Aid, diplomacy and facts on the ground : the case of Palestine / edited by Michael Keating, Anne Le More and Robert Lowe.

Includes bibliographical references.

Pt. 1. International assistance to the Palestinian people: the context. Hard lessons from Oslo: foreign aid and the mistake of the 1990s / Nigel Roberts -- Are 'realities on the ground' compatible with the international state-building and development agenda? / Anne Le More -- Chequebook diplomacy: the US, the Oslo process and the role of foreign aid / Scott Lasensky -- 'Security first' and its implications for a viable Palestinian state / Mushtaq H. Khan -- part 2. The impact of international assistance (1) the human and socio-economic dimention. Human security challenges in the occupied Palestinian territory / Claude Bruderlein -- The impact of the Oslo accords on UNRWA's funding / Harish Parvathanemi -- Palestinian perceptions of international assistance / Nader Said -- Future economic arrangements between Israel and the Palestinians: an Israeli perspective / Jimmy Weinblatt -- part 3. The impact of international assistance (2) the political dimension. The state-building project: what went wrong? / Karma Nabulsi -- Donor aid to Palestine: attitudes, incentives, patronage and peace / Rex Brynen -- 'Do no harm': the impact of international assistance to the occupied Palestinian territory / Mary B. Anderson -- Israel's aid responsibilities toward the Palestinian population / Yossi (Joseph) Alpher -- part 4. Dilemmas posed by the working environment. The dilemma of aid under occupation / David Shearer and Anuschka Meyer -- Donor security challenges in the Palestinian territories / Larry Garber -- 'Victims of war are not like victims of earthquake': the conflict between humanitarianism and political work / Jeff Halper -- part 5. Policy implications for future assistance in the context of Israeli withdrawal plans. The risks and opportunities of the Israeli disengagement plan / Geoffrey Aronson -- Developing the Gaza Strip in the event of Israel's disengagement: possibilites and constraints / Sara Roy -- Pt. VI. Appendices.