The effects of Israeli policies on Palestinians' basic needs in the Occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
This study offers a quantitative assessment of claims by non--governmental organisations, United Nations agencies, and the Inter-national Court of Justice regarding Israel's alleged apartheid -practices. We examine how Israeli policies affect Palestinians' access to basic needs by constructing a bes...
| Publicado en: | Third World Quarterly Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 488 - 518 |
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Feb2026
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