governance. Fayyadism became the magical paradigm. It acquired unprecedented levels of international aid as an investment in building a Palestinian state. This paper aims to … Continue reading Neo-liberalism for Development and Statehood in Palestine:Fayyadism, Aid Dependency and State Building
Alaa Tartir, Program Director of Al-Shabaka, Engaged Scholar, Global Citizen 