August 06, 2020
Lebanon: A Failed State Explodes
Imad K. Harb contends that the failing Lebanese state will only begin to restore its legitimacy when the country’s political elites either step down or alter the way they understand governance and responsibility toward their...
Learn more »August 05, 2020
Pompeo and His Unalienable Rights Scam
Commenting on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s latest speech about support for human rights around the world, Khalil E. Jahshan argues that affiliating with military occupying powers and the Middle East’s worst violators does not...
Learn more »June 25, 2020
Netanyahu Tackles Multiple Annexation Hurdles
Writing about Israel’s annexation plan this coming July, Khalil E. Jahshan states that whether the Trump Administration fully approves of Netanyahu’s ideas or asks him to reconsider a phased annexation, the prime minister of Israel...
Learn more »June 09, 2020
The Threat of Israeli Annexation: The American Dimension
Khalil E. Jahshan writes that there is nothing new about depopulating Palestine and confiscating and annexing Palestinian land, policies that have been necessary for breathing life into the Zionist project that began at the end...
Learn more »May 19, 2020
Welcome to the “New Gaza”
Ibrahim Fraihat suggests that Palestinians should disabuse themselves of the idea that a one-state solution is possible for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict since Israelis of all political stripes will band together to prevent it from becoming...
Learn more »April 27, 2020
A Unified Yemen May Soon Cease to Exist
With President Hadi too weak to respond to the self-rule declaration by the UAE- supported Southern Transitional Council, and Saudi Arabia too economically troubled to force its rescission, Imad K. Harb argues that Yemen has...
Learn more »March 27, 2020
Israel Has Effective Control over Gaza
During the coronavirus pandemic Israel must understand and implement its obligations toward Gaza’s citizens and abide by its responsibilities under the Geneva Conventions.
Learn more »March 01, 2020
The Palestinian Arab Vote in Israel: Facing the Ultimate Test of Inclusion
The Palestinian Arab vote can challenge the Palestinians’ disenfranchisement but that they will never be welcome as full partners in the Israeli political system as it is defined today.
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