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Letter from the Executive Director 4

1. Building Al-Shabaka 6

2. Thematic Focus in 2015: Root Causes of Economic and Political Disarray 7

3. Al-Shabaka’s Growing Reach 8

4. An Intellectual Hub 10

5. Financial Report and List of Donors 13

6. List of Publications 2010 - 2015 16

7. List of Al-Shabaka Advisors and Members 24 LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

2015 marked a watershed for Al-Shabaka: A coming of age five years after our Palestinian think tank without borders was launched in 2010 by an all-volunteer team. Thanks to the intellectual contributions of the Al-Shabaka network, we gained a reputation for quality policy analysis. This was reinforced in 2015 by establishing a policy fellow program that is being expanded in 2016. Our network of policy analysts grew by nearly 15% bringing the number of members to 120 by year-end and 150 by June 2016.

In 2015 we maintained our rank in the Best Think Tank Network category of the Global Go To Think Tank Index, for the third year running. And, in a reflection of the confidence being placed in us, our budget increased from just over $120,000 in 2014 to $190,000 in 2015.

We have also maintained our commitment to publishing our analysis in both English and Arabic and our content is now being picked up and translated into French, Italian, and Spanish, among other languages. In addition, we started a program to place op-eds in the Arabic-language media that quickly proved its success. We also redesigned our website in April 2015 - exactly five years after Al-Shabaka was launched – providing easier navigation and a more user-friendly experience.

None of this calls for complacency. The purpose for which this organization was founded is more urgent than ever. The tragic conflicts and loss of life

p. 4 throughout the Arab region and the intra-Palestinian divides have made the promotion of Palestinian rights that much harder. The new generation of Palestinians living under Israel’s occupation, under siege, and in exile faces a bleak future dominated by Israel’s relentless drive to colonize Palestinian land and empty it of Palestinians.

Israel has redoubled its attacks against the Palestinian quest for freedom, justice, and equality, both on the ground and in targeting the discourse shift in favor of Palestinian rights. And there is no question that a shift is taking place, driven by the success of a rapidly growing global civil society movement inspired in large part by the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) call to action, as well as by organizations like ours.

At Al-Shabaka, we seek to help shape the discourse by ensuring that Palestinian policy voices reach Palestinian, Arab, and Western policy communities as well as active and engaged Palestinians and other citizens. We provide a forum in which to propose and debate alternative strategies to the challenges in the political and economic spheres as well as in refugee affairs and civil society. The analysis we produced this year has been published in media outlets as diverse as The New York Times, Assafir, Al-Akhbar, Le Monde Diplomatique, Haaretz, Maan News, The Gulf News, Vice, and Salon and cited in research papers and studies.

We could not have done this work without the valued support of Al-Shabaka’s partners and donors and the engagement of our policy network. The Board joins me in thanking all those who placed their confidence in the organization and have enabled us to begin to fulfill its potential.

Nadia Hijab Executive Director

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1. BUILDING AL-SHABAKA

Al-Shabaka was launched on April 10, 2010, bringing together its first 60 policy advisors, almost all Palestinian, half from Palestine and the Arab world, and the rest based in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. The founding of Al-Shabaka was also made possible due to the generosity of Abdel Mohsin Al-Qattan, who extended a founding grant and continued to support the organization (see Section 5 for the full list of 2015 donors).

Al-Shabaka was registered in California in 2009 as Middle East Policy Network doing business as Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network. It was granted 501(c)(3) by the US Internal Revenue Service in 2013. The 501(c) (3) status enables US citizens to earn tax relief on contributions, thus encouraging donations to the organization.

Our volunteer Board is currently comprised of Sam Bahour (2012-present), Nadia Hijab (co-founder), Osamah Khalil (co-founder), and Mary Nazzal- Batayneh (2014-present). p. 6 Beginning in 2015, Al-Shabaka transitioned from relying on volunteer and part-time staff and by June 2016 had two full-time and four part-time staff members and three contract employees.

