Lebanon a hostile refuge for Palestinians fleeing war in Syria
Burj al-Shemali refugee camp 9 January 2015
Palestinian refugees from Syria face increased restrictions. Read more about Lebanon a hostile refuge for Palestinians fleeing war in Syria
Ray Smith
A community torn apart: the Palestinians of Nahr al-Bared
Nahr al-Bared refugee camp 25 November 2014
The reconstruction of the refugee camp in north Lebanon is running out of funds. Read more about A community torn apart: the Palestinians of Nahr al-Bared
Music as resistance inside the Ramallah bubble
Ramallah 16 May 2011
In the occupied West Bank, dissident voices questioning the Palestinian Authority’s increasingly authoritarian rule have become rare. But a young musician in Ramallah refuses to hold his tongue. Read more about Music as resistance inside the Ramallah bubble
Nablus, beautiful and unvisited
Nablus 26 April 2011
Few visitors make it to the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, causing the city’s tourism sector to suffer. Read more about Nablus, beautiful and unvisited
Interview: Raja Khalidi on the neoliberal consensus in Palestine
25 April 2011
The Electronic Intifada contributor Ray Smith interviews Raja Khalidi, a senior economist with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, about the PA’s economic policies and its implications for statehood. Read more about Interview: Raja Khalidi on the neoliberal consensus in Palestine
Boom times in the West Bank?
19 April 2011
The Palestinian Authority is preparing to establish a state in the near future. But the Palestinian economy remains strongly tied to Israel, and manufacturers are struggling to recover from the second Palestinian intifada. Read more about Boom times in the West Bank?
Nahr al-Bared reconstruction delay throws civil rights into spotlight
30 November 2010
More than three years after Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in the north of Lebanon was destroyed, its reconstruction is finally under way. However, the process runs at a slow pace and remains only partially funded as further political obstacles appear on the horizon. Read more about Nahr al-Bared reconstruction delay throws civil rights into spotlight
Despite law "reform," Palestinians out of work in Lebanon
22 November 2010
BEIRUT, Lebanon (IPS) - Abu Yussif doesn’t want to talk about his work anymore. “It’s not going to help and nothing will change anyway,” he says. The tall, white-haired Palestinian has just returned from work and relaxes in his little garden in the Burj al-Shamali refugee camp near the southern Lebanese city of Tyre. Read more about Despite law "reform," Palestinians out of work in Lebanon
Lebanon tightens control over Palestinian refugee camps
19 January 2010
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon (IPS) - Recent inter-factional clashes in Lebanon’s Ein al-Hilwe refugee camp once more illustrated the fragile security situation in some of its Palestinian camps. Lebanese plans to take over security within the camps are rejected by the Palestinians. Ein al-Hilwe and other refugee camps are home to various Palestinian nationalist groups, but also host different Islamist forces that the Lebanese government considers a threat to the state’s security and stability. Read more about Lebanon tightens control over Palestinian refugee camps
Nahr al-Bared's economic recovery hampered by military siege
18 January 2010
More than two years after the end of the fighting, the war-torn Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared, located in northern Lebanon, is far from the model the Lebanese government has promised the camp would become. Instead, reconstruction of the camp is delayed, the area is a military zone with restricted access, and the camp’s economy is stalled and residents are largely unemployed. Ray Smith reports for Electronic Lebanon. Read more about Nahr al-Bared's economic recovery hampered by military siege
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