Knowledge Library

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

What future for the Gaza Strip in the next five years? — Since the division of June 2007 the Gaza Strip has been a territory with a political and legal context distinct from the West Bank — small in size, enormous in its problems: an…
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 —…
The Swiss paper: a roadmap for resolving one of the division's gravest consequences and achieving national unity — By Omar Shaban. «The Swiss Paper» is the road map proposed to resolve one of the division's thorniest legacies — the employees file created by the 2007 split — prepared by…
A guide to writing research papers from a gender perspective — What is this guide about? A young writer's confusion begins at the first article, research paper or study: where do I start, and how? This guide dispels that confusion by helping…
New release — Young Creations: questions of gender — Pal-Think delivered its training programme on women's and gender issues under «Research writings on gender and feminism», funded by the Government of Canada for the second…
International funding between political instrumentalisation and humanitarian purpose — Conditional and unconditional international funding is an old question, born with the first trade and cultural exchange between peoples. September 11 hardened North-to-South…
Pal-Think's Civic Education Forum holds awareness sessions on democracy and the Palestinian electoral system — The Civic Education Forum, supervised by Pal-Think, ran awareness meetings over Zoom for Palestinian university students, focused on democracy and political participation in the…
Policy paper: The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on Gaza's economic sectors — The Palestinian economy had never known a shock as hard and unsettling as the COVID-19 crisis: precautionary government measures brought the economy to a sudden halt, fully…
Radio episode: Schools under COVID-19 — Pal-Think aired a radio episode, «Schools under COVID», within the Atlas Network-supported «Gaza Confronts Corona» project, hosting educational inspector Dr. Nasser Al-Yafawi on…
Radio episode: The pandemic's toll on Gaza's tourism sector — Pal-Think aired a radio episode on the pandemic's toll on Gaza's tourism sector, within the Atlas Network-supported «Gaza Confronts Corona» project, hosting Moeen Abu Al-Khair,…
Ten days to Brexit: hard exit or soft? — By Omar Shaban. European and British negotiators press on night and day towards a Brexit deal before the non-extendable deadline of 31 December 2020. Will Britain leave with a…