2. THEMATIC FOCUS IN 2015: ROOT CAUSES OF ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DISARRAY

Today, Al-Shabaka’s intellectual contribution is an impressive body of solid analysis written by the members of the network (see Section 6 for a list of publications from 2010 to 2015.) Much of this analysis has stood the test of time, and is republished as events warrant.

Al-Shabaka’s analysis has sought to challenge the conventional wisdom in policy discourse, and to craft evidence-based policy recommendations. For example, our economic analysis has tackled the obfuscation of the aid industry and focuses on root causes for the Palestinians’ dire economic conditions. Examples from 2015 include policy briefs on the way in which a failed state has been created in Palestine because of the application of “technical solutions” shorn of political analysis as well as the self-enforcing system of corruption.

In 2015 Al-Shabaka analysts also examined what could be done to spur economic development even during existing conditions of occupation and colonization by addressing the demand for women’s labor not just the supply side. In addition, policy analysis addressed the ways in which the Israeli military occupation exploits Palestinian resources, including its control of 3G and 4G services, as well as the impact of the illegal p. 7 settlements on the Palestinian economy, rebutting claims that labeling settlement goods would harm Palestinian workers.

Al-Shabaka’s political and refugee sections have fostered debates amongst its members, asking tough questions such as whether political parties have any role in the youth revolt that erupted in late 2015 and examining the potential and reach of the Joint List established by largely Palestinian parties in Israel. A debate with many opposing views was sparked by the policy brief advocating a bold proposal for Palestine to give its refugees citizenship. The specific legal discrimination against Palestinian refugees fleeing the Syrian conflict was also the subject of thorough analysis.

The network has also provided the most comprehensive assessment of Palestinian options at the International Criminal Court on the day Palestine’s membership went into effect. Other key issues investigated included the need for Hamas to definitely address its Charter and not just distance itself; the use of a “religious war” discourse to cloak Israel’s colonization of East Jerusalem; and the shaky status of the Palestine state project. 3. AL-SHABAKA’S GROWING REACH

In North America and Europe, Al-Shabaka’s reach has been strong from the start and continues to grow. Al-Shabaka analysts have also had success in placing op-eds in the media, with key placements in 2015 including The New York Times, The Nation, The Hill, Le Monde Diplomatique (English p. 8 edition), The Huffington Post, and Open Democracy as well as interviews in media outlets such as Vice and Al-Jazeera.

The organization’s reach within the Arab world is growing as Al-Shabaka becomes more widely known, and our policy analysis is now being featured in the Arabic-language media. In 2015, Al-Shabaka policy analysts had op- eds in Al-Quds, Al-Ghad, Al-Akhbar, Assafir, Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed, Al-Hayat, and Huffington Post Arabic. It plans to grow the Arabic reach by expanding its media outreach program.

Al-Shabaka’s influence continues to grow. Perhaps one of the most important indicators is its consistent ranking, for three years running, in the “Best Think Tank Network” category of the Global Go To Think Tank Index which, in 2015, was produced through the efforts of 4,750 faculty, journalists, policymakers, and think tank scholars as well as 900 functional area and regional specialists. Al-Shabaka maintained its ranking at 33rd place even though the number of think tanks in the Best Think Tank Network surveyed increased by 24% to 79. As such, it was ahead of such think tanks as the International Relations and Security Network (Switzerland), the Royal Institute for International Affairs (UK), and IPEA (Brazil) and just six spots after the US Council on Foreign Relations and two spots after the German Institute for International and Security Affairs.

Another sign of recognition is that Al-Shabaka’s policy analysis is considered valuable enough to be translated into other languages by organizations, using their own resources. Agence Media Palestine is republishing many policy pieces in French, as are other French-language outlets on occasion (l’info alternative, and Info Palestine.) Nena News is republishing Al-Shabaka pieces in Italian; Blog Sobre Palestina republished an Al-Shabaka piece in Spanish; and Local Call has republished one of our pieces in Hebrew.

p. 9 Al-Shabaka staff and analysts are also called on to speak at major forums. Executive Director Nadia Hijab spoke at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and the Jewish Voice for Peace bi-annual conference, among other forums addressed in 2015. Program Director Alaa Tartir travelled to Peru as a panelist at the annual conference of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, where he challenged the notion that fragility could be addressed outside of politics sparking a response by the Bank’s Palestine Country Director.

