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The Biden Administration and the Palestinians: Early Policy Indications
Mar 9, 2021Yousef MunayyerThe new administration in Washington, about half way through its first 100 days in office, is shaping its foreign policy. President Joe Biden and his team have…
- Policy AnalysisPalestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance
Palestinian Elections 2021: Reconciling Competing Motives
Feb 18, 2021Khalil E. JahshanOn January 15, 2021, President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority (PA) issued a decreecalling for legislative, presidential, and National Council elect…
- Policy AnalysisPalestine/IsraelInternational Law
Is International Criminal Justice Coming for Israel?
Feb 17, 2021Jonathan KuttabOn February 5, the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled, for purposes of its jurisdiction, that Palestine is a state. The chief prosecutor who sought this …
- Policy AnalysisPalestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Is Israel an Apartheid State?
Feb 6, 2021Jonathan KuttabJonathan Kuttab explains the fundamental elements of the crime of apartheid committed by Israel against the Palestinians under its control, including legislati…
- Policy AnalysisPalestine/Israel
Netanyahu’s Latest Election Scheme: The Arab Vote?
Jan 27, 2021Yousef MunayyerAs the State of Israel once again heads to a new election, its prime minister—who infamously fearmongered against Arab citizens to drive Israeli right-wing vot…
- Policy AnalysisThe Arabian Peninsula and The GulfUS Foreign Policy
The Biden Administration’s Foreign Policy: Key Features and Likely Changes
Jan 6, 2021Unit for Political StudiesHaving won the American presidential election, and despite incumbent President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede, Democratic candidate and President-elect Joe …
- Policy AnalysisPalestine/IsraelEducation and Development
Building a Nation without a State: Civil Society in Palestine
Dec 23, 2020Yara M. AsiNever before has the Palestinian Authority (PA) seemed so isolated. American policy under President Donald Trump has unprecedentedly and openly been favorable …
- Policy AnalysisPalestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Ending Palestinian-Israeli Coordination Is Hard to Do
Dec 15, 2020Jonathan KuttabOn November 17, the Palestinian Authority’s minister for Israeli affairs, Hussein Al Sheikh announced on Twitter that the PA decided to resume coordination wit…
- Policy AnalysisMoroccoUS Foreign Policy
Morocco, Too, Signs on to Trump’s Lawlessness
Dec 11, 2020Imad K. HarbMorocco became the fourth Arab country to normalize relations with Israel without linking the move to progress regarding Palestine. In fact, the agreement had …
- Policy AnalysisPalestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
Biden and Israel: The Constraints Are Plentiful
Dec 4, 2020Yousef MunayyerAs inauguration nears and President-elect Joe Biden assembles his cabinet and broader domestic and foreign policy teams, they collectively stare at four years …
- Policy AnalysisPalestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
The Trump Term: An Israel-Palestine Damage Assessment
Nov 11, 2020Yousef MunayyerShortly after he was elected as president in November 2016, Donald Trump quickly got to work on advancing his Israel policy. In fact, he might have focused mor…