We conclude that the fuel crisis reflects a rising contradiction in class relations in the West Bank, which have enjoyed relative stability in the past two decades, due to a program of systematic impoverishment carried out by Israeli settler colonialism since 2023. Fuel, an essential and highly taxable commodity, emerges as a site of contestation between political and economic elites, wherea...

The following analysis evaluates the women's chances of participating in local councils outside the gender quota system, which remains a crucial factor in women's representation on municipal and village councils.

Beyond the Official Turnout Rate: Only 35 Percent of the Electorate Cast BallotsAcross the West Bank, 1,491,337 people were eligible to vote in 419 local authorities. Yet for a substantial share of this electorate, the possibility of competitive participation had already been foreclosed before polling day. In localities where lists won by acclamation, 465,266 voters had no ballot to cast...