Policy Analysis

Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The Mechanics of Israel’s Annexation in the West Bank
Jun 16, 2020Jonathan Kuttab
Looking ahead at likely scenarios after Israel annexes areas of the West Bank, Jonathan Kuttab posits that it will be impossible to deny that the act represent…
Policy Analysis
JordanConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The Israeli Annexation Plan and Jordan’s West Bank Moment
Jun 3, 2020Joe Macaron
Joe Macaron argues that as Netanyahu makes plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, Jordan faces difficult choices in appeasing domestic critics and pre…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelInternational Law
Assessing Options for a Palestinian Response to Israeli Annexation
May 28, 2020Yousef Munayyer
After 18 months of false starts and three attempts, Israeli elections have finally yielded a governing coalition that has brought together its largest parties,…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Abbas’s Declaration: The Oslo Accords are Now Dead and Buried
May 20, 2020Khalil E. Jahshan Yousef Munayyer Jonathan Kuttab Imad K. Harb
By announcing that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is ending its adherence to all agreements with Israel and the United States, Palestinian President Mahmoud Ab…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
The Nakba 72 Years On: The Current Status of the Question of Palestine
May 15, 2020Imad K. Harb Khalil E. Jahshan Tamara Kharroub Yousef Munayyer Marwan Bishara Diana Buttu
Arab Center Washington DC research fellows and associates share their opinions and perspectives on the question of Palestine as Palestinians and the world mark…
Washington Policy Weekly
Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
Capitol Hill Turns to Public Diplomacy to Challenge Trump’s Policies
May 6, 2020Marcus Montgomery
Until May 4, the House of Representatives and Senate were steering clear of Capitol Hill in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease to lawma…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Playing Politics with Aid: Israel’s Response to COVID-19 in Gaza
Apr 29, 2020Yousef Munayyer
Yousef Munayyer asserts that Israel's facilitation of COVID-19-related aid to Gaza will largely further one overarching priority: to serve Israel's political o…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance
The Coronavirus Crisis May Assure Netanyahu’s Survival
Apr 8, 2020Yousef Munayyer
Yousef Munayyer examines how Benny Gantz's political defeat and acceptance to form a coalition government with Benjamin Netanyahu have revived the Israeli prim…
Policy Analysis
JordanUS Foreign Policy
Jordan and Trump’s Peace Plan
Mar 24, 2020Gregory Aftandilian
Jordan’s relations with Israel have hit a low point following the unveiling of the Trump peace plan because of fears over annexation of Israeli settlements in …
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance
Third Time’s a Charm? Netanyahu Could Finally Be Dislodged
Mar 20, 2020Yousef Munayyer
In examining Israel's uncertain political conditions following the inconclusive third parliamentary election, Yousef Munayyer observes that there is a possibil…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
The Bernie Sanders Factor in US Policy toward Israel
Mar 4, 2020Yousef Munayyer
The Sanders candidacy represents a shift in public opinion on Israel and that Sanders’s position on Palestinian rights opens a political space that is increasi…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
What Does Bipartisan Support for Israel Look Like?
Mar 4, 2020Marcus Montgomery
The AIPAC and CPAC conferences in Washington became the venue for the Republican Party to seek to redefine the parameters of bipartisan support for Israel.