From the beginning, MIFTAH’s approach has been to restructure the means by which public policies are formulated in Palestine, where they are based on good governance and democratic values, ...

Herbicides pose a direct threat to the lives of creatures (human beings and livestock) if the latter eat plants that were sprayed with these chemicals. For example, these substances can cause an ...

The following overview has been compiled from various sources and has primarily made use of a number of Issue Briefs prepared by the Congressional Research Service. All sources are listed below.

Some 14,500 children in East Jerusalem are not recognized by educational authorities in East Jerusalem and it is not clear where - or even if - they are studying, according to a report prepared by the ...

Over the last two decades, the idea of a two-state solution has become a persistent theme in the discourse on the Palestinians-Israeli conflict. In 1993, when the Oslo Accords were signed, there was a ...

يواجه المقدسيون جملة من التحديات في المدينة المحتلة، يعتبر التعليم جزءاً أساسياً منها، يتدخل الاحتلال في كافة تفاصيله في محاولة لوأد الوعي ...

All children in contact with judicial systems should be treated with dignity and respect at all times. For several years, national lawyers, human rights organizations, United Nations experts and ...

The following is an interview with Professor Martin van Creveld of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel's most prominent military historian, on Austrian TV with Jennifer Byrne. Byrne: How has it ...

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is vital inproviding humanitarian aid, education, and health services to Palestinian refugees across Jordan, ...

On January 25, 2006, Hamas became the leading party in the Palestinian Authority, after a sweeping victory in the Palestinian Legislative Council elections. This marked the first time a party other ...

According to B’Tselem, by the end of January 2017, there were 98 fixed checkpoints in the West Bank. Fifty-nine are internal checkpoints, situated well within the West Bank. These checkpoints include ...

MIFTAH welcomes the historic resolution adopted on July 30th by the United Nations Economic and Social Council on the situation of Palestinian women under occupation. We extend our deep gratitude to ...