In addition, Al-Shabaka also posted good social media growth in 2015. The number of its Facebook Fans increased by 7% to over 15,000 in 2015 while the number of Twitter Followers increased by some 14% to nearly 5,000 with 31% in the US and 8% in Palestine. 4. AN INTELLECTUAL HUB

% MALE % FEMALE By pulling in members from all over the world, Al-Shabaka is helping to transform the Palestinian dispersal and exile into a knowledge base that can be tapped in support of Palestinian human rights. It is growing slowly but steadily in order to ensure member engagement and a quality output. Its capacity enables it to bring in about 30 members a year, working with the Board and its Membership Committee.

Since 2010, Al-Shabaka has attracted an ever-larger number of younger thinkers and writers to join the established scholars who dominated the network at the start. Al-Shabaka has also successfully improved its gender balance to reach nearly 50-50, a major goal. p. 10 Most importantly, Al-Shabaka has tapped a rich intellectual capacity, positioning it to grow its scope for analysis in the next five years. The network brings expertise in political economy and economic development, politics, human rights and international law, history, education, information technology, gender, and political activism, among other areas. These strengths are reflected in the quality of analysis in Al-Shabaka’s policy briefs, commentaries and roundtables, as well as in the op-eds placed in English- and Arabic-language media.

GEOGRAPHICAL PROFILE OF AL-SHABAKA NETWORK

THE UNITED STATES JORDAN

WEST BANK AND GAZA SWITZERLAND

PALESTINIAN CITIZENS OF ISRAEL FRANCE

THE UNITED KINGDOM CANADA

LEBANON OTHER COUNTRIES

p. 11 AL-SHABAKA MEMBERS’ KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE Some members have expertise in more than one area

Culture History and and the Anthropology Health Arts, 5% 8% 5% Human Rights, Law, Education and International Law Information Technology, 7% 15%

Civil Society, NGOs, 13% Refugee Issues 12% Political Advocacy & Economic Activism, BDS, 19% Development, Political Economy 20%

Politics, Negotiations Gender Equality, 26% Women's Rights, 6% Environment, Climate Change, 2%

To strengthen its intellectual contribution, Al-Shabaka launched a policy fellow program in 2015, bringing in two policy fellows in Palestine (West Bank including East Jerusalem) each serving for part of the year, with plans for policy fellows in Gaza and in the US in 2016. The program proved its value in 2015, with the Palestine policy fellows producing or co-producing three very solid pieces of analysis on corruption, 3G access, and settlements that were widely disseminated. They were also presented at roundtables in Ramallah co-organized with our partners the Heinrich Boell Stiftung.

p. 12 5. FINANCIAL REPORT AND LIST OF DONORS

From its all-volunteer base, Al-Shabaka nearly quadrupled its budget to almost $190,000 in 2015. This demonstrates the trust placed in an organization that has consistently produced quality results. The 2016 plan envisages a budget of $295,000, an ambitious increase of almost 60%.

Al-Shabaka takes this opportunity to thank all of its generous donors and partners. Every contribution made has helped to establish Al- Shabaka on a firm foundation. In 2016, Al-Shabaka will maintain and expand its capacity for policy analysis by expanding its staff and increasing the size of the network.

Throughout, the fundamental goal remains providing a forum in which to debate alternative policies and strategies and ensuring that Palestinian policy voices reach Palestinian, Arab, and Western policy communities as well as active and engaged citizens so as to contribute to the Palestinian quest for freedom, justice and equality.

