Closure
The So-called “Lifting of the Siege”
On 12th March 2001, less than a week into the new government, Prime Minister Sharon seemed to be feeling the weight of public pressure following the international attention
The Struggles of a Palestinian Community due to the West Bank Closure
'Atara is a Palestinian village in Ramallah District located only three kilometers south of Birzeit which is north of Ramallah; see map. The village stands on the second highest
Research Difficulties during the Current Situation
Since the establishment in 1990, the Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem has recognized the importance of the agricultural sector and has focused its work on applied research and on-farm field
Blockading Jerusalem and Ramallah
The districts of Jerusalem and Ramallah lie in the center of the West Bank. These two districts house about one third of the West Bank's population and play a central
Recent Israeli Plan for Cantonizing the Palestinian Territories
Following the events of the past weeks, a total blockade and internal siege has been re-imposed on the West Bank. The siege means that residents from Area A
