Zuhdi Shubeitah
العربية

Topic

Public Affairs & Politics

Politics, history, culture and regional affairs.

316 articles in English · 59% of the English edition · all articles in Arabic

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.'
  17. Oversight & AccountabilityTranslated from ArabicBank of Independence for Palestinian Investment and Development — It Didn’t Last LongThe article examines the bank’s establishment by Decree-Law No. 5 of 2021 and its liquidation by Decree-Law No. 14 of 2024, the liquidation instructions for the Ministry of Finance and the Palestine Monetary Authority, and the bank’s stated mandate and governance structure.
  18. Oversight & AccountabilityTranslated from ArabicDisposition of Waqf Properties in Jericho GovernorateThis article summarizes the State Audit and Administrative Control Bureau (SAACB)’s review of the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs’ procedures for disposing of waqf properties in Jericho Governorate, identifying weaknesses in inventories, controls, financial oversight, and coordination.
  19. Oversight & AccountabilityTranslated from ArabicState Audit and Administrative Control Bureau (SAACB) audit of Al-Quds Open University for 2020/2021The State Audit and Administrative Control Bureau (SAACB) audited Al-Quds Open University’s financial and compliance records for 2020/2021, identifying governance shortcomings and multiple financial and disclosure issues in the consolidated statements.
  20. Oversight & AccountabilityTranslated from ArabicReport on Nablus University for Vocational and Technical Education for 2022This article reviews the State Audit and Administrative Control Bureau (SAACB) findings on Nablus University for Vocational and Technical Education for 2022, documenting governance, administrative and financial weaknesses identified in the Bureau’s 2023 report.
  21. Oversight & AccountabilityTranslated from ArabicSAACB Report on the Palestinian General Authority for Civil Affairs for 2022The article summarizes the State Audit and Administrative Control Bureau (SAACB) findings on the Palestinian General Authority for Civil Affairs for 2022, listing achievements and multiple observations of procedural, financial and oversight weaknesses.
  22. Public Affairs & PoliticsTranslated from Arabic'He Who Is Covered by His Own Blanket Says His Kin Are Cold' (Arab Financial Safety Net)The article examines Arab budgetary and external support to the State of Palestine using figures from the Ministry of Finance and Planning in Ramallah, noting low Arab grants in 2023 and early 2024 and discussing humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
  23. Oversight & AccountabilityTranslated from ArabicReport on the Islamic Industrial Orphans' Home InstitutionThe article examines findings from the State Audit and Administrative Control Bureau (SAACB) 2023 report on the Islamic Industrial Orphans’ Home, highlighting governance, planning, financial, and oversight shortcomings including large exemptions and accumulated student debts.
  24. Oversight & AccountabilityTranslated from ArabicState Audit and Administrative Control Bureau (SAACB) Annual Report 2023This article examines selected findings from the State Audit and Administrative Control Bureau (SAACB) 2023 annual report, focusing on inventory discrepancies and oversight issues at the General Petroleum Corporation’s fuel warehouses.
  25. Public Affairs & PoliticsTranslated from ArabicDruze in an Age of Neglect — From the Palestinian Plow to the Israeli RifleThe article examines the recruitment and service of some Palestinian Bedouin and Druze in the Israeli army and security agencies, situating this history in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Palestinian society, and drawing on Qais Madi Faru’s book.