Sam Bahour - Palestine’s Political Economy - Freedom Advocacy Network - April 15, 2026
Freedom Advocacy Network
Hello friends,
On April 15, 2026, we will be hosting Sam Bahour, live from West Bank. Long time Freedom Advocacy Network member and supporter, Karina Q, who also has also presented on two different topics, has kindly brought us three guest speakers after her visit to the West Bank a few months ago.
Agenda:: Palestine's political economy and the global complicity serving and maintaining Apartheid and Genocide.
Sam Bahour
Sam Bahour (سام بحور) resides in Al-Bireh/Ramallah, Palestine. He does business consulting as Applied Information Management (AIM), specializing in business development with a niche focus on the information technology sector and start-ups.
Bahour was instrumental in the establishment of two publicly traded firms: the Palestine Telecommunications Company (PALTEL) and the Arab Palestinian Shopping Centers (APSC). He is Co-founder & Emeritus Member of Americans for a Vibrant Palestinian Economy (A4VPE) and until recently served as an independent Director at the Arab Islamic Bank P.L.C. and a board member at Just Vision.
He writes frequently on Palestinian affairs and has been widely published in leading outlets. He is co-editor of HOMELAND: Oral History of Palestine and Palestinians (Olive Branch Press, 1993), tweets at @SamBahour, and blogs at epalestine.ps.
Links:
https://epalestine.ps/sambahour/
https://epalestine.ps/sambahour/2025/11/report-on-unctad-assistance-to-the-palestinian-people-developments-in-the-economy-of-the-opt/
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session59/advance-version/a-hrc-59-23-aev.pdf
https://mas.ps/cached_uploads/download/2025/09/16/trading-with-illegal-settlements-september-2025-1758017938.pdf
https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657646
https://epalestine.ps/sambahour/2026/01/ohchr-thematic-report-israels-discriminatory-administration-of-the-occupied-west-bank-including-east-jerusalem/