The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that 10,000 sheep and goats died between 2010 and 2014. Read more about One in five of Gaza's herders ceases farming amid Israel's attacks, siege
Both Israel’s economic warfare and the Palestinian Authority’s neoliberal policies have widened income inequality. Read more about Teachers forced to equip schools at own expense as austerity bites West Bank
The $5.4 billion raised at Cairo donor conference will not make Gaza a livable place. Read more about Who benefits from billions pledged for Gaza reconstruction?
Europe is paying for services that Israel is legally obliged to provide as the occupying power. Read more about Is EU aid a smokescreen around Palestine's problems?
International “aid” after the 1993 Oslo accords helped make Palestinians worse, not better off. What can be done to turn things around? Read more about Where have $23 billion spent on Oslo “peace process” gone?
On this week’s podcast, Alaa Tartir of al-Shabaka discusses the role of international donors in the de-development of the Palestinian economy, and what is needed to build Palestinian economic self-sustainability. Read more about Podcast: Alaa Tartir on building a sustainable Palestinian "resistance economy"
A new report by the Palestinian Policy Network, al-Shabaka, takes a deep look at the role that the World Bank and international donors have had in the de-development of the Palestinian economy. Read more about New report deconstructs World Bank's recommendations for Palestinian economy