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LevantInternational LawIsrael Legalizes Apartheid and Ethnocentric Supremacy
Jul 20, 2018Khalil E. JahshanFor a government that has coined its own term—“Hasbara,” the Hebrew word for “explanation”—for its international propaganda efforts, Israel never fails to amaz…
- Washington Policy Weekly
LevantSecurity and DefenseCongressional Update – Week Ending July 20, 2018
Jul 20, 2018Marcus MontgomerySenator Van Hollen explores Congress’ role in asserting US leadership in the Middle East; some in the US seek to push Washington to recognize Israel’s annexati…
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LevantIdentity Politics and SectarianizationBDS and Palestinian Rights: An Assessment
Jul 18, 2018Yousef MunayyerThe aim of BDS is to pressure Israel to abide by international law, focusing on three principal demands: ending military occupation of Palestinian land, securi…
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LevantDemocracy and GovernanceProposed Basic Law: Israel – The Nation State of the Jewish People
Jul 16, 2018Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in IsraelThe Basic Law states that "the State of Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people" and that the realization of national self-determination in the State o…
- Washington Policy WeeklyLevantReligion and Politics
Congressional Update – Week Ending July 13, 2018
Jul 13, 2018Marcus MontgomeryCongress members discuss human rights in Bahrain and threats from the Muslim Brotherhood; Mike Pompeo, other administration officials, work diplomacy with Gulf…
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JordanJustice, Equality, and Human RightsThe Kushner-Greenblatt “Deal of the Century”: A Dealmaker Morphs into a Dealbreaker?
Jun 29, 2018Khalil E. JahshanWhat was most insulting to Kushner’s Palestinian audience was his attempt to wittingly or unwittingly reduce their political aspirations and yearning for natio…
- Washington Policy WeeklyLevantMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs
Congressional Update – Week Ending June 29, 2018
Jun 29, 2018Marcus MontgomeryI. Congress 1) LegislationDefense Spending. This week, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed its version of the Pentagon’s budget for fiscal year 2019 whi…
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LevantIdentity Politics and SectarianizationUS Withdrawal from UN Human Rights Council Has Little to Do with Human Rights
Jun 22, 2018Tamara KharroubUS withdrawal weakens the council’s credibility and empowers Israel in its neglect for the council’s investigations and resolutions. The UNHRC is the premier i…
- Washington Policy WeeklyLevantSecurity and Defense
Congressional Update – Week Ending June 22, 2018
Jun 22, 2018Marcus MontgomeryLawmakers set out budget figures for Departments of Defense and State; Kushner and Greenblatt tour Middle East seeking support for the “ultimate deal”; US with…
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LevantDemocracy and GovernanceThe Problem of Legitimacy for the Palestinian Authority
Jun 21, 2018Yousef MunayyerRecent damaging decisions by the Palestinian Authority cannot be solely blamed for the popular discontent with it. Instead, the Palestinians’ anger stems from …
