The book aims to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date accounting, documentation, and analysis of the different aspects of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Targeting the policy and academic communities as well as the general public, this publication seeks to enhance the understanding of the domestic, regional, and international dynamics of the genocide and the future implications of the events of the past two and a half years in Palestine.
This edited volume consists of 23 chapters across 6 sections designed to address key developments related to the genocide, including the legal and humanitarian frameworks, Palestinian and Israeli politics and public opinion, regional spillover and the role of the Arab and Muslim states, US role and policies, the international dimensions at the grassroots and official levels, and the Palestinian future after genocide.
Authors: Susan M. Akram, Hanna Alshaikh, Nur Arafeh, Yara M. Asi, Phyllis Bennis, Sonia Boulos, Heba Gowayed, Imad K. Harb, Nader Hashemi, Waleed Hazbun, Shir Hever, Khalil E. Jahshan, Mehran Kamrava, Tamara Kharroub, Rami G. Khouri, Michael Lynk, Yousef Munayyer, Tahani Mustafa, John B. Quigley, Isabel Ruck, Mohammed Samhouri, Martin Shaw, and Raef Zreik.
Editors: Khalil E. Jahshan and Tamara Kharroub
Published by ©Arab Center Washington DC | May 2026
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Khalil E. Jahshan and Tamara Kharroub
PART I
The Reality of Genocide: Dehumanization, Destruction, and Complicity
The Gaza Genocide and State Complicity under International Law
Martin Shaw
Genocidal Violence, Deprivation, and Atrocities in Gaza: The Health and Humanitarian Toll
Yara M. Asi
The Genocidal Project and the Gendered Logic of Destruction: Gender‑Based and Sexualized Violence in Gaza
Sonia Boulos
Dehumanization and Public Discourse: Media and Tech Complicity in Genocide
Tamara Kharroub
PART II
The Impact of October 7 on Palestinian and Israeli Politics
Understanding Gaza and Hamas before and after October 7
Hanna Alshaikh