Political Participation of Adolescents in the West Bank of the Palestinian Territories: The Significance of the Family Context

2004 ◽  
pp. 167-180
Author(s):  
Bernard Sabella
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Family Context ◽  
The West ◽  
Palestinian Territories ◽  
The Family

Sensory Perceptual Experience in Balata Refugee Camp

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-44
Author(s):  
Shahd Adnan M. Qzeih ◽  
Rafooneh Mokhtarshahi Sani
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Mental Image ◽  
Refugee Camp ◽  
Refugee Camps ◽  
The West ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Palestinian Territories ◽  
The World

Wars and conflicts have caused millions of people to seek asylum outside their homelands and the issue of refugee camps has become a pressing subject in international policy discussions. Conflicts continue to escalate in different parts of the world, especially in Middle Eastern countries. In 1948, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict forced displacement of many Palestinian people. The resulting camps have developed into cluster camp shelters of three to four stories in the West Bank, Gaza, and other regions around historical Palestine; some are perceived to be like gated communities. Being self-sufficient environments, refugee camps have rarely been approached from the perspective of urban psychology. This research deals with sensory perceptual analysis of Balata, the largest refugee camp in the West Bank of Palestinian Territories. Balata is situated in Nablus and has raised four generations of refugees since its establishment. In order to explore the spatial characteristics of such specific environmental experiences, the research adopted a mixed-method approach – systematically evaluating the related literature on sensory perceptual spaces and applying content analysis methods. The study modified the sensory slider tool of Malnar and Vodvarka according to the framework matrix based on the content analysis. Moreover, the case study analysis consisted of observation of the chosen area and 30 in-depth interviews with refugees who were forced out of their homes and settled in the camp as well as some who were born in the camp. The research results show that investigating what camp residents perceive of the five senses can capture meaningful sensory perceptual experiences and can generate a holistic mental image of the refugee camp. Particularly, perceptions of the built environment reflect the difficulty of life experiences. The study concludes that the characteristics of camps in this seventy-year-old conflict environment may not be found in other parts of the world.

scholarly journals Genetic characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the West Bank, Palestinian Territories

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suheir Ereqat ◽  
Abedelmajeed Nasereddin ◽  
Kifaya Azmi ◽  
Ziad Abdeen ◽  
Charles L Greenblatt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Genetic Characterization ◽  
West Bank ◽  
The West ◽  
Palestinian Territories

Water Rights in the West Bank and in Gaza

2005 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 621-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
BIRGIT SCHLÜTTER
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
International Law ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Water Rights ◽  
The West ◽  
Palestinian Territories ◽  
Peace Negotiations ◽  
The World ◽  
West Bank And Gaza ◽  
International Decade

With the launch of the UN International Decade for Water on 22 March 2005, awareness is raised in the international community of the growing demand and scarcity of water for people throughout the world. Water is a particularly scarce resource in both Israel and the Palestinian Territories. The use of the water resources of the West Bank and Gaza has been part and parcel of the Israeli–Palestinian peace negotiations. With the beginning of new peace negotiations under Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas, the topic of water and its allocation to Palestinians and Israelis is back on the negotiation table. The present article will point to the water crisis in Israel and the Palestinian Territories and analyse core provisions of international law which govern the use of water resources. Finally, it will outline how an allocation of water rights according to principles of international law could take place.

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied Since 1967, U.N. Doc. A/71/554

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 319-351
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
United Nations ◽  
West Bank ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Special Rapporteur ◽  
The West ◽  
First Report ◽  
Palestinian Territories ◽  
East Jerusalem

Summary The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Michael Lynk, hereby submits his first report to the General Assembly. The report is based primarily on information provided by victims, witnesses, civil society representatives, United Nations representatives and Palestinian officials in Amman, in connection with the mission of the Special Rapporteur to the region in July 2016. The report addresses a number of concerns pertaining to the situation of human rights in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and in Gaza.

