NGOs based in Israel and Palestine

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is a US-based not-for-profit human rights NGO that uses medicine and science to document and advocate against mass atrocities and severe human rights violations around …

The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies is a leading environmental studies and research institute in the Middle East. It houses accredited academic programs, research centers, and international cooperation initiatives focusing …

The Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research, which was established in 1978, is a leading and influential research and thought institute that issues from Jerusalem a sustainable social, economic, and spatial …

B’Tselem – The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (Hebrew: בצלם, IPA: [beˈtselem] is a Jerusalem-based non-profit organization whose stated goals are to document human rights …

IDI was founded as a center for policy studies, straddling the spheres of politics and academia, the world of decision-makers, and the world of thinkers in Israel. IDI serves as …

The Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) is an independent center of research and action dedicated to strengthening the foundations of Israeli democracy.

The Begin–Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA Center) is an Israeli think tank affiliated with Israel's Bar Ilan University and supported by the NATO Mediterranean Initiative, the U.S. embassy in …

The Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ) / Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable development in the occupied Palestinian territory and the self-reliance of the Palestinian people …

Israeli Center for Third Sector Research (ICTR )was established at the Ben- Gurion University of the Negev in 1997 in order to conduct and promote Academic Research and study on …

IPCRI aspire towards a reality of peace that is based on the values of justice, equality, and freedom and that is formed by challenging the power dynamics resulting from the …

The Democracy and Workers' Rights Center (DWRC) is a Palestinian non-governmental, non-profit organization, not affiliated with any political party. DWRC was established in 1993 by a group of trade unionists, …

Palestinian NGO’s Network (PNGO) is a civil and democratic body, which seeks to support, consolidate and strengthen the Palestinian civil society on the basis of the principles of democracy, social …

The Ramallah Center for Human Rights Studies (RCHRS) is an independent Palestinian non-profit and non-governmental organization that advocates human rights, democracy and tolerance from a secular perspective. It conducts theoretical …

The Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC) is an independent Palestinian, not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation that seeks to develop a democratic Palestinian society based on the principles of gender …

The Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) is a Ramallah based Palestinian non-profit organization that was established in 1986 to improve the performance and professionalism of Palestinian farmers. The Union …

The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA) is an Israeli think tank specializing in public diplomacy and foreign policy founded in 1976.

The International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) is an independent think tank that aims to facilitate greater international cooperation in the fight against terrorism. It fulfills this goal by acting as …

PASSIA works to achieve its goals through the implementation of the following regular pro­grams: Research and Studies, Roundtable Meetings, Interfaith Dialogue, Training and Edu­cation in Interna­tional Affairs, Civil Society Empowerment, …

The Adva Center is a leading Israeli progressive think-and-do tank that monitors social and economic developments. Adva’s studies of Israeli society present critical analyses of public policy in the areas …

Floersheimer Studies is a singular program, publishing studies in the field of society, governance and space in Israel. The program was established in 2007 replacing the Floersheimer Institute for Policy …

What sets the Center apart is the combination of the social and the economic dimensions, both in terms of the topics it deals with and the research methods that it …

Mada al-Carmel was founded in Haifa in 2000. As the only Palestinian research center of its kind in Israel, Mada works to further the human, civil and political rights of …

IASPS was an Israeli-based think tank that focused on domestic Israeli issues and foreign and international policy. Our research indicates that this organization is no longer active. If this information …