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

A new prime minister other than Dr. Salam Fayyad must be chosen — This article does not aim to assess Dr. Salam Fayyad, neither programme nor person — it aims to affirm the principle of the rotation of power: long tenures in government smother…
Public companies in Palestine (3): board membership and fees that can reach $3,000 an hour — Within the series on Palestine's public and private shareholding companies, this article takes up board membership: how directors are chosen, their astronomical bonuses, and the…
Egypt is not Gaza, and the Muslim Brotherhood is not Hamas — From Haaretz, translated by Jehad Abusalim for Pal-Think: any reading of events in Egypt must be careful — peace is a strategic asset for Egypt and Israel alike, and irresponsible…
Public companies in Palestine (2): the case of the non-banking financial sector — In a previous article — number one of this series on Palestine's shareholding companies and their role in development and modernisation — I noted that the Israeli occupation…
Public companies in Palestine (1): what goes unsaid far exceeds what is declared — Over the coming period, a series of articles on the public and private shareholding companies and those owned by the Palestinian Authority — shedding light on this sector's…
Towards a democratic, institutional political system in Palestine — Towards a democratic, institutional political system in Palestine.
Activists and experts recommend activating women's role in the national reconciliation committees — Community activists and experts recommended activating Palestinian women's role and guaranteeing their participation in the national-reconciliation committees, civic gatherings…
Fourth «Face the Public» session — Sayel: a call to shield the electricity crisis from political tug-of-war — Walid Salman, CEO of the Gaza power-generation company, said the electricity crisis demands that the Gaza and West Bank governments join hands to end it — speaking on Pal-Think's…
First dialogue of «The Middle East at a Crossroads»: a look at the Israeli political scene confirms a society sliding further into extremism — Pal-Think held a dialogue on current Israeli affairs, reviewing the main shifts on the Israeli political scene and their relation to the international and regional situation, with…
Third «Face the Public» session — Tony Blair, Quartet envoy: significant changes to the Gaza blockade will be noticed soon — Pal-Think held the third episode of «Face the Public» with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, hosting by video-conference Quartet representative Tony Blair — «The Quartet's role in…
John Ging: despite the acute financial crisis UNRWA will not stop its services — and we hope the Arab states raise their contributions — Pal-Think held the first session of «Face the Public» — «UNRWA between enormous needs and limited resources» — hosting John Ging, UNRWA's director of operations in Gaza, under the…
Edward Said Salon: a discussion on «Islam in Europe — the Dutch experience» — Within its Edward Said intellectual salon, Pal-Think held the discussion «Islam in Europe: the Dutch experience» — on the coexistence and integration of Muslims in Western…