Diversity and ecology of the land snails of the Palestinian Territories of the West Bank

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-35
Author(s):  
Zuhair S. Amr ◽  
Mohamad H. Najajreh ◽  
Mubarak Zawahrah ◽  
Eike Neubert ◽  
Elias N. Handal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Bank ◽  
Land Snails ◽  
The West ◽  
Palestinian Territories

scholarly journals On Political Islam in Palestine

2015 ◽  
pp. 168-172
Author(s):  
E. A. Stepkin
Keyword(s):  
Arab Spring ◽  
Central Government ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Political Islam ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Political Elite ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
The West ◽  
Palestinian Territories

Abstract: This article deals with analyzing the place and the political Islam occupies on the Palestinian territories. The author tries to prove that despite the “Arab spring” and growing popularity of Islamism in the neighbor Arab countries its popular support among Palestinians is low. The main reason for this is Israeli total control of political, economic and - partially - social processes taking place in the West Bank. Position of the officials in Ramallah who together with Tel-Aviv strictly contain spread of Islamism throughout the West Bank also has a strong suppressing effect. Central Palestinian leadership may be called one of the few secular political establishments that are still in power in the Arab countries. The main explanation for this is the desire to make a positive effect on the international community, which Palestine totally depends on in political and financial terms. Also one should keep in mind secular beliefs of the current political elite in Palestine. President Mahmoud Abbas with his counterparts from FATAH and PLO represent old type of Arab nationalist politicians, almost all of who were stripped from power after the beginning of “Arab spring” in 2011. Finally, Palestinian society itself still feels united by the idea of national liberation from the Israeli occupation. This helps Palestinians to put aside the issue of religious self-identification. According to the surveys, most of Palestinians still rank their national identity number while describing their identity, while religion comes only second (despite the strong stable tendency for growing Islamization of their views). The only Palestinian enclave where political Islam has gained ground is isolated Gaza Strip. However ruling there “Islamic Resistance Movement” (HAMAS), despite declared anti-Zionism and Islamism, in reality show pragmatic readiness for certain coordination of its actions with Israel and central government in Ramallah. Nowadays one can witness the deepening conflict within the Islamist camp - between HAMAS and more radical Salafists, who support “Islamic State” in Iraq and Syria. In the final end the fate of Political Islam in Palestine will depend on the success of Middle East peace process.

scholarly journals Birzeit University Students’ Perception of Bottled Water Available in the West Bank Market

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Buthainah Abdah ◽  
Issam A. Al-Khatib ◽  
Abdelhaleem I. Khader
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Bottled Water ◽  
The West ◽  
Environmentally Conscious ◽  
Bottled Drinking Water ◽  
The Family ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

Water bottling industry has negative environmental impacts due to exploitation and possible pollution of water resources and due to solid waste problems related to the use of plastic bottles. To mitigate these impacts, it is important to study the link between consuming bottled drinking water and the perception of its quality. The objective of the study is to assess the perception of Birzeit University students’ of the bottled water marketed in the West Bank and its impact on the humans and the environment. Universities play an important role in providing awareness about environmental issues and sustainability, and university students are thought to be more environmentally conscious about these issues. A quantitative survey was used to analyze the behaviors and perceptions of Birzeit University students. The sample size was 375 students, distributed according to the college, gender, and the academic year at the university. The results show that the factors that affect the perception of the students are mainly the educational year at the university, the income, the family size, and the community type.

Independence, Cantons, or Bantustans: Whither the Palestinian State?

2005 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 230-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila Farsakh
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
The South ◽  
The West ◽  
Palestinian Territories ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Gaza Strip ◽  
Shed Light

The Palestinian state remains an internationally endorsed project, yet an increasingly difficult one to implement. By analyzing the territorial, legal, and demographic developments that took place in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip over the past ten years, this article assesses the extent to which the prospective Palestinian state has become unattainable. A comparison between the South African apartheid experience and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is made to shed light on the ways in which the Palestinian territories are becoming analogous to Bantustans. While historical comparisons are never exact or prescriptive, they raise interesting parallels whose implications need to be considered, if not altered, in any attempt to materialize the project of viable Palestinian independence.

Writing the wrongs: Keeping diaries and reflective practice

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendan Ciarán Browne
Keyword(s):  
Reflective Practice ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Conflict Setting ◽  
The West ◽  
Palestinian Territories ◽  
Personal Wellbeing ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

This chapter emphasises the role diaries assume in being a useful repository for the practice of critical reflexive thinking; providing an important space for those engaged in conflict based field research to manage expectation, deal with emotion and highlight experience. Based on research conducted in the West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories, the chapter reveals how meticulously maintained research diaries provided the emotional space needed to continuously evaluate the impact that such research was having upon personal wellbeing as well as the direction of the research as a whole. In the absence of commonly availed of familiar support networks, the research diary, in a conflict setting acts as a cathartic tool in providing the mental and emotional space to document fears and anxieties impacting upon the individual researcher.

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