Palestinians

MDC Intern Jaclyn Shaw writes about challenges facing Palestinian women, and the efforts of civil society organizations to improve the opportunities available to them.

Arik Rudnitzky, the Project Manager for Tel Aviv University's Konrad Adenauer Program for Jewish-Arab Cooperation, explains the background of the founders of a new political party in Israel and what the party means for Arab politics in Israel.

Harel Chorev and Moran Levanoni examine the place of Palestinian social media against the backdrop of the current escalation of violence.

In this issue: Bayan examines the opinions and reactions of the Arab public in Israel to the current operation in Gaza.

In this edition of Iqtisadi: Middle East Economy, Dr. Paul Rivlin discusses the role of economics in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

MDC Research Fellow Dr. Harel Chorev discusses the rise in the number of Palestinian attacks on Israeli targets at the end of 2013 and whether it implies a third intifada.

Yitzhak Gal and Ephraim Lavie discuss the deep financial crisis the Palestinian Authority is experiencing, its causes and its implications.