Articles & Opinions

Articles and opinion from Pal-Think researchers

What it means to crowd two million people into 30% of the already tiny Gaza Strip — What does it mean to squeeze two million people into 30% of the Gaza Strip's already very small area? A direct, deliberate decision of slow killing: cramming a population into a…
What It Means to Confine Two Million People to 30 Percent of Gaza's Already Tiny Area — An in-depth analysis of cramming 2.2 million people into 30% of the Gaza Strip's area — and how that constitutes a deliberate decision of slow killing through the destruction of…
The Morning After the Ceasefire: What the Agreement Means — and What It Does Not — A close analytical reading of the ceasefire agreement — its gains and its gaps — and an attempt to answer whether it amounts to a tactical victory or merely a temporary truce.
Dismantling UNRWA: The End of the Refugee Question or the Start of a New Phase? — An analysis of the consequences of UNRWA funding cuts for Palestinian refugees, and a reading of the political agenda behind the drive to dismantle the UN agency.
The Two-State Illusion: Why Yesterday's Solutions Become Tomorrow's Obstacles — An opinion piece that unpacks the international discourse on the two-state solution, asking how realistic it is — and whom it serves — given the present facts on the ground.
The state of Sudanese women's rights under the war — Wars offer tangible proof of legal systems' failure to protect human rights. In armed conflict, children and women become the vulnerable group and, most often, the foremost…
The Youth Leadership Deficit: When Young People Are Excluded from Shaping the Future — A diagnosis of the crisis of youth representation in Palestinian political and civic institutions, the forces excluding the new generation from decision-making, and proposals for…
Gaza's Water Crisis: Weapon or Neglect? — This analytical paper reads Gaza's water crisis through a rights-based and political lens, exposing the deliberate dimension in the destruction of water infrastructure and the use…
Donor Conditionality: Does It Serve Development or Obstruct It? — A critical essay on the patterns of conditions international donors attach to supporting Palestinian civil society organisations, and how some of those conditions end up…