News reports and articles
Latest news about Palestine
A compilation from multiple sources
Brian Whitaker's blog posts and other articles about Palestine
Online news sources for Palestine
Basic information
CIA World Factbook
The geography, people, government and economy of the West Bank, plus Gaza
BBC country profile
Essential background
Palestine facts and figures
(passia.org)
Local weather (Jerusalem)
Maps of Palestine
West Bank and Gaza (University of Texas)
Currency converter
Israeli shekel (ILS)
National anthem
Audio, lyrics and sheet music
More about the Palestinian flag, plus symbolism of the flag explained
History and politics
Historical chronology of Palestine since 1400 (passia.org)
Historical chronology of Jerusalem (passia.org)
International Crisis Group
Recent reports about Israel/Palestine
Palestinian National Charter
Original version, 1964
Revised version, 1968
Letter from Yasser Arafat to Shimon Peres, May 1996
Regarding amendments to the charterLetter From Yasser Arafat to President Clinton, January 1998
Regarding amendments to the charter
Hamas Covenant - 1988
Cairo Declaration - 7 November 1985
Statement on terrorism by Yasser Arafat
Palestinian Authority
Ministry of Information website
Documents
Historical and political texts relating to Palestine
Economy
World Bank: West Bank and Gaza
Comprehensive economic data
USAID
Summary of the programme in the West Bank and Gaza
Palestine: further reading
No End of Conflict: Rethinking Israel-Palestine
by Yossi Alpher, 2016. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza
by Max Blumenthal, 2016. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
The Way to the Spring: Life and Death in Palestine
by Ben Ehrenreich, 2016. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
On Palestine
by Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé, 2015. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
The Battle for Justice in Palestine
by Ali Abunimah, 2014. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Palestine Speaks: Narratives of Life Under Occupation
by Cate Malek and Mateo Hoke, 2014. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
The Palestine-Israel Conflict: A Basic Introduction
by Gregory Harms and Todd Ferry, 2012. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Palestine Inside Out: An Everyday Occupation
by Saree Makdisi, 2010. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid
by Jimmy Carter, 2007. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
by Ilan Pappe, 2007. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World
by Avi Shlaim, 2001. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time
by Michael Russell, 2006. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
The Question of Palestine
by Edward W. Said, 1992. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Palestine on a Plate: Memories from My Mother's Kitchen
by Joudie Kalla, 2016. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
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