Palestinian Statehood and Peace in the Middle East
The Palestinian issue lies at the heart of the Arab – Israeli conflict, which has been going on for decades. The Madrid conference offered a historic opportunity for arriving at a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, based on international [...]
Potentials for Sustainable and Equitable Development of Irrigated Agriculture in the West Bank
The paper comes as part of the "Potentials for Sustainable and Equitable Development of Irrigated Agriculture in the West Bank" proposal supported by the International Development Research Center (IDRC)-Canada. It mentions the objectives of this project, and the methodology used for the [...]
The Environmental Impact of Jewish Settlements in the West Bank
Since its occupation of the West Bank in 1967, Israel has been creating facts on the ground by building Jewish settlements on large areas of Palestinian land, in clear violation of Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention which states: "The occupying [...]
Resources Scarcity and Food Security in Palestine
The paper talks about the Palestinian agricultural sector, water resources, land, agricultural production and food security, and Palesitnian fears of dry peace. It provides facts, statistics and a thorough understanding about each of these topics, and discusses ways and mechanisms to alleviate [...]
The Peace Process and the People of Palestine
The paper discusses the physical fragmentation of Palestinian communities, the closure and restrictions of movement. It also presents the house demolitions in the Palestine, the confiscation of identity cards, violations of the Interim Agreement that affect the people of Palestine, highlighting the [...]
Effects of Irrigation Activities on the Environment in the West Bank
This paper looks at the effects of irrigation activities on the environment in the West Bank. Irrigated agriculture covers an area of 9,472.8 hectares and utilities 93 million cubic meters of irrigation water. The current use of fertilizers in irrigated areas was [...]
Efficiency of Irrigated Agriculture in the West Bank
Irrigated Agriculture in the West Bank constitutes less than 6% of the total Palestinian cultivated areas. There is a great potential to increase the areas under irrigation once Palestinians get their water rights from the West Bank aquifers and the Jordan River. [...]
Political Conflict and Environmental Degradation in Jerusalem
Among all the cities in historic Palestine, Jerusalem possesses a special political, economic and religious status for people around the world, especially its residents. Such importance has however brought political conflicts between its inhabitants which are adversely reflected on the living conditions [...]