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6 articles in “Public Affairs & Politics” in 2025 · 534 of 534 available in English (full Arabic archive)
- Public Affairs & PoliticsTranslated from ArabicEvery Year, Palestine in the HeartA reflective message bidding farewell to a year marked by violence in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, mourning casualties, prisoners and displacement while calling for Palestinian unity and renewed efforts toward an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.
- Oversight & AccountabilityTranslated from ArabicHave We Begun Building Our Institutions from Where Others Left Off?The article examines the gap between official rhetoric and practice in Palestinian public institutions, drawing on findings and recommendations of the State Audit and Administrative Control Bureau (SAACB). It highlights issues of accountability, nepotism, and repeated administrative failures.
- Public Affairs & PoliticsTranslated from ArabicPrivate and Public Faces: The Duality No Longer ExistsThe article examines leaked CENTCOM documents and Washington Post reporting that reveal expanded secret security cooperation between Israel and several Arab states during and after the October 2023 war in the Gaza Strip, despite public statements about the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
- Oversight & AccountabilityTranslated from ArabicPalestinian Licensed Lawyers' Syndicate – Al-Quds Center 2021–2022This article presents the State Audit and Administrative Control Bureau (SAACB) audit of the Palestinian Licensed Lawyers' Syndicate for 2021–2022, detailing material shortcomings in governance, compliance, and financial management and the Bureau's recommendations.
- Oversight & AccountabilityTranslated from ArabicFinancial and Administrative Oversight in Palestine for 2024The article reviews the State Audit and Administrative Control Bureau (SAACB)’s 2024 annual report, examining its audits, follow-up reports, and complaint handling. It highlights numbers of reports, sectoral coverage, and the response rate to the Bureau’s recommendations.
- Public Affairs & PoliticsTranslated from ArabicWhere Does Honor Live, Father? — “It Lives in Palestine, My Daughter”On the morning of 24-2-2025, a Palestinian girl stood in the rubble of a school in the Gaza Strip holding a cardboard sign to announce the start of classes alongside classmates, teachers and volunteers. The article recounts the scene and a father's reply: 'It lives in Palestine.'