There were 30 Golden Olive Award winners in 1999, out of a possible total of 204 (Internet service providers and
computer companies are excluded from consideration), which represents 14.4 percent of Palestinian websites listed on the Complete Guide (and we try and get them all!). For more detailed analysis read the online report at http://www.birzeit.edu/web/99internet.html
academic & research
- Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem - Arij continues to offer a wonderful site with regular updates. They've been going for several years now and the website keeps growing.
- Center for Palestine Research and Studies (CPRS) - focusing particularly on public opinion polls, CPRS is an excellent and useful site.
- Jerusalem Quarterly File - An informative magazine produced by the Insititute for Jerusalem Studies.
- Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA) - PASSIA remains our favourite diary and an excellent website
- SHAML - For a great collection of information and statistics on Palestinian refugees
arts & culture
- Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre - an important source of Palestinian culture and current cultural events in Palestine. They sound out regular mailings about their events which are varied and a must-see for people in Palestine.
- Ashtar Theatre -a regularly updated website for a great theatre company.
business & economy
- Arab Supernet - for pioneering the use of a database/web interface in Palestine
- Palestinian Security Exchange - Daily updates on the Palestinian stock exchange and useful economic reports.
- Palestinian International Bank - Really leading the way on internet banking in Palestine.
government & services
- Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics - PCBS have been maintaing a high quality website for many years. Their information is timely, thorough and very interesting.
- Arabcare - regularly news and good description of their services from this medical service.
- Gaza Community Mental Health Programme: - the first Gaza-based website and it continues to be packed with information.
- Health, Development, Information and Policy Institute (HDIP) - a new website design, the maps are useful and their reports packed with information.
- Palestinian Airlines: - an impressive website with all the timetables for Palestinian flights. Good to see they thought of the Web right at the beginning.
human rights
- BADIL - for oral history and excellent Jerusalem reports.
- LAW - The Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment - for regular updates and detailed reports.
- Palestinian Centre for Human Rights - a new look website and regular news from Gaza.
- Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group - always developing and their entire magazine is online.
industry & products
- No successful websites. There has been some development but a long way to go.
internet & computers
- Not considered for golden olive awards as the IT crowd here can be quite scary at times.
news & media
- Al-Ayyam Newspaper (in Arabic) - for an attractive, daily Arabic news service from Palestine.
- Al-Hayat Al-Jadedah (in Arabic) - for an attractive, daily Arabic news service from Palestine.
- Al-Quds Online (in Arabic) - for an attractive, daily Arabic news service from Palestine.
- AMIN - well organized, regularly updated and an Arabic chatroom!
- Birzeit OutLoud - the first internet radio show in Palestine
- Shepherd's TV - the first Palestinian TV channel online.
online memorials
- No successful websites.
organisations & associations
- Dheisheh Refugee Camp - the first Palestinian refugee camp online in Arabic and English.
- Maan Development centre - packed with information about permaculture and the Palestinian environment.
- Miftah - one of the few organizations here to employ a fulltime webmaster and it really shows in the quality of the site.
personal homepages
- no succesful websites.
schools & universities
- Birzeit University - continuing to provide high quality and timely information.
tourist information
- Hotels of Palestine - very useful site for those planning a trip here and it is regularly updated