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Pal-Think research output — studies, policy briefs and reports

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…
Pal-Think consultations: act fast to save the nascent national accord, and convene the Legislative Council at once — The outcome of consultation sessions held by Pal-Think: move fast to prevent the collapse of the nascent national-accord process, and summon the Legislative Council to convene…
The ICRC runs a course in international humanitarian law for Youth Forum members — Pal-Think, with the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza, held a training course on international humanitarian law for the Youth Forum's members — a vital subject in…
Workshop: «Encouraging investment in renewable energy» — Pal-Think and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation held the fifth workshop, «Promoting investment in renewable energy», under «Renewable energy as a sustainable solution to Gaza's…
A call to harness renewable energy as a sustainable answer to the electricity crisis — Pal-Think and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation held the fourth workshop, «Government institutions' role in encouraging investment in renewable energy», under the renewable-energy…