Publications

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  October 30, 2020 Organization/Author: Ghassan Khatib Rosa paper

  The U.S. Elections and the Question of Palestine

  US Elections and the Palestinian cause

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  September 2, 2020 Organization/Author: Ahmad Abukhalil Rosa paper

  Jordanian Teachers… The Issue Remains Open

  The aim of this article is to provide an analysis of the recent developments starting from the July 25 decision of Amman’s Attorney-General to discontinue the work of the Jordanian Teachers Syndicate (JTS) Council and close down their offices. This was followed by arresting all the members of the JTS Council and a number of […]

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  September 22, 2020 Organization/Author: Randa Wahbe Rosa paper

  The US Presidential Elections: What Should Palestinians Expect?

  The US presidential election is in under two months, and the stakes have never been higher as the country teeters towards collapse. The last six months alone have been marked by a woefully mismanaged global pandemic that has left over 184,000 Americans dead and 6 million infected with the COVID-19 virus, a plunging economy rivaling […]

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  Organization/Author: Samia Botmeh

  Impact of COVID-19 on the Palestinian Economy

  The Palestinian economy functions under severe constraints arising mainly from structural distortions caused by the Israeli occupation’s restrictions. Despite the peace process signed over 25 years ago, Palestinians still lack control over vital domains as natural resources, labor and goods mobility, borders, land zoning, and economic tools such as monetary policy. This has resulted in […]

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  April 2, 2020 Organization/Author: Zeina Amro Rosa paper

  A Glimpse into the COVID-19 Crisis in the Context of Palestine

      By Zeina Amro It might seem obvious that COVID-19 hits all countries the same way. After all, a virus does not discriminate. Yet in the case of the Occupied Palestinian Territories, the political reality affects how the consequences of the virus are distributed among the population. Clearly, the pre-existing political determinants of Palestinians’ […]

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  May 21, 2020 Organization/Author: Osama Tanous Rosa paper

  When Pandemics Hit Militarized Urban Spaces

    When Pandemics Hit Militarized Urban Spaces By Osama Tanous The dream for there to be a Jewish majority in the ‘eternal, undivided capital’ of the Jewish state has made East Jerusalem and its Palestinian population a special target to Israeli state violence in a more complex way than in different parts of the Occupied […]

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  August 16, 2020 Organization/Author: Abd Alkarim Al-Reefi Rosa paper

  Flowers Under Siege: Gaza’s Withering Floral Industry

    Flower cultivation in the Gaza Strip began in the 1980s and flourished in the mid 1990s. Once known for growing citrus and fruit, the farmers of Gaza had been forced to change their produce due to the Israeli occupation policies amid the 1967 War, which resulted in evicting the people, and confiscating the land […]

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  July 23, 2020 Organization/Author: Mariam Bargouthi Rosa Paper

  Annexation Beyond the Discourse of One State and Two-States

  Annexation Beyond the Discourse of One State and Two-States By Mariam Barghouti In a new Rosa Paper, Mariam Bargouthi address the topic of Annexation and seeks to move beyond the prevailing discourse on the One State and Two-State solutions.

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  December 23, 2019 Organization/Author: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Rosa paper

  Democracy in the West bank and Gaza; Much more than elections

  Democracy in the West bank and Gaza. Not just elections On the 26th September, the Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas renewed his pledge to hold parliamentary elections in a speech at the UN general assembly and called for an international presence to monitor the process.[1] Abbas has been sporadically talking about elections since the […]

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  August 5, 2019 Organization/Author: Fayrouz Sharqawi Rosa Paper

  Independent Palestinian grassroots organizing: Breaking the shackles of international aid

  To read the article as PDF please click here By: Fayrouz Sharqawi International aid given to Palestine has been shaping the Palestinian political struggle for liberation in the last few decades. While aid is supposed to support Palestinian liberation from occupation, it has in effect depoliticized the Palestinian society. Moreover, the existing aid system, for […]