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

Studies

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

    Author: Ghassan Elkahlout (Author)
    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

    Author: Raja Khalidi, Ayat Hamdan (Author)
    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

    Author: Walid Habbas, Anmar Rafeedie (Author)
    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

    Author: Mahmoud Elkhafif, Raja Khalidi, Tareq Sadeq (Author)
    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

    Author: Walid Habbas, Jumana Janazreh (Author)
    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

    Author: Jumana Janazreh (Author)
    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 Cited once

    Author: Anmar Rafeedie, Malakeh Abdellatif (Author)
    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 Cited once

    Author: Mark Granovetter (Author)
    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

    Author: Khatri Elayachi (Author)
    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

    Author: Jasim Bani Oraba (Author)
    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

    Author: Tareq Sadeq, Ahmad Alawneh (Author)
    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

    Author: Wafaa Albitawi (Author)
    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

    Author: Omran Editorial Board (Author)
    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...