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35 articles in “Public Affairs & Politics” in 2026 · 534 of 534 available in English (full Arabic archive)
- Finance & BankingTranslated from ArabicBankrupt: Financial Life in Palestine in the Late Mandate EraThe article examines Palestinian financial and economic life from 1930 to 1948 by tracing the experiences of the Arab Bank and the Arab Land Bank, founded by Abdul-Hamid Shoman, and how debt, land, colonial policies, and politics affected them.
- Oversight & AccountabilityTranslated from ArabicThe “security clearance” requirement for rights and public services undermines integrity of governanceThe article reviews a study by Dr. Areen Baddawan, issued by the Coalition for Integrity and Accountability (AMAN), examining how conditioning public rights and services on a "security clearance" affects integrity and the rule of law in Palestine.
- The Palestinian Economy in FiguresTranslated from ArabicAgriculture in Palestine Is No Longer Just Production — It Has Become a BattlegroundThis article reviews a 2026 study on avocado cultivation in the West Bank, arguing that agriculture has become a contested field shaped by competing development models, settler colonialism, and global value chains.
- The Palestinian Economy in FiguresTranslated from ArabicAnalytical Overview of Palestinian Government Revenues and Expenditures for 2025 (Cash Basis) amid FiscalThis article examines the Palestinian government's 2025 cash-basis finances, detailing revenues, expenditures, arrears, and the role of clearance revenues. It outlines reliance on taxes, external financing, and the impact of deductions, detentions and discounts on fiscal planning.
- Oversight & AccountabilityTranslated from ArabicTransparency in the Investments of the Palestinian Pension Authority Fund, 2025This article reviews AMAN’s 2025 report assessing transparency and disclosure in the management of the Palestinian Pension Authority’s investment fund, noting gaps in published reports, investment policy, conflict-of-interest disclosures, and risks tied to irregular government transfers and Ministry of Finance debt.
- Oversight & AccountabilityTranslated from ArabicGovernment Assets in Palestine: Between Public Waste and Legal Protection GapsThe article examines the management of government assets in Palestine—including lands, buildings, vehicles, machinery, the Palestine Investment Fund, and some Palestinian National Fund assets—and highlights structural, legislative and institutional imbalances, implementation gaps, and limits imposed by the occupation that weaken their contribution
- Oversight & AccountabilityTranslated from ArabicPalestinian Clearance Revenues: Israeli Grip and the Challenges of DecouplingThe article examines a 2025 AMAN report analyzing structural financial leakage from Palestinian public finances under the Paris Economic Protocol, estimating its size, main channels, and effects on the Palestinian National Authority's budget.
- Public Affairs & PoliticsTranslated from ArabicBananas and the Imaginary of Progress: The National Environment and Agricultural Capitalism in PalestineExamines how banana cultivation in Mandate Palestine became a site of political, economic, and environmental struggle between Zionist settlement projects, Palestinian capitalist actors, and British colonial authorities.
- Public Affairs & PoliticsTranslated from ArabicPolitics at Work: The Daily Practices of Palestinian Workers in the Settler EconomyThis article examines the everyday practices of Palestinian workers inside the settler economy, arguing that resilience operates as an active political practice—expressed through survival strategies, indirect confrontation, and the preservation of national identity.
- Public Affairs & PoliticsTranslated from ArabicAbraham Accords and the Strategic Reshaping of the Regional Order in the Middle EastThis article examines the Abraham Accords (2020) as a pivotal shift in Arab–Israeli diplomacy and analyzes their political, economic, and social effects on regional order and the trajectory of the Palestinian question.