$295,000

$108,000 +58% $187,000

$127,000

+316%

$45,000 $40,000

2009-2010 2011-2013 2014 2015 2016 Founding Average Actual Actual Planned Grant Annual Spend Budget Budget Budget p. 13 MAJOR DONORS

Abdel Mohsin Al-Qattan John and Henrietta Goelet

Zina Jardaneh Nabil Qaddumi

Tayseer Barakat Fred Hadeed FOUNDATIONS

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Hassib J. Sabbagh Foundation American Friends Service Committee Heinrich Boell Stiftung

SUPPORTING DONORS

Patricia Ann Abraham Salwa Mikdadi Geoffrey Abrams Eid Mustafa Subhi Ali Mary Nazzal Batayneh Frank Bamberger Maryvelma O’Neil Sherrill Cresdee Dena Qaddumi Lola Grace Najwa Al-Qattan Selma Harb Mouin Rabbani Abdeen Jabara and Holly Maguigan Grace Said Alfred Khoury and Dina Rizk Khoury Fayeq Salus Omar Mahdawi and Hilda Dunn Paul Tetrault Camille Mansour Sarah Timpson Catherine Markey Saleh Yassin p. 14 SUSTAINING DONORS Marianne Halevi Samer Abdelnour Lawrence Hamilton Rabab Abdulhadi Nadia Hijab Diane Adkin Jamil Hilal Zarefa Ali Jane Jackman Dima Asfour Osamah Khalil Sam Bahour Geoffrey Lewis Linah and Sami Al-Banna Dina Matar Mona Barghout Peter Miller Evelyn Bazalgette Salam Mir Zaki Boulos Ayat Mneina Diana Buttu Nancy Murray Layla Cable Maha Nassar Stevie Clayton Neil Richardson Cindy and Craig Corrie Johhny Rizq Robert Doll James Rosbe Beshara Doumani Samah Sabawi Noura Erakat May Seikaly Richard Falk Jacqueline Shoen Hani Faris Joanna Springer Amie Fishman Mayssun Succarie Mirene Ghossein Daniel Strum Sherna Gluck Susan Wood Joyce F Guinn Mona Younis

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p. 15 6. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS 2010 - 2015

This list covers analysis published between April 2010 and December 2015. To consult these materials as well as the most recent publications, visit al-shabaka.org. All materials are available in English & Arabic.

CIVIL SOCIETY 1. The Palestine State Project in Question, Nadia Hijab. Commentary, October 2015. 2. BDS: A Global Movement for Freedom & Justice, Omar Barghouti. Policy Brief, May 2010. Republished July 2015. 3. NGOs vs. Grassroots Movements: A False Dichotomy, Fateh Azzam. Commentary, February 2014. 4. Palestinian Civil Society: What Went Wrong? Tariq Dana. Policy Brief, April 2013. 5. Justice Deferred: Upholding the ICJ Ruling, Jamal Juma’. Policy Brief, August, 2010. 6. Letter from Gilboa Jail, Ameer Makhoul. Commentary, June 2010. 7. Integrating Palestine into the Progressive Left, Noura Erakat. Commentary, June 2010.

p. 16 ECONOMIC ISSUES 1. How Israeli Settlements Stifle Palestine’s Economy, Nur Arafeh, Samia al-Botmeh, Leila Farsakh, Policy Brief, December 2015. 2. ICT: The Shackled Engine of Palestine’s Development, Nur Arafeh, Wassim F. Abdullah, Sam Bahour, Policy Brief, November, 2015. 3. Corruption in Palestine: A Self-Enforcing System, Tariq Dana, Policy Brief, August, 2015. 4. Unlocking the Labor Market for Palestinian Women, Samia al-Botmeh, Policy Brief, July, 2015. 5. Building a Failed State: Palestine’s Governance and Economy Delinked, Ibrahim Shikaki, Joanna Springer, Policy Brief, April 2015. 6. The Customs Union and Israel’s No-State Solution, Amal Ahmad, November 2014. 7. Donor Complicity in Israel’s Violations of Palestinian Rights, Nora Lester Murad. Policy Brief, October 2014. 8. Palestinian Farmers: A Last Stronghold of Resistance, Vivien Sansour, Alaa Tartir. Policy Brief, June 2014. 9. Oslo: Replacing Liberation with Economic Neo-Colonialism, Khalil Nakhle. Commentary, April 2014. 10. The Palestinian Capitalists that Have Gone Too Far, Tariq Dana. Policy Brief, January 2014 11. Can Oslo’s Failed Aid Model Be Laid to Rest? Jeremy Wildeman and Alaa Tartir. Policy Brief, September 2013. 12. PA Industrial Zones: Cementing Statehood or Occupation? Alaa Tartir. Commentary, February 2013. 13. Persistent Failure: World Bank Policies for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Alaa Tartir and Jeremy Wildeman. Policy Brief, October 2012. 14. “Oil. Religion. Occupation. … A Combustible Mix.” Victor Kattan. Policy Brief, August 2012. p. 17 15. Farming Palestine for Freedom, Samer Abdelnour, Alaa Tartir, Rami Zurayk. Policy Brief, July 2012. 16. The Gas Fields off Gaza: A Gift or a Curse? Victor Kattan. Policy Brief, April 2012. 17. Defeating Dependency, Creating a Resistance Economy, Alaa Tartir, Sam Bahour, Samer Abdelnour. Policy Brief, February 2012. 18. Unmasking “Aid” After the Palestine Papers, Samer Abdelnour. Commentary, March 2011. 19. A New Model for Palestinian Development, Samer Abdelnour. Policy Brief, April 2010.

