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Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research)
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Sources
Encyclopedia of the Orient - Palestine - politics, economy, health & education, maps, people & religion, history
 
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LOCAL DIRECTORIES  Return to Top
Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
Palestine-Net - land, people and culture
ArabDataNet - country information, news, directory, events
 
Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
Palestinian National Authority (PNA)
Governments on the WWW - Palestine - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc
Palestine State Information Services
Office of the President of the PNA
Legislature:
Palestinian Legislative Council
Ministry of Health Information Center
Palestinian Economic Council For Development and Reconstruction (PECDAR)
Palestine Mission in the UN
 
Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
Palestinian NGO Network (PNGO)
Charities & trusts:
Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center
Human rights & civil liberties:
Addameer Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association
Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment
Peace & conflict resolution:
Across Borders Organisation
Baladna Association for Arab Youth - strengthen understanding of democracy and gender equality, foster pluralism and tolerance, and enable debate about Arab history, grievances and culture
Centro Italiano per la Pace in Medio Oriente (Italian Centre for Peace in the Middle East) - encourages and facilitates the Israeli, Palestinian and Arab dialogue
MIFTAH The Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy
PLO Negotiations Affairs Department
Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA)
Palestinian Information Center
Political groups:
Deir Yassin Remembered
Nakba (cataclysm)
Development & assistance:
Al-Haq - Palestinian NGO in consultative status with the UN
Council for Palestinian Restitution and Repatriation (CPRR) (US)
European Commission Representation Office West Bank and Gaza Strip
Health, Development, Information and Policy Institute, Ramallah
Muwatin (Palestinian Institute for the Study of Democracy)
Near East Foundation (NEF) in West Bank-Gaza (USA) - provides development, basic health care, and vocational training, concentrating, more recently, on boosting incomes and making optimum use of scarce resources
Palestine Economic Forum (Palecon)
Palestine Red Crescent Society
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office - Palestinian Programme
Women's issues:
Women's Affairs Technical Committee
Women's Studies Center
 
Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
Health, Development, Information and Policy Institute, Ramallah
Universities:
Al-Azhar University, Gaza
An-Najah National University, Nablus
Al-Quds University, Jerusalem
Bethlehem Bible College
Bethlehem University
Arab American University, Jenin
Hebron University
Ibrahimieh Community College, Jerusalem
Islamic University, Gaza
 
Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature
 
 
Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies
 
 
Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers
 
 
Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
Applied Research Institute (Jerusalem)
Center for Palestine Research and Studies (CPRS)
Health, Development, Information and Policy Institute, Ramallah
Israel-Palestine Center for Research and Information (IPCRI)
Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) (Washington DC)
Life and Peace Institute (Uppsala) - aims to further the causes of justice, peace and reconciliation through a combination of research, seminars and publications
Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research (TFF) - conflict-mitigation, peace research and education to improve conflict understanding at all levels
Essential data:
Palestine Central Bureau of Statistics
Social development:
[U.S. Refugee Committee] World Refugee Survey country report - Gaza Strip & West Bank
Human rights:
[International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - Palestine] - information for those working to promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights
Governance:
Governments on the WWW - Palestine - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc
 
Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment
InfoPal (Independent Palestinian Information Network)
Alquds Newspaper
Al-ayyam newspaper
Arabic Media Internet Network
Alhayat Al-Jadeeda
Jerusalem Media and Communication Center
Palestine News Agency (WAFA)
Radio Tariq Al Mahabeh
 
Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
Palestine Trade Center
 
Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation
Palestinian Monetary Authority
Bank of Palestine Ltd.
Cairo Amman Bank
Arab Bank