REPORTS AND DATA SOURCES, THE OCCUPATION
Whither the "Children of Stone"? An Entire Life under Occupation
Brian K. Barber et al. / Institute for Palestine Studies (2015/2016)
This article provides an overview of the PAL project, which sought to thoroughly understand the youth of the first intifada as they have grown into adulthood. This article reviews how the methodology of the PAL project has enabled the discernment of crucial information about the complexities of living under occupation through youth and adulthood, including unique insights into the nature of suffering under occupation. By design, it examines lives holistically; that is, it concentrates on the full scope of everyday-experience, including the psychological, social, economic, and political. Read More >
Daily Reports: Checkpoints
Machsom Watch
Features up-to-date reports on the state of each Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank. Includes descriptions and history of each checkpoint listed. See More >
Checkpoints, Physical Obstructions, and Forbidden Roads
B'Tselem (March 2013)
Part of a comprehensive report on restriction of movement of Palestinians in the West Bank. Includes up-to-date lists of Israeli checkpoints and restricted roads, as well as sections on other occupation practices and their effects. Read More >
Arrested Development: The Long Term Impact of the Separation Barrier
B'Tselem (October 2012)
Examines the ramifications of the Separation Barrier on nearby Palestinian communities, ten years after its construction commenced. The report details and critiques the permit regime instituted by Israel in what is known as the "Seam Zone," West Bank lands on the "Israeli" side of the barrier. Read More >
The Law of Belligerent Occupation in the Supreme Court of Israel
David Kretzmer / International Review of the Red Cross (Spring 2012)
Since the 1967 War, in the course of which Israel occupied the West Bank and Gaza, the Supreme Court of Israel has considered thousands of petitions relating to acts of the military and other authorities in those territories (OT). This article reviews the contribution to the law of belligerent occupation of the Court’s jurisprudence in these cases. After discussing issues of jurisdiction and the applicable norms, the article reviews the way in which the Court has interpreted military needs, the welfare of the local population, changes in the local law, and use of resources; the attitude of the Court to the long-term nature of the occupation and the existence of Israeli settlements, settlers, and commuters in the OT; the introduction of a three-pronged test of proportionality in assessing military necessity; and hostilities in occupied territories. PDF >
Dispossession and Exploitation: Israel's Policy in the Jordan Valley and Northern Dead Sea
B'Tselem (May 2011)
Study of the various means Israel uses to ensure its control of the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea area: the land, the water sources, the tourist sites, and the natural resources. Read More >
Testimonies - Publications
Breaking the Silence (2000 - 2011)
Downloadable compilations of Israeli soldiers' testimonies about their service in the West Bank and Gaza. Includes testimonies from Hebron, the South Hebron Hills, Operation Cast Lead, and testimonies concerning children, women soldiers, and the occupation in general. (see more)
The Cost of Occupation
Shlomo Swirski / Adva Center (June 2008)
Presents the social, economic, military and political price that Israel has been paying for its continuing occupation of Palestinian territories. The report also addresses benefits that some Israelis receive from the occupation and contrasts them with its long-term costs. PDF >
Increasing Need, Decreasing Access: Tightening Control On Economic Movement
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (January 2008)
Examination of how economic decline and the resulting humanitarian needs in the West Bank are inextricably linked to the decline in trade as a result of imposed closures and movement restrictions as well as drops in remittances from Palestinian jobs in Israel. PDF >
Ghost Town: Israel's Separation Policy and Forced Eviction of Palestinians from the Center of Hebron
B'Tselem / The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (May 2007)
Report that concentrates on Hebron's City Center, the area comprising the Old City and the Casbah, in which most of the settlement points were established, and where Israel imposes the most severe restrictions on Palestinian movement. Includes the history of settlement in Hebron and control of the city, survey findings of Palestinian flight from the City Center, and discussion of Israel's policy in the city. Read More >