The Palestine Project

 . The following is an article for Ari Shavit published on Haaretz. The article is translated to Arabic   http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/the-arab-revolution-and-western-decline-1.340967 الثورة العربية والانحدار الغربي   03.02.11 مقال لـ     آري شافيت- هآرتس ترجمة     جهاد أبو سليم- بال ثينك للدراسات الاستراتيجية عمليتين  كبيرتين تحدثان الآن أمام أعيننا، العملية الأولى هي ثورة التحرر العربية، حيث أنه بعد نصف قرن من حكم الطغاة للعالم العربي فإن حكمهم أصبح شديد الضعف، بعد أربعين عاماً من الاستقرار الذي نخره السوس، فان العفن يأكل هذا الاستقرار، الجماهير العربية لم تعد تقبل ما اعتادت على قبوله، والنخب العربية لن تبقى صامتة من الآن فصاعداً. الحراك الذي كان يحصل وراء الستار لمدة عقد تقريباً انفجر على شكل انتفاضة من اجل الحرية، عوامل مثل الحداثة والعولمة وتطور الاتصالات السلكية واللاسلكية بالاضافة الى حالة الأسلمة قد أسهمت في خلق تكتل هام لا يمكن إيقافه، حيث أن العديد من الأمثلة قد أسهمت في ايقاظ الآخرين مثل التجربة الديمقراط...

Gaza NGOs... The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly Civil society organizations are the main vehicle of social change and development in any society. They represent the overall civil society including every part of the social structure. In other words, civil society organizations reflect the situation of their society as well as its trends and values. Moreover, civil society organizations are considered as the guard of liberal-democratic concepts in the society. Their role is to preserve credibility and accountability and to stand against corruption as well as resisting bad governance through civilized means. In Palestine, civil society organizations played and still playing significant role within several domains. About their contribution in resistence, civil society organization started resisting occupations since the early 1920s to the 1940s of the twentieth century. Islamic and Christian charitable societies, labor unions, youth clubs, and women's organizations stood strongly in the...

  News GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Officials at the Gaza Power Plant said the site's immanent shut down on Saturday morning was caused by the refusal of the Palestinain Authority to ship sufficient fuel into the coastal enclave.   Source:  Fuel shortage will see Gaza go dark Comments No words can explain the miserable situation of 1,700,000 Palestinians living in Gaza.  The electrical crisis in Gaza seems to have no practical solution- adding more suffering to the lives of Gaza Strip residents who suffer from high rates of poverty and unemployment as well as living in an isolated geographical area.  Happens in the 21st century ! Citizens cannot sleep, and take rest in the middle of this hot summer because there isn't electricity to run fans or air conditions. Students cannot study and do their homework due to the absence of lights and stable studying conditions. Workers and craftsmen cannot perform their jobs accurately because modern machines depend on el...

  Palestinian girl participating in the 8th  of March Int'l Women Day Social and political involvement of women is an essential factor for development in any society. In the third world, many sectors of society continue to be excluded, including women. This absence of women's involvement has a critical effect on the circumstances of women in their societies. Addressing this issue is the subject of discussion at all levels of women's organizations. In a brainstorming session organized by PalThink for Strategic Studies, Mai Nayif, professor of literature at Al-Azhar University of Gaza, discussed this issue. Several causes represent real obstacles which prevent women from being involved effectively. From Professor Nayif's point of view, the absence of women's privacy at social and economic levels prevents them from taking the lead. Moreover, there are not sufficient policies to enhance women's involvement. Since the deterioration of the Palestinian politic...

  Dear visitor, The Palestine Project is a growing idea that aims at educating people about Palestine in general and Gaza Strip in particular. As an individual who works in a think tank, I look forward for transferring my daily think-tank experience into this blog.  The Palestine Project provides scholars, researchers, journalists, and decision-makers with accurate information and analyses about urgent issues in Gaza Strip. Every issue will be analyzed and presented in a simple way to raise the awareness towards it. The next step is to connect this blog with the West Bank to create overall analyses about Palestine. The Palestine Project is an individual effort by Jehad Abusalim- Palestinian researcher from Gaza Strip and works as project coordinator at PalThink for Strategic Studies. This blog is not related to any government, political party or religious group. Regards, Jehad Abusalim Gaza Strip, Palestine