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Analysis by Yara M. Asi examining the challenges facing young Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, including prioritizing securing employment over other life milestones, high unemployment rates, and limited opportunities that drive many to consider emigration. The article covers how economic challenges are compounded by political disenchantment, with many expressing distrusts in political parties and a desire for accountable leadership. Asi argues that addressing these issues is fundemental to retaining educated and ambitious youth, whose departure would impact the future of Palestinian society. This resource is valuable for research on Palestinian youth, unemployment, Israeli occupation and apartheid, and Palestinian civil society.
