Articles & Opinions

Articles and opinion from Pal-Think researchers

Economist Shaban: this assault has hurt the Strip most — and without lifting the blockade no reconstruction will succeed — «I call on Minister Al-Issa to publish a detailed list of the cash and in-kind donations allocated to Gaza» — an interview on the destruction, casualties and billions in losses…
Omar Shaban: the catastrophic situation in Gaza demands effective intervention and united efforts — Under bombardment and blockade, the Palestinian Authority's position must rise to the level of the event and of the sacrifices Gaza's people are enduring in the current Israeli…
On the airport and the seaport — By Omar Shaban. Gaza had a port before the Israeli occupation of 1967, exporting fruit and citrus worldwide and importing its needs. A port and airport are stipulated in the Oslo…
A donor conference to rebuild Gaza… history repeats itself — will we learn? — By Omar Shaban. After the first Israeli war on Gaza (December 2008 – January 2009) and its destruction, a donors' conference for Gaza's reconstruction convened in Sharm El-Sheikh…
Minister Shawqi Al-Issa and the claim that Gaza receives 55% of the Authority's budget — By Omar Shaban. Minister Shawqi Al-Issa repeated the claim that 55% of the PA budget is allocated to Gaza, adding that the Authority would postpone July salaries for West Bank…
Towards coordinating aid to the Gaza Strip so it reaches those entitled to it — By Omar Shaban. The Israeli bombardment continuing since Tuesday 8 July destroys thousands of homes, public institutions and infrastructure and displaces hundreds of thousands of…
This is the right time for a ceasefire — By Omar Shaban. Eighteen days into the Israeli war on Gaza, with the resistance's notable achievements — military, political, media and legal — the cost-and-return equation that…
To our brothers in Hamas and Islamic Jihad: partnership in sacrifice requires partnership in decision — By Omar Shaban. At a special meeting held by Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza after the December 2012 calm agreement, attended by leaders including Khaled Al-Batsh and Khalil…
The likely consequences of the resistance capturing an Israeli soldier — By Omar Shaban. A first assessment of the expected consequences of the resistance's announced capture of an Israeli soldier: greater popular support for a resistance that has…