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    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Does Trump Still Want to “Clean Out” the Gaza Strip?

    Mar 25, 2025Khalil E. Jahshan

    As the January 15, 2025 ceasefire agreement that had brought limited calm to Gaza fell apart in early March when Israel resumed its air and land military onsla…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Did Trump Retreat from His Plan to Ethnically Cleanse Gaza?

    Mar 21, 2025

    Khalil E. Jahshan argues that Trump is still committed to his plan to displace the population of Gaza and turn the strip into the "Riviera of the Middle East,"…

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Taking Biden to Court

    Mar 12, 2025

    Sarah Leah Whitson discusses her organization's efforts to urge the ICC to investigate Joe Biden, Antony Blinken, and Lloyd Austin for their personal roles in …

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Trump Sidesteps Congress, Giving Billions to Israel

    Mar 7, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    For the second time in six weeks, the Trump administration has bypassed Congress to send Israel billions of dollars of weaponry. Continued US military support …

  • Policy Analysis
    The Arab WorldConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    An Arab Plan for Gaza: Obstacles and Possibilities

    Mar 7, 2025Yara M. Asi Heba Gowayed Imad K. Harb Khalil E. Jahshan Yousef Munayyer Annelle Sheline

    In response to President Donald Trump’s February 4 proposal to take over the Gaza Strip, displacing its indigenous Palestinians and transforming it into “the R…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Arab Alternative to Trump’s Gaza Plan

    Mar 7, 2025

    Khalil E. Jahshan discusses the diplomatic efforts by Arab countries to present an alternative plan for the future of Gaza in order to prevent the mass displac…

  • Event Video
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Implications of Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plan for Gaza

    Mar 6, 2025

    Arab Center Washington DC and the Institute for Middle East Studies at George Washington University bring together a panel of experts to discuss the implicatio…

  • Policy Analysis
    EgyptUS Foreign Policy

    Trump’s Favorite Dictator Feels the Heat

    Feb 28, 2025Imad K. Harb

    US President Donald Trump appears to have developed different ideas about Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi upon whom he bestowed the moniker “favorite d…

  • Webinar
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Implications of Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plan for Gaza

    Mar 6, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

    Experts discuss the implications of the White House's plan for Gaza and how it will affect the Middle East region.

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Recent Arab Moves Deserve Bold Follow-Up

    Feb 21, 2025Rami G. Khouri

    Four key political actors in the Middle East have recently made surprising moves that offered hints of how Arab states and non-state actors can collectively en…

  • Policy Analysis
    Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy

    Normalization and Displacement: Saudi Arabia and Trump’s Gaza Proposal

    Feb 20, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    Saudi Arabia is deeply concerned about the risks that Trump’s Gaza project poses to Egypt and Jordan and are uneasy about repeated American and Israeli stateme…

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    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Trump’s Plan to ‘Cleanse’ Gaza: Origins and Implications

    Feb 17, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    US President Donald Trump’s proposal to permanently displace more than two million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt and Jordan, while the US takes ove…