Vol. 14 No. 054-055 (2025): Issue 054-055

غلاف العددان 054 و055 من دورية عمران

Issue 054 و055 of Omran for Social Sciences and Humanities (Autumn 2025) includes the following studies and articles: “Introduction: Israeli Settlements in the West Bank” (Raja Khalidi, Ayat Hamdan); “The Timeline, Components, and Governing Structure of Israel’s West Bank Settlement Project” (Walid Habbas, Anmar Rafeedie); “The Cost of Israeli Settlement on the Palestinian People” (Mahmoud Elkhafif, Raja Khalidi, Tareq Sadeq); “Israeli Industrial Zones in the West Bank: Economic Impact Study” (Walid Habbas, Jumana Janazreh); “Pastoral Settlement: Policies to Combat the Latest Models of Settlement and Economic Exploitation” (Jumana Janazreh); “The Impact of Settlement Expansion on Jerusalem Villages: Demographic and Economic Transformations in Biddu, Beit Iksa, Ar-Ram and Kufr Aqab” (Anmar Rafeedie, Malakeh Abdellatif); “Localization of Humanitarian Action in Gaza as a Field Imperative, Not an Institutional Choice” (Ghassan Elkahlout); “Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness” (Mark Granovetter); “The Cost of Closure: Occupation Checkpoints in the North and Central West Bank since 7 October” (Tareq Sadeq, Ahmad Alawneh); “From Poverty to Exploitation: The Motivations and Consequences of Palestinian Women Working in Israeli Settlements” (Wafaa Albitawi); “The Fundamental Concept and Technology of Artificial Intelligence and its Evolution: From Computational Models to Machine Learning” (Khatri Elayachi); “Tribalism and Political Power in the Gulf: State-Building and National Identity in Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE” (Jasim Bani Oraba); “Featured Books” (Omran Editorial Board).

Published: 2025-10-01
Issue totals:315 views529 downloads3 citations

Studies

  • Localization of Humanitarian Action in Gaza as a Field Imperative, Not an Institutional Choice 27 views37 downloads

    Author: Ghassan Elkahlout
    269-299

    The genocide in Gaza has led to the complete collapse of the humanitarian system. The capacities of international actors have been crippled by direct targeting, coupled with systematic and...

Special Dossier

  • Introduction: Israeli Settlements in the West Bank 21 views37 downloads

    Authors: Raja Khalidi, Ayat Hamdan
    7-10

    This special issue of Omran brings together contributions produced within a joint research project between the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS) and the Palestine Economic...

  • The Timeline, Components, and Governing Structure of Israel’s West Bank Settlement Project 21 views40 downloads

    Authors: Walid Habbas, Anmar Rafeedie
    11-45

    This article explores the various components of the Israeli settlement project in the West Bank, as well as the Israeli agencies and institutions that plan, implement, and support it, and the...

  • The Cost of Israeli Settlement on the Palestinian People 25 views38 downloads

    Authors: Mahmoud Elkhafif, Raja Khalidi, Tareq Sadeq
    47-78

    This article reviews the existing literature on the economic costs of the Israeli occupation for the Palestinian people from 1948–2022, in order to build a methodology that can estimate the...

  • Israeli Industrial Zones in the West Bank: Economic Impact Study 24 views43 downloads

    Authors: Walid Habbas, Jumana Janazreh
    79-106

    This article argues that the Israeli industrial zones in “Area C” of the West Bank serve a purpose that goes beyond simple profit-making; they represent a settlement complex with a broader...

  • Pastoral Settlement: Policies to Combat the Latest Models of Settlement and Economic Exploitation 24 views48 downloads

    Author: Jumana Janazreh
    107-155

    This article argues that the accelerating practice of pastoral settlement is one of the most ominous forms of Israeli settlement, and discusses its economic, social, and demographic impacts on...

  • The Impact of Settlement Expansion on Jerusalem Villages: Demographic and Economic Transformations in Biddu, Beit Iksa, Ar-Ram and Kufr Aqab 22 views43 downloads Cited once

    Authors: Anmar Rafeedie, Malakeh Abdellatif
    157-190

    This article examines Israeli settlement expansion in Jerusalem from both demographic and geographic perspectives, focusing on the isolation of surrounding Palestinian villages and towns from...

Translation

  • Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness 23 views35 downloads Cited once

    Author: Mark Granovetter
    303-334

    How behaviour and institutions are affected by social relations is one of the classic questions of social theory. This paper concerns the extent to which economic action is embedded in...

Book Reviews

  • The Fundamental Concept and Technology of Artificial Intelligence and its Evolution: From Computational Models to Machine Learning 29 views36 downloads

    Author: Khatri Elayachi
    337-344

    Book title: The Fundamental Concept and Technology of Artificial Intelligence and its Evolution: From Computational Models to Machine Learning . Author: Ghazza Abderrazzak. Publisher:...

  • Tribalism and Political Power in the Gulf: State-Building and National Identity in Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE 31 views47 downloads

    Author: Jasim Bani Oraba
    345-351

    Book Title: Tribalism and Political Power in The Gulf: State- Building and National Identity in Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE . Author: Alanoud al-Sharekh & Courtney Freer. Publisher: London:...

Reports

  • The Cost of Closure: Occupation Checkpoints in the North and Central West Bank since 7 October 24 views45 downloads Cited once

    Authors: Tareq Sadeq, Ahmad Alawneh
    193-234

    This report examines the impact of Israeli checkpoints and movement restrictions in the north and central West Bank, focusing on lost working hours and additional fuel costs. Geographic data...

  • From Poverty to Exploitation: The Motivations and Consequences of Palestinian Women Working in Israeli Settlements 25 views41 downloads

    Author: Wafaa Albitawi
    235-266

    This report examines the economic and social characteristics of Palestinian women working in Israeli settlements, analysing income levels, poverty, and related issues. It utilizes field surveys...

Book Presentations

  • Featured Books 19 views39 downloads

    Author: Omran Editorial Board
    355-359

    Book previews prepared by the Editorial Board: - Mahmoud Bakir, Forging National Identity: The Future of Syria (Doha/Beirut: Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, 2025), 248 pp. - Bouazza...