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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, …
Fresh Take
Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
Netanyahu’s Reckless Pursuit of His Own Political Survival
Apr 23, 2024
Yousef Munayyer discusses Netanyahu's willingness to drag the Middle East region to war in order to save his political future.
From our Affiliates
Palestine/IsraelReligion and Politics
Haredim Conscription and the Future of Netanyahu’s Coalition
Apr 21, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
The exemption of ultra-Orthodox Jews from military conscription has represented a major source of contention in Israeli society since 1948. This disagreement h…
Webinar
LibyaConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Libya’s Frozen Conflict and Potential Ways Forward
Apr 25, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Experts discuss Libya’s current conflict dynamics and potential pathways for peace and justice.
Podcast
SudanConflicts and Conflict Resolution
A Year into Sudan’s War
Apr 18, 2024
Reem Abbas and Yousef Munayyer discuss the civil war in Sudan, which started a year ago in April 2023 and has regional actors supporting different sides of the…
Palestine/IsraelRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Azmi Bishara: Iranian Strike on Israel Was a Watershed Moment
Apr 17, 2024
In a new interview on Al-Araby TV on April 14, 2024, Dr. Azmi Bishara, Director General of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, discussed the Irani…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelMedia and Technology
The Dozen Ds That Drive Israel’s Propaganda
Apr 17, 2024Rami G. Khouri
The past six months of Israeli-Palestinian warfare have witnessed levels of military ferocity, human suffering, societal destruction, and mass political activi…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Canada’s Symbolic Move on Arms to Israel
Apr 17, 2024Muhannad Ayyash
On March 18, the Canadian House of Commons passed, by a vote of 204-117, a non-binding motion calling on the federal government to “cease the further authoriza…
Conferences
Palestine/IsraelMedia and Technology
Covering Palestine: A Shireen Abu Akleh Memorial Symposium
May 9, 2024
Experts focus on the challenges of covering Palestine. The panels in this conference will focus on both the journalists at risk on the ground as well as an ass…
Viewpoint
IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution
A Failed Iranian Performance and Its Repercussions
Apr 15, 2024Imad K. Harb
Rare are the occasions when a purportedly capable country’s determined military response to attack turns out to be a mere theatrical performance. Such was the …
Fresh Take
Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
Stalemate in Gaza: US Frustration Grows over Unending Conflict
Apr 15, 2024
Khalil E. Jahshan discusses US frustration with how Israel conducts its war on Gaza.
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Six Months of Carnage in Gaza
Apr 12, 2024Yara M. Asi Imad K. Harb Khalil E. Jahshan Tamara Kharroub Yousef Munayyer
Six months of the devastating Israeli war on the Gaza Strip have caused the death and injury of more than a hundred thousand Palestinians, spread starvation an…