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    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    The Israel/Palestine Stain on Biden’s Foreign Policy Legacy

    Oct 23, 2024Gregory Aftandilian

    Every US president wants to leave office with a positive legacy. Some do so to draw attention away from a scandal; others hope that the history books will trea…

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    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Demystifying How the Hamas Leadership Works

    Oct 18, 2024Hanna Alshaikh

    In light of the recent news of the death of Yahya Sinwar, Head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Arab Center Washington DC is republishing this analytic piece by …

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    Palestine/IsraelRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    The New UK Labor Government and Palestine

    Oct 17, 2024Sara Husseini

    At first glance, the position of the United Kingdom’s (UK) new government toward Palestine appears to diverge little from US policy. But a closer look at the L…

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    Palestine/IsraelRegional Implications and Geopolitics

    Japan: Inching Toward Palestine?

    Oct 16, 2024Saul Takahashi

    In September, Taro Kono, Japan’s former foreign minister and a main contender for president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), announced that if he were to…

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    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    One Year After October 7: Israel Descends into Endless War

    Oct 11, 2024Daniel Brumberg

    Among the many moments described in the Washington Post’s recent article on the Biden administration’s failed efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, one stands…

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    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    GCC Responses to Israeli Aggression on Lebanon: Strategic Concerns and Regional Implications

    Oct 9, 2024The Unit for Political Studies

    The positions of the GCC countries toward Israel's war on Lebanon are appear divided. All share a deep concern about escalation and its potential impact on the…

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    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    One Year After October 7: Assessments and Implications

    Oct 8, 2024Imad K. Harb Khalil E. Jahshan Tamara Kharroub Annelle Sheline

    Experts analyze various aspects of the past year of Israel’s war on Gaza and now its campaign against Hezbollah and Lebanon.

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    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The War Israel Wants but Hezbollah Rejects

    Sep 20, 2024Imad K. Harb

    The Israeli war on Hezbollah has just entered another deadly phase characterized by the sophisticated, but criminally minded, use of cyber warfare to detonate …

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    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Gaza, the American Elections, and the Fallout of a Disaster

    Sep 19, 2024Charles W. Dunne

    The United States, sometimes considered the adult in the room when arbitrating international conflicts, has proved to be more of an adolescent when it came to …

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    Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism

    US University Campuses Will Stifle Students’ Protests Next Year

    Sep 16, 2024Jonathan Kuttab

    The student protests and the encampment movement that exploded on campuses toward the end of the 2024 school year pitted students (and faculty) protesting the …

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    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Discrediting the Living and Denying the Dead in Gaza: Justifying Indiscriminate Attacks on Civilians

    Sep 12, 2024Yara M. Asi

    In mid-August 2024, the world stood witness to one of the few personal tragedies from Gaza to make global headlines. Israeli airstrikes killed two 3-day-old tw…

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    Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism

    Palestinian Cultural Resistance in the Service of the National Project

    Aug 27, 2024Salim Nuqul

    The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has significantly shaped the political, social, and cultural identity of the Palestinian people. Spanning over a century, this…