Israeli politics have once again arrived at a familiar dead end. For the eighth time in 13 years, an Israeli election that effectively served as a referendum o…
One year after President Donald Trump secured a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel in Gaza, Israel continues to kill Palestinians on a near daily basis, w…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance
Israel’s 2026 Elections: Jewish Power Hopes to Lead the Populist and Extremist Right
Oct 20, 2026Mohanad Mustafa
In Israel’s 25th Knesset election (held in 2022), the electoral strength of Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Jewish Power (Otzma Yehudit) party increased when it won six seat…
Policy Analysis
SyriaSecurity and Defense
Turkey, Israel, and the Struggle over Syria’s New Order
Israel’s August 18, 2026, airstrike on the Abu al-Dhuhour airbase, about 70 kilometers from the Turkish border, marked a new escalation in Turkish-Israeli comp…
Yousef Munayyer examines the political significance of President Trump’s surprise pledge to end US military aid to Israel, arguing it reflects growing public o…
Podcast
Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Hebron Under Siege
Oct 29, 2026
Yousef Munayyer and Issa Amro discuss Israel's recent siege of Hebron, mass home demolitions, Jewish settler violence, and movement restrictions in the West Ba…
Khalil E. Jahshan discusses escalating settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and the failure of the Trump administration to take mean…