The first of these was Andrew Rigby, Lecturer in the School of Peace Studies at Bradford University, England. He was at PASSIA on two separate occasions and his two research papers were published by PASSIA. The first on "Economic Aspects of the Intifada" was published in September 1988, and the second, "The Intifada, the Struggle over Education" in July 1989.

The second visiting researcher was Julie Peteet who came as a Fulbright scholar for the academic year 1990-91. She gained her Phd. in Anthropology from Wayne State University and held a variety of lecture and research posts. Dr. Peteet's research at PASSIA was on gender issues but this study was not published because she failed to give PASSIA the text for publication in Jerusalem.

The third and current scholar for the academic year 1993-94, is Dr. Hisham H. Ahmed also here under the auspices of the Fulbright Programme. Dr. Ahmed gained his PhD in Political Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1988. Since then he has been a lecturer in this field teaching a variety of courses ranging from Middle East Politics to Foreign Policy Analysis. He is currently doing research on the evolution of the Hamas movement and PASSIA expects to publish this shortly.

PASSIA hopes to continue providing an academic base in Jerusalem for visiting scholars and also intends to develop exchange programmes whereby a Palestinian scholar can have the opportunity to study in Europe or the United States. PASSIA is trying to ensure that this proceeds on a yearly basis.