Policy Analysis

Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelInternational Law
Accountability for War Crimes in Gaza: Where We Are
Aug 13, 2025Sarah Leah Whitson
The global struggle to hold Israel accountable for war crimes in Gaza represents a critical test for international justice. At stake is not only the enforcemen…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelInternational Law
The Slowdown in Enforcing International Law
Jan 29, 2025Jonathan Kuttab
International law has helped govern the behavior of states for hundreds of years. Early principles like the prohibition on poisoning wells (rooted in just war …
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs
UNRWA Closure as Prelude to the Elimination of Palestinians’ Right of Return
Dec 2, 2024Mtanes Shihadeh
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was established in 1949 by a UN General Assembly resolution. Its mai…
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Palestine/IsraelInternational Law
Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu: A Long Time Coming
Nov 27, 2024Susan M. Akram John B. Quigley
The charges against Netanyahu and Gallant include the war crimes of starvation as a method of warfare and intentional attacks against civilians and the crimes …
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza
“A Cycle of Deprivation”: The Challenges of Getting Humanitarian Aid into Gaza
Aug 14, 2024Yara M. Asi
On March 7, exactly five months after Israel initiated a military campaign in the Gaza Strip that has been increasingly described as a genocide, President Joe …
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelInternational Law
The ICJ Decision on Israel’s Occupation of the Palestinian Territories
Jul 26, 2024Jonathan Kuttab
On Friday, July 19, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its Advisory Opinion in the case brought before it on Israel’s occupation of the Pale…
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Palestine/IsraelGlobal Health and Health Policy
The Lancet and Genocide By “Slow Death” in Gaza
Jul 12, 2024John Quigley
A recent survey of Middle East scholars found that most regard Israel’s actions in Gaza since October 2023 either as “genocide” (34 percent) or as “major war c…
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Palestine/IsraelInternational Law
ICC Cases Against Israel and Hamas: A Preliminary Assessment
May 24, 2024Susan M. Akram John Quigley
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim A.A. Khan, announced on May 20 that his office had applied for arrest warrants against both Isr…
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Palestine/IsraelInternational Law
Is International Law Still Relevant after the Carnage in Gaza?
Apr 23, 2024Susan M. Akram John Quigley
According to the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the death toll in Gaza by Israel’s onslaught has passed 34,000 Palestinians, …
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
“Heartbreak and Heartlessness” in Gaza: Crisis in International Humanitarian Aid
Mar 28, 2024Yara M. Asi
In March 2024, after months of watching and funding the active destruction of Gaza’s infrastructure and the degradation of its population, the global powers st…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Israeli Non-Compliance with ICJ Provisional Orders
Mar 20, 2024Jonathan Kuttab
On January 26, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) indicated preliminary measures in the case brought against Israel by South Africa under the Genocide C…
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Palestine/IsraelInternational Law
The ICJ Case on Israeli Occupation: A Report
Mar 4, 2024Jonathan Kuttab
On February 19, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) began public hearings on the issue referred to it by the General Assembly of the United Nations, by vi…