Articles & Opinions

Articles and opinion from Pal-Think researchers

Genocide Discourse in Western Media: Chosen Silence or Systematic Bias? — A critical analysis of Western media coverage of Gaza, tracking patterns of selective silence, misleading framing, and the deep unevenness in applying journalism's ethical…
What should have been? Calmly, and rationally — By Omar Shaban. Since the beginning of the aggression we have said, publicly and directly, that other paths must be considered — and they are available. The door to stopping the…
Post-War Civil Society: A Force for Change or a Relief Façade? — The article assesses the role of Palestinian civil-society organisations at a historic turning point, posing an urgent question: are they a genuine partner in state-building, or…
Rebuilding Gaza: considerations for a liveable future — By Omar Shaban. The Israeli assault on Gaza has raged for over seven months with no sign of ending. The genocide has global repercussions — yet growing world attention to…
The Israeli war on the Gaza Strip: post-war scenarios — The 7 October 2023 attack was a pivotal event locally and internationally, and the heading of a new era in the Palestinian people's life and the conflict with the Israeli…
What are you doing about the food shortage — and why were no grain silos ever built in the Palestinian territories? — By Omar Shaban. Russia's war in Ukraine is not only military operations: it extends to averting shortages of essential foodstuffs — above all wheat and cooking oil — of which most…
The Authority's financial crisis on the agenda of tomorrow's donor meeting in Oslo — The Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) of donors to the Palestinian Authority meets in Oslo — fifteen members including the US, EU, UN, IMF, World Bank, Russia, Japan, Saudi Arabia,…
Reconstruction must not be politicised — Once again, regrettably, Gaza's reconstruction file has become an arena of rivalry between Gaza and Ramallah, as after the wars of 2008-09 and 2014. Respect for the war's victims…
Workers' Day — with nothing to celebrate — On Workers' Day, the condition of labour in Palestine is painful despite workers' long struggle: 955,000 workers — 600,000 in the West Bank, 226,000 in Gaza, 125,000 in Israel —…