PAPERS

Despite the fact that wastewater is a major source of pollution it is considered a sustainable and valuable resource that should be collected, treated to acceptable standards and reused not only to preserve the environment and groundwater aquifers, but also to conserve [...]

The aim of this study is to measure and evaluate the effect of different particle sources on the ambient particle concentration. Measurements in different places in the governorate of Bethlehem were made and the values were compared to international standards and guidelines. [...]

The paper gives an introduction about previous studies that have been made in the field of ancient cisterns, and then gives a detailed definition of a cistern, pointing out key issues for water management. The paper also discusses methods that have been [...]

Due to its average annual rainfall, coupled with regional water resources from the Jordan River and groundwater from its Aquifer System, the West Bank is generally not considered to be a water-poor region. However, since the Israeli occupation of the West Bank [...]

The paper provides a historical background and legal framework to the IOF presence in the occupied Palestinian Territory and assesses some of the consequent environmental implications. It explores the fields of unexploded ordinances and land mines, radiation within the oPT, the infrastructure [...]

The paper was presented in the 2nd International Conference on Water Values and Water Rights. It gives an introduction about water and its resources in Palestine, then moves to discuss water and peace, and the tries for maintaining better management and development [...]

Jerusalem is an epicenter of a series of contested confrontations and events both from the past and throughout modern history; today it is a living paradigm of distinctive apartheid that is epitomized, among many of its other forms, in the urban planning [...]

The paper discusses the reasons why Israel should not join the EU & the Nato, and basis its argument on international law, and the laws of the EU itself. Some of the reasons presented in the paper include: Israel’s colonial activities which [...]