Publications
Joint Israeli Palestinian Poll, December 2011
Israelis’ and Palestinians’ willingness to compromise has increased amidst a climate of feud and mistrust - this is a noticeable result of the most recent poll conducted jointly by the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research in Ramallah in cooperation with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Ramallah and Jerusalem and the Ford Foundation Cairo office. Hereinafter you find a summary of the main results of the survey. more…
Panel Discussion on International Criminal Law
On December 19th, 2011 Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Ramallah (KAS) and the Palestinian human rights NGO Al-Haq publicly invited to take part in a panel discussion on International Criminal Law at Friends Meeting House, Ramallah. Lectures were held by Professor Kai Ambos and Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin. more…
Hamas wins public confidence after prisoner exchange deal
Results of the PSR Palestinian Public Opinion Poll No (42)
With Hamas winning greater public confidence in the aftermath of the prisoner exchange deal, half of the public is optimistic about the implementation of the reconciliation agreement and only 20% expect the formation of a reconciliation government in the near future more…
New Dynamics in the Middle East
2011 – An eventful year for the Palestinian Territories
For the Palestinian Territories the year 2011 was first and foremost marked by the events of the so-called “Arab Spring”. Although there has been no overthrow of the political regime or even mass demonstrations in either the West Bank or the Gaza Strip for that matter, the “Arab Spring” had a significant impact. Neither would there have been the (so far unsuccessful) attempts of reuniting both territories nor would the release of the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who was held hostage by the Islamist Hamas, have taken place, if it were not for the upheavals in Egypt. more…
Launch and Discussion of “Ra’yon Akhar”
On December 8th, 2011 the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy (MITFTAH) presented the Media Monitoring Unit project’s first issue of the newspaper “Ra’yon Akhar” (Different Viewpoint) at the MIFTAH offices in Ramallah. The newspaper was written and edited by media students, the future Palestinian journalists. more…
