Open letter from Palestinian civil society organizations ahead of the Cairo Peace Summit: Unconditional humanitarian aid must be allowed to enter immediately, in sufficient quantity, and be...
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The Impact of Climate Change on Access to Water for the Most Vulnerable Communities in Southern West Bank
This article was developed in cooperation with Oxfam and MA’AN development centre Palestinian communities in Bethlehem and Hebron governorates are most affected by water scarcity in the West Bank...
Access to Flooding Mitigation and Prevention Measures in Light of Climate Change Impact in Gaza
This article was developed in cooperation with Oxfam and MA’AN development centre The longstanding closure of the Gaza Strip has a significant impact on the technical capacities of the WASH service...
Water Quality status in Desalination Plants in Gaza Strip
In the Gaza Strip the coastal aquifer, recharged mainly by rainfall, is the only and most precious water source for more than 2 million people. Since 2000, due to the high demand, the quantity of...
Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism : Enforcement and Legitimization of Gaza Blockade
The Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism (GRM) is a temporary agreement created by the United Nations and agreed between the Palestinian Authority and Israel in September 2014. The mechanism is designed to...
Food Security in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Introduction Food insecurity is defined as a situation in which a state or household does not have access to the proper amount of “sufficient, safe, [and]nutritious food [required] to maintain a...
Uprooted Livelihoods: Palestinian Villages and Herding Communities in the Jordan Valley
INTRODUCTION The Jordan Valley consists of the easternmost strip of land in the occupied West Bank, bordering the Jordan River from the Dead Sea in the south to the Beisan crossing in the north. The...
Farming the Forbidden Lands: Israeli Land and Resource Annexation in Area C
Introduction The Israeli government utilises multiple means in a systematic fashion to illegally annex an increasing amount of Palestinian land for continued Israeli development beyond its official...
Education under Fire: Questions of Access and Quality in the Southern Hebron Hills
Whilst access to education in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) has experienced important progress in line with international goals for the improvement of education systems worldwide, the...
Moving Nowhere: Firing Zones and Forcible Transfer in the Jordan Valley
Introduction Firing zones are areas in which the Israeli army carry out military exercises; they often use live ammunition, which poses a risk to the local Palestinian population. Indirect and direct...
Gaza Blockade in Numbers
Israel’s strangling blockade of Gaza is now entering its ninth year, with a devastating and growing impact on the lives of 1.8 million Palestinians. The Gaza blockade has created a fragile...
Endemic Impunity: Israeli Violations of International Law in the Jordan Valley
Introduction Contrary to general belief, occupation in itself is not an illegal act. International law holds that occupation is one possible and natural result of conflict between nations...