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Occupied Palestinian Territories, Fact Sheets

Fact Sheets | Healthy Environment | Occupied Palestinian Territories

Right to Water in Palestine: A Background


Fact Sheets | Occupied Palestinian Territories

Violations of the Right to Education During the Al-Aqsa Intifada

The Al-Aqsa Intifada, which began on September 28, 2000 has led to the most comprehensive Israeli military and economic siege ever experienced in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Israeli policies and practices of closure, curfew, and destruction of educational facilities due to shelling and the use of heavy weaponry have had a devastating impact on the Palestinian education sector.

Fact Sheets | Occupied Palestinian Territories

Trade Under the Oslo Process


Fact Sheets | Occupied Palestinian Territories

Income and Production Under the Oslo Process


Fact Sheets | Occupied Palestinian Territories

Applicability of the Covenant in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT)

Background

Israel, which ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights in 1992, has systematically refused to extend its application to Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) living under Israeli control. Such refusal is consistent with Israel’s longstanding policy of openly rejecting application of universal international law principles to its treatment of Palestinians.

Fact Sheets | Occupied Palestinian Territories

Ending the Occupation: It's the Law


Fact Sheets | Occupied Palestinian Territories

Palestine and the Palestinians


Fact Sheets | Occupied Palestinian Territories

Employment under Oslo