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    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

    Oct 14, 2026Salim Çevik

    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…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Hamas and the Politics of Decommissioning in Gaza

    Oct 2, 2026Muhammad Shehada

    For almost three years, Israel and the United States have repeatedly claimed that the war in Gaza would end if Hamas laid down its arms. In July 2026, however,…

  • Collective Analysis
    The Arab WorldEducation and Development

    UNGA 2026: War, Diplomacy, and the Middle East’s Changing Order

    Sep 28, 2026Nur Arafeh Imad K. Harb Khalil E. Jahshan Tamara Kharroub Negar Mortazavi Yousef Munayyer Daniel Neep

    Nearly 130 world leaders attended the general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), held in New York from September 22 to 2…

  • Policy Analysis
    The Arab WorldRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    What the Iran War Reveals about China’s Middle East Strategy

    Sep 22, 2026Andrea Ghiselli

    On September 24, 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet President Donald Trump for the second time since the start of the US-Israeli war on Ira…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelViolent Extremism

    From Hilltops to Houses: A New Phase of Israeli Settlement Expansion

    Sep 18, 2026Dalia Hatuqa

    On August 9, 2026, Israeli settlers surrounded three houses in the Ras al-Ain area of Qusra, a Palestinian village southeast of Nablus in the West Bank. The se…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Israeli Public Supports Wars, but Is Dissatisfied with the Results

    Aug 17, 2026Mtanes Shihadeh

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and most Israeli political and security leaders have repeatedly said that they will continue to use military means to deal wi…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Can the Board of Peace’s Gaza Roadmap Survive the Disarmament Deadlock?

    Aug 13, 2026Mohammed Samhouri

    On July 30, 2026, Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace (BoP) High Representative for Gaza and the plan’s lead architect, announced a 15-point framework for a …

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantUS Domestic Politics and Elections

    Changing Democratic Party Views on Israel and Palestine Boost US Democratic Socialists

    Aug 5, 2026Gregory Aftandilian

    The Israeli war on Gaza that has resulted in at least 73,000 Palestinian deaths, more than half of whom have been women and children, has made Democrats in gen…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Israel’s Policy of Irreversible Occupation

    Jul 22, 2026Imad K. Harb

    Since October 2023, Israel’s quest to establish itself as the preeminent power in the Middle East and to expand its territory at the expense of its neighbors h…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Sexual Violence as a Tool of Domination and Displacement in Palestine

    Jul 16, 2026Yara M. Asi

    In May 2026, the State of Israel was added to the United Nations (UN) blacklist of governments that commit sexual violence in conflict zones. UN Secretary-Gene…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Opposition Parties Offer No Alternative Political Visions in Israel’s Elections

    Jul 9, 2026Mtanes Shihadeh

    Israel is preparing for new elections, whether they take place on time at the end of October 2026 or are brought forward to an earlier date in September. In re…

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