Gaza blockade!! How much does it cost!

 
By: Omar Shaban
The Gaza Strip is 360 Km2, inhabited by 1,700,000, and is part of the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel in 1967. Both the Gaza strip and part of the West Bank have been ruled by the Palestinian Authority since 1994 in virtue of Oslo peace accord. The Israeli army and settlers disengaged from [...]

Alwazir: the Palestinian Banking sector is Strong and Ready to Contribute in the Palestinian Reconciliation.

 
Gaza, Edward Said forum- the cultural forum of PalThink for Strategic Studies has organized a seminar to discuss the situation of the Palestinian banking system , hosting Dr. Jehad Alwazir, governor of Palestine Monetary Authority,  as the main speaker. The seminar witnessed a great attendance by journalists, politicians, businessmen and academics the fact which enriched the [...]

Seminar on “International Aid to Palestine, Lessons and Implications”

Gaza,  1st of November 2011

Introduction
That aid is given with a political, cultural, social or ideological motive behind it is no secret. The seminar wanted to focus on how to use the aid given to the benefit of the Palestinian people, meaning a more efficient, transparent project funding and aid system.

PalThink organised the seminar to [...]

UN Recognition is a Must and we should not Expect Great Outlook

Gaza, 2 August 2011
Through a meeting via video conference, Dr. Nasser Al-Qudwa, former Palestinian Ambassador to the UN in New York and ex-Palestinian Foreign Minister,
stats that going to the UN Security Council to get recognition of an independent Palestinian state is irreversible decision, and there are many possible Israeli scenarios would emerge on the ground.
Nasser [...]

Egyptian Efforts to Relax Rafah Crossing

Gaza, Thursday- 21/7/2011

PalThink hosts the Egyptian ambassador to the PA via video conference from Ramallah. The Ambassador promised more improvements on Rafah crossing and stated that Egypt does its best to prevent a new Israeli military operation against Gaza. 
His promises came through the second session of “Face the Public Program” that was launched by [...]