The Palestine Strategic Report
The Palestine Strategic Report (PSR) is one of al-Zaytouna’s most important academic studies, published periodically in both English and Arabic. Today, it can be surely asserted that PSR is a must reference for every researcher and academic who are interested in the contemporary developments of the Palestine issue and the Arab-Israeli conflict. The PSR reviews biennially the various developments concerning the Palestine question in a comprehensive, objective and academic manner. It offers a wealth of data, up-to-date statistics, and analyzes and offers an outlook of future events.
The Palestine Strategic Report 2020-2021
The Palestine Strategic Report (PSR) is one of al-Zaytouna’s most important academic studies, published periodically in both English and Arabic. Today, it can be surely asserted that PSR is a must reference for every researcher and academic who are interested in the contemporary developments of the Palestinian issue and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
The PSR reviews biennially the various developments concerning the Palestinian question in a comprehensive, objective and academic manner. It offers a wealth of data, up-to-date statistics, and analyzes and offers an outlook of future events.
The PSR 2020-2021, the twelfth in its series, falls in 494 pages and eight chapters. Edited by Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh, PSR 20202021 was written by 15 specialized researchers, and reviewed by four consultants.
The Report covers the internal Palestinian situation, the Israeli scene and the Israeli-Palestinian relations. It focuses on the Arab, Islamic, and International stances towards the Palestinian issue, in addition to the issues concerning the Land and holy sites. In addition it analyzes the Palestinian demographic, economic, and education indicators.
Al-Zaytouna in Their Eyes
Al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations is glad, after seven years of its establishment, to occupy an advanced position among studies centres and think tanks specialized in political and strategic studies related to the Palestinian issue.
It pleases the Centre to place in the hands of the reader a number of testimonials that it had received on the seventh anniversary of its establishment and on other occasions, from a group of politicians, experts and academics.
These testimonials reflect the excellent reputation that the Centre enjoys in their circles. The following are excerpts from their letters sent to the Centre, which we are putting on the website so the reader would get an idea of the impressions and letters we had received.
The experiment of al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations had been characterized since the Centre’s inception seven years ago by seriousness, persistence and commitment to the dictates of objectivity, partiality and truth. We hope success for the Centre in all its endeavors, hoping that it will achieve the expected role of developing its potentialities according to the specified plan in this country, which is known for its patronage of distinguished advisory institutions…
Dr. Salim al-Hoss, Former Lebanese prime ministerI participated in a conference on Israel and the International Law organized by al-Zaytouna Centre in Beirut in 2009. At the same time I had an opportunity to visit the Centre in Beirut itself. The conference was a great success – thanks to careful and efficient organization on the part of al-Zaytouna. This provided me with a good introduction to the work of al-Zaytouna Centre…
Prof. Dr. John Dugard, Professor of international law. Former Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel since 1967. The materials I regularly receive from al-Zaytouna Centre are extremely informative and are useful to me for my writing and speaking. The analyses, contained therein, are thoughtful, penetrating and in-depth. I am additionally favorably impressed with the books, published by the Centre. They are valuable studies. Finally, I am intrigued by the conferences that the Centre plans and holds… Please continue your good work.
Prof. Dr. Norton Mezvinsky, Distinguished Professor of History (emeritus), Connecticut State University, USA. President, International Council for Middle East Studies, Washington, D.C.