Reports

PCHR Factsheet February 2018 The term “buffer zone” in land and at sea is used for land and sea areas, which were unilaterally and illegally declared by Israeli forces as areas with no access along the eastern and northern borders and in the sea of the Gaza Strip following the …

This briefing paper focuses on the recently proposed Israeli law which will deduct tax transfers from Israel to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) by the amount the PNA pay salaries to prisoners and allowances to the family members and martyrs. The briefing paper also outlines the official Palestinian position and …

1. What is the “Status Quo”? Jerusalem is one of the most important religious cities for the three monotheistic religions. It hosts thousands of religious, archeological, and heritage sites that are holy for billions of people worldwide. Over the centuries, traditions and agreements between the various religions and religious groups …

By Rima Sweisi The gold market in Gaza, known as “Caesarea,” is devoid of shoppers except of the few who came to sell a piece of gold to use the money to pay for something more urgent that would help them through these difficult times. “The situation in Gaza is …

In a new war crime and without any justification or reason endangering soldiers’ life, on Saturday afternoon, 17 February 2018, Israeli forces killed two Palestinian children and wounded 2 others after the Israeli forces fired artillery shells at them near the border fence with Israel in al-Shokah village, east of …

In the face of an onslaught of nationalist, anti-Arab laws, one lawmaker is proposing a simple alternative: transforming Israel into a state for all its citizens. A few years ago, my colleague Noam Sheizaf conducted a fascinating interview with the executive director of Adalah, Hassan Jabareen, in which the former …

By Bilal Ghaith Kiswani Economic experts believe that the Palestinian budget and its government finances will most likely not be affected by United States’ cut in aid to Palestine because the aid was not intended for the treasury, rather for various projects carried out by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and implemented …

Latest Developments On 26 September, a Palestinian man shot and killed two Israeli security guards and a border policeman, who were on duty at a Barrier gate next to the Har Hadar settlement (Jerusalem governorate); the perpetrator was shot and killed. Biweekly highlights 48 Palestinians, including ten children and six …