Middle East News and Information

International Sources
for Middle East News

• One World News Service Human Rights
  and Development Coverage
• The Nando Times
  World Report
  
• New York Times
  
• Washington Post
  Middle East Page
  

Palestine

• Al-Quds
  
• Al-Ayyam
  

Israel

• The Jerusalem Post
• Ha'aretz Daily

Iran

• Weekly Press Digest

Turkey

• Turkish Daily News

Other Sources on the Middle East

• al-Hayat
• Al-Safir Lebanese daily
  
• Middle East Times Egypt Edition
• The Jordan Times
  
• List of other Arabic
  Newspapers from Amin

The Alternative Information Center (AIC) The AIC's chief publication is "News from Within," available in print. Their website contains a wealth of information on Palestine and Israel, arranged by topic. For instance, they have separate pages on refugee rights, Jerusalem, Society and Economy, and Analysis an Opinions. Each of these pages contains previous articles from "News from Within" as well as official documents and other resources.

Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem(ARIJ) The ARIJ contains information on the Palestinian economy, water, and environmental concerns in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It's Eye on Palestine closely monitors Israeli settlement building in the occupied territories and is very up-to-date.

The Foundation for Middle East Peace has published the Report on Israeli Settlement in theOccupied Territories for several years. These reports, along with useful pictures and maps are now provided at their site.

American Committee on Jerusalem(ACJ) focuses mainly on the situation in Jerusalem, providing updates on Israeli attempts to expel Palestinians from the city. It also has a good section on the new Israeli settlement of "Har Homa" the Netanyahu government intends to build on the Palestinian Hill of Jabal Abu Ghnaim.

Center for Palestine Research and Studies (CPRS) CPRS, based in Nablus, has an active research and publishingagenda. Its research projects include Palestinian politics and the economy of theWest Bank and Gaza Strip, Israeli politics, policy studies, and strategic studies. The centerpublishes the periodical al-Siyasa al-Filastiniya (Palestine Policy) in Arabic. Perhaps most important, CPRS'sSurvey Research Unit regularly conducts surveys of Palestinian public opinion ona range of political issues.

Palestinian Economic and Social Development

The Palestinian Development Info Net is maintained by the Interuniversity Consortium for Arab Studies. The site has numerous links to on-line resources on economic development issues in Palestine. It also provides links to many international and local NGOs promoting development in the West Bank and Gaza.

The Fafo, Institute of Applied Social Science, conducts research on the Palestinian economy and social conditions in the occupied territories as well as on living conditions of Palestinian refugees inLebanon.