Opinion & analysis
Palestinian Journalists Union Fights Palestinian Journalists
As journalists worldwide celebrated World Free Press Day on May 3, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate in the West Bank chose to wage a campaign of intimidation against Palestinian reporters who commit the “crime” of meeting with Israeli counterparts ...
Model West Bank City Loses a Crime Fighter
Relaxing in their rooftop salon one recent night, Amal Qadoura headed to fetch ice cream for herself and her husband when the shooting began ...
How Journalists Allowed the Palestinian Authority to Fool Them
In most cases it is the Palestinian Authority's security forces that are responsible for the chaos and corruption ...
Arab Spring Spurs Palestinian Journalists to Test Free Speech Limits
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Yousef Shayeb, 37, a Palestinian journalist from Ramallah, published an article in a Jordanian newspaper this year charging officials at the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Paris with corruption and espionage ...
Media Faces New Crackdown
How The Palestinian Authority Fights Corruption
The Palestinian Authority government has also warned Palestinian journalists against helping Western correspondents cover the crackdown ...
Security Sector Reform in the Arab Countries: The Case of Palestine
The security institution is viewed by the Palestinian public, civil society organizations including political parties, the private sector and the media, not to mention Israel and the international community, as a failure in protecting the foundations of a Palestinian democratic system ...
The End of Fayyadism
The "Arab Spring" may be pushing the Middle East toward transparency and more representative government, but the Palestinian Authority is bucking the trend ...
UNSCR 1325 and Women's Peace Activism in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Palestinian women's organized resistance to the Israeli occupation is decades old and has been well-documented and analysed by feminists in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) and outside ...