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#PDAF2019: Addressing digital challenges in Palestine within a global context

According to the World Economic Forum, digital rights are human rights in the internet era. These rights include online privacy and freedom of expression; which are both seen as extensions of the rights stated in the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In Palestine, the topic is increasingly receiving more attention from the youth. Therefore, the Palestine Digital Activism Forum 2019 aims answer few questions and empower Palestinian and Arab civil society in digital advocacy through capacity-building, advocacy for digital rights and the building of influential media campaigns.

The Palestinian Vision Organization's project 'Sijal' works with Youth in Jerusalem

PalVision launches Workshops for Jerusalem's Youth Advocacy Group

The project equipped targeted Jerusalemite youth with knowledge, skills and tools to advocate for their opinions and views publicly. As a result, youth ‎were empowered by undertaking 55 hours of capacity building trainings that focused on political aspects, they were able to present their views and raise awareness on priority issues through designing and implementing one scaled up campaign that focused on improving civil society organizations in Jerusalem, write three position papers, and launch a conference with the attendance of Palestinian and international duty bearers, media, Palestinian youth from East Jerusalem, and community members from all around Palestine.

Street Summit: Khan Al-Ahmar Village

In partnership with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Palestinian Territories, the Palestinian Vision Organization conducted its final event in our cooperation for this year.

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PSR Public Opinion Poll No. 70

A large majority rejects the Social Security Law, two-thirds are dissatisfied with the reconciliation government, and almost two-thirds demand the resignation of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. In the meantime, three quarters of Palestinians welcome the role played by Qatar in the Gaza Strip. The last Palestinian-Israeli armed confrontations in the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank significantly increased the popularity of Hamas and the support for an armed intifada and decreased the support for diplomacy and negotiations. Indeed, three quarters demand Palestine rejects the US President Donald Trump's peace plan, considering it a failure to meet any basic needs of the Palestinian people.

Palestinian Entrepreneurs visit Europe’s bustling startup Hub, Berlin

An entrepreneurial revolution is taking over the world including the Palestine. More Palestinian youth from the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip are venturing this new field to change their present and shape their future. KAS Ramallah organized a six-day program in one of the biggest startup hubs in Europe, the German Capital Berlin. And over the course of the program, the delegates discovered what makes Berlin an attractive location for entrepreneurs and connected with the leading players in this field.

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Rebuilding Gaza’s Electricity Infrastructure – a Fast Track Approach

Roundtable-Discussion

As bold actions are needed to prevent a humanitarian disaster in Gaza, KAS puts forward a proposal for fast track measures to rehabilitate Gaza's electric infrastructure. We invited representatives from the international community to discuss the proposal's draft report.

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On the future of US-Palestinian relations

Discussion with Ambassador Dr. Husam Zomlot

Background Talk on US-Palestinian Relations with Ambassador Dr. Husam Zomlot.

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KAS-ELES dialogue program

KAS and ELES delegation introduced to politics, economy in Palestinian Territories. The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) was pleased to host a group of German KAS and Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich Studienwerk (ELES) scholarship holders in the city of Ramallah to offer them a closer look into the Palestinian society and meet experts to learn more about local politics, economy, social entrepreneurship and everyday life.

"Public Sector Anti-Corruption Risk Management Manual"

Expert Talk

The Palestinian Academy for Integrity held a workshop in partnership with KAS and in collaboration with the Anti-Corruption Commission to discuss the draft of the first Arabic "Public Sector Anti-Corruption Risk Management Manual."

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Palestine in a Changing Neighborhood

Lecture Series

In partnership with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies (IALIIS) organized a series of lectures to discuss the pressing topic of “Palestine in a changing Neighborhood”.

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The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, its educational institutions, centres and foreign offices, offer several thousand events on various subjects each year. We provide up to date and exclusive reports on selected conferences, events and symposia at www.kas.de. In addition to a summary of the contents, you can also find additional material such as pictures, speeches, videos or audio clips.

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