"The educational mission of Birzeit University includes promoting respect for democratic values, tolerence of diversity, and cooperation. Every year, the 51-seat student council parliament is chosen in open, democratic elections. In the years before the existence of the Palestinian Authority and national Palestinian elections, Birzeit's elections - involving students originating from all areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and student mirrors of the main national political factions - was seen as the best barometer of Palestinian political opinion. This 1999 website is a continuity of the last three years tradition of covering Birzeit's student elections on the Web."

• The 1999 Election Rules from the Student Council Elections Preparatory Committee Announcement.
• The election schedule.
• The blocs in action - day 1 - Photos and Commentary from the 20 March Rallies -
• The blocs in action - day 2 - Photos and Commentary from the 22 March Rallies -
• Interviews with the Blocs - added midnight Saturday 20 March
  • The Jerusalem Bloc
  • An Nahdah Bloc
  • The Democratic Pole
  • Change Bloc
  
  
• Interview with Ziad Izzat, Director of Student Affairs and member of Election Committee, on the process of elections.
• Leaflets (Electoral Manifestos) from the Student Blocs.
• Cartoons Political Cartoons distributed from the Student Blocs.
• The Debate Debate held on Tuesday 23 March between the blocs -- added Wednesday 24 March.
• The Results. Web published 7:05pm
• The Commentary.