NEGOTIATIONS 1. Palestinian Dead End Highlights the Right of Return, Randa Farah. Commentary, May 2014. 2. An Illegitimate Leadership Can Sign Away Rights, Zachariah Sammour. Commentary, March 2014. 3. Oslo’s Roots: Kissinger, the PLO, and the Peace Process, Osamah Khalil. Policy Brief, September 2013.

p. 18 4. How Sovereign a State? Camille Mansour. Policy Brief, April 2010. Republished July 2013. 5. Looking for a Leadership with a Strategy, Haidar Eid, Samah Sabawi, Loubna Qutami, Noura Erakat. Roundtable, March 2012. 6. Beyond Sterile Negotiations: Looking for a Leadership with a Strategy, Noura Erakat. Policy Brief, February 2012. 7. What’s Next for Palestine? Samah Sabawi. Commentary, November 2011. 8. The Geopolitics of the Hamas-Israel Prisoner Exchange, Laila el-Haddad. Commentary, October 2011. 9. The Future of Jerusalem: Sacred Space or Open City? Salim Tamari. Policy Brief, July 2011. 10. Strategies if Talks “Succeed,” Bashir Abu-Manneh, Ali Abunimah, Naseer Aruri, Diana Buttu, Mary Nazzal-Batayneh, Mouin Rabbani, Samah Sabawi. Roundtable, November 2010. 11. What If Peace Talks “Succeed?” Nadia Hijab. Policy Brief, September 2010. 12. Palestine 2010: Time for Plan B, Mouin Rabbani. Policy Brief, June 2010. 13. The Dangers of Disaggregating Sovereignty, Diana Buttu. Commentary, April 2010.

POLITICS 1. Palestinian Youth Revolt: Any Role for Political Parties? Jamal Juma’, Jamil Hilal, Nijmeh Ali, Khalil Shaheen, Jaber Suleiman, Mjriam Abu Samra, Belal Shobaki, Alaa Tartir, November 2015. 2. Read Their Lips: Israeli Leaders’ Plans for the Palestinians. Samah Sabawi, Commentary, October 2015. p. 19 3. Pope Francis, American Churches, and Palestinian Rights, Grace Said and Joanna Springer, September 2015. 4. US-Palestine Relations After the Iran Deal, Mouin Rabbani, Diana Buttu, Ali Abunimah, Roundtable, September 2015. 5. EU Alarmed by Israel, Frustrated by Palestine, Nadia Hijab, Commentary, June 2015. 6. Palestine’s Day in Court? The Unexpected Effects of ICC Action, Valentina Azarova, Policy Brief, April 2015. 7. The Joint List in Israel’s Elections: Palestinians in from the Cold?, Diana Buttu, As’ad Ghanem, Nijmeh Ali, Roundtable, March 2015. 8. Hamas: Three Tough Hurdles in 2015, Belal Shobaki. Policy Brief, February 2015. 9. In Jerusalem, “Religious War” is used to Cloak Colonialism, Nur Arafeh. Policy Brief, February 2015. 10. Beyond the Apartheid Analogy: Time to Reframe Our Palestinian Struggle, Irene Calis. Commentary, January 2015. 11. Under Siege: Remembering Leningrad, Surviving Gaza, Ayah Bashir and Esther Rappaport, Roundtable, December 2014. 12. PLO/Palestine: Time to Stop Buying Time, Nadia Hijab and Diana Buttu. Commentary, November 2014.

p. 20 13. After Gaza, What Price Palestine’s Security Sector?, Sabrien Amrov and Alaa Tartir. Policy Brief, October 2014. 14. Drying Palestine: Israel’s Systemic Water War, Muna Dajani. Policy Brief, September 2014. 15. What Forces Shape the Palestinians of Gaza? Randa Farah. Commentary. September 2014. 16. Honor the Victims: Avoid Past Mistakes in Reconstructing Gaza, Omar Shaban. Policy Brief, August 2014. 17. Another Casualty of Israel’s Wars: Palestinians’ Right to Education, Aimee Shalan and Samer Abdelnour. Commentary, August 2014. 18. Israel’s West Bank Operation: Causes and Consequences, Mouin Rabbani. Commentary, June 2014. 19. What’s Stopping the 3rd Intifada? Jamil Hilal. Commentary, May 2014. 20. What Role for Law in the Palestinian Struggle for Liberation? Noura Erakat. Policy Brief, March 2014. 21. Dis-participation as a Palestinian Strategy? Haidar Eid. Commentary, December 2013. 22. Transforming Our Vision of Palestine into Reality, Sam Bahour. Commentary, November 2013. 23. Activating Palestine’s UNESCO Membership, Valentina Azarov and Nidal Sliman. Policy Brief, October 2013. 24. Why is the Egyptian Regime Demonizing Palestinians? Haidar Eid. Commentary, August 2013. 25. How to Make International Law Work for Palestinians, Ingrid Jaradat Gassner. Commentary, July 2013.

p. 21 26. Trashing Four Generations of Palestinian Inheritance, Dina Omar. Commentary, June 2013 27. An Open Debate on Palestinian Representation, Rana Barakat, Mouin Rabbani, Dina Omar, Fajr Harb, Hani Masri, As’ad Ghanem, Yasmine Hamayel, Aziza Khalidi. Roundtable, May 2013. 28. Beyond South Africa: Understanding Israeli Apartheid, Samer Abdelnour. Policy Brief, April 2013. 29. “Who Are You?”: The PLO and the Limits of Representation. Osamah Khalil, Policy Brief, March 2013. 30. How to Reclaim the Palestinian Narrative, Ali Abunimah, Saleh Hijazi, Ismail Khalidi, Halla Shoaibi, Cecilie Surasky, Mandy Turner. Roundtable, February 2013. 31. Reclaiming the Palestinian Narrative, Jamil Hilal. Commentary, January 2013. 32. Will the New Palestinians End Security Coordination? Haidar Eid. Commentary, December 2012. 33. Gaza Fallout Weakens Israel, Strengthens Nationalists, Nadia Hijab. Commentary, November 2012. 34. Palestinians Imposing Agenda on Abbas, Leila Farsakh. Policy Brief, November 2012. 35. What’s Really Going on at Rafah? Leila el-Haddad. Commentary, September 2012. 36. Israel’s Nukes Derail U.S. Nonproliferation Goals, Victor Kattan. Policy Brief, July 2012. 37. Democratizing the PLO: Five Questions, Toufic Haddad. Commentary, May 2012. 38. Debating Palestine: Representation, Resistance, and Liberation, Rabab Abdulhadi. Commentary, April 2012. 39. A Reset for U.S. Policy? Not Now, but Watch the Base, Rashid Khalidi. Commentary, December 2011. 40. The Russell Tribunal on Palestine and the Question of Apartheid, Victor Kattan. Policy Brief, November 2011. 41. Prisoner Exchange Levels Hamas, Fatah Playing Field, Mouin Rabbani. Commentary, October 2011. p. 22 42. Statehood Stalled: Next Steps for the Palestinian People, Nadia Hijab. Commentary, September 2011. 43. September and Beyond: Who Speaks in My Name? Samah Sabawi. Commentary, September 2011. 44. Achieving a Palestinian Spring, Ali Abunimah, Rana Barakat, Beshara Doumani, Toufic Haddad, Hani al-Masri, Mezna Qato, Will Youmans. Roundtable, August 2011. 45. A State of Palestine: The Case for UN Recognition and Membership, Victor Kattan. Policy Brief, May 2011. 46. Palestinian Answers in the Arab Spring, Jamil Hilal. Policy Brief, May 2011. 47. Declaring an Independent Bantustan, Haidar Eid. Commentary, April 2011. 48. Debating Forms of Resistance, Amjad Atallah, Sam Bahour, Rana Barakat, Mary Nazzal-Batayneh, Oroub el-Abed, Nadia Hijab, Victor Kashkoush, Anis Kassim, Osamah Khalil, Mouin Rabbani. Roundtable, April 2011. 49. The “Palestine Papers”: An Alternative Analysis for Action, Nadia Hijab. Commentary, February 2011. 50. Unmet Potential: The UN Committee on Palestine, Noura Erakat. Policy Brief, January 2011. 51. The Myth of American Pressure, Osamah Khalil. Policy Brief, October 2010. 52. Gaza: The Enduring Siege, Commentary. Haidar Eid, July 2010. 53. Reclaiming Self-Determination, Ali Abunimah. Policy Brief, May 2010.

REFUGEE ISSUES 1. Palestinian Refugees From Syria: Stranded on the Margins of Law. Policy Brief, Mai Abu Moghli, Nael Bitarie, Nell Gabiam, October 2015. 2. The Arguments Against Palestine Giving Its Refugees Citizenship, Roundtable, Randa Farah, Ingrid Jaradat Gassner, Anis Kassem, Mouin Rabbani, Samah Sabawi, Jaber Suleiman, with a response by Fateh p. 23 Azzam, June 2015. 3. A Bold Proposal: Palestine Should Give Its Refugees Citizenship, Policy Brief, Fateh Azzam, May 2015. 4. Bartering Palestine For Research, Mayssun Succarie. Commentary, July 2014. 5. From Our Facebook Balconies, the Dark Heart of Yarmuk, Ahmad Diab. Commentary, June 2014. 6. Political Agency for Palestinian Return, Ahmad Barclay, Randa Farah, Jamil Hilal, Ingrid Jaradat Gassner, Jaber Suleiman, Dena Qaddumi. Roundtable, July 2013. 7. Decades of Displacing Palestinians: How Israel Does It, Munir Nuseibah. Policy Brief, June 2013. 8. The Price of Statelessness: Palestinian Refugees from Syria, Rosemary Sayigh. Commentary May 2013. 9. The Missing Narratives in Palestinian Schoolbooks, Zarefa Ali. Commentary, March 2013. 10. Unfreezing the Right of Return: First Stop, Gaza, Munir Nuseibah. Policy Brief, January 2013. 11. Reframing Palestinian Return: A New Al-Shabaka Policy Circle, Ahmad Barclay and Dena Qaddoumi. November 2012. 12. Modest but Powerful Activism for Palestinian-Origin Jordanians, Oraib Rantawi and Oroub el-Abed. Commentary, October 2012. 13. Palestinians on the Road to Damascus, Ahmad Diab. Commentary, September 2012. 14. Refugees: Israeli Apartheid’s Unseen Dimension, Hazem Jamjoum. Commentary, June 2012. p. 24 15. When Exiled Communities Act, Oraib Rantawi. Commentary, May 2012. 16. Trapped by Denial of Rights, Illusion of Statehood: The Case of the Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon, Jaber Suleiman. Policy Brief, March 2012. 17. Keeping an Eye on UNRWA, Randa Farah. Policy Brief, January 2012. 18. The Invisible Community: Egypt’s Palestinians, Oroub el-Abed. Policy Brief, June 2011. 19. Uneasy but Necessary: The UNRWA-Palestinian Relationship, Randa Farah. Policy Brief, November 2010. 20. Unwelcome Guests: Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon, Dalal Yassine. Policy Brief, July 2010. 21. The Role of the Palestinian Diaspora, Nadia Hijab, Khalil Hindi, Aziza Khalidi, Jaber Suleiman, Antoine Zahlan. Roundtable, July 2010. p. 25 7. LIST OF AL-SHABAKA ADVISORS AND MEMBERS

Samer Abdelnour (Co-founder and Board Samer Alatout Member, 2009 – 2016) Maureen Ali Ayman Abdul Majeed Nijmeh Ali Rabab Abdulhadi Zarefa Ali Wassim Abdullah Ahmad Amara Hazem Abu Helal Sabrien Amrov Mai Abu Moghli Nur Arafeh Mjriam Abu Samra Naseer Aruri (Passed away in 2015) Mohammad Abu Zaineh Yara Asi Refqa Abu-Remaileh Valentina Azarova Caroline Abu-Sada Fateh Azzam Ali Abunimah Tareq Baconi Amal Ahmad Cecilia Baeza Linah Al-Banna Sam Bahour (Board Member, 2012 – present) Sami Al-Banna Rana Barakat Anaheed Al-Hardan Ahmad Barclay Mohammed Al-Khaldi Omar Barghouti Najwa Al-Qattan Nadia Barhoum

p. 26 Ayah Bashir Zaha Hassan Samar Batrawi Nadia Hijab (Co-founder and Board Hatem Bazian Member, 2009 – present) Tamara Ben-Halim Saleh Hijazi Nael Bitarie Jamil Hilal Samia Botmeh Khalil Hindi Kamal Boullata Zaina Jallad Zaki Boulos Hazem Jamjoum Diana Buttu Muhammad Jaradat Irene Calis Ingrid Jaradat-Gassner Seif Da’na Mousa Jiryis Muna Dajani Nour Joudah Tariq Dana Safa Joudeh Ahmad Diab Jamal Juma’ Beshara Doumani Andrew Kadi Haidar Eid Salma Karmi-Ayyoub Oroub El-Abed Victor Kashkoush (Board Member Laila El-Haddad 2010 – 2012; passed away in 2012) Abaher El-Sakka Anis Kassim Noura Erakat Victor Kattan Raed Eshnaiwer Remi Kenazi Basem Ezbidi Aziza Khalidi Hani Faris Ismail Khalidi Randa Farrah Rashid Khalidi Basil Farraj Asem Khalil Leila Farsakh Osamah Khalil (Co-founder and Board As’ad Ghanem Member, 2009 – present) Toufic Haddad Nora Lester Murad Yassmine Hamayel Ameer Makhoul Awad Hamdan Camille Mansour Fajr Harb Hani Masri

p. 27 Mazen Masri Zac Sammour Dina Matar Jacqueline Sansour/Shoen Faysal Mikdadi Maxim Sansour Salwa Mikdadi May Seikaly Raya Naamneh Sherene Seikaly Razi Nabulse Omar Shaban Nadim Nashif Khalil Shaheen Basel Natsheh Aimee Shalan Mary Nazzal-Batayneh (Board Member, Ibrahim Shikaki 2014 – present) Halla Shoaibi Munir Nuseibah Zaid Shoaibi Dina Omar Belal Shobaki Dena Qaddumi Maisa Shquier Mezna Qato Nidal Sliman Fadi Quran Joanna Springer Loubna Qutami Mayssun Succarie Mouin Rabbani Jaber Suleiman Kareem Rabie Salim Tamari Fadia Rafeedie Khoury Alaa Tartir Oraib Rantawi Jeremy Wildeman Nadim Rouhana Dalal Yassine Samah Sabawi Will Youmans Tareq Sadeq Issam Younis Grace Said (Co-founder, Board Member Mona Younis 2009 – 2014) Antoine Zahlan Julia Salameh Rena Zuabi Jamil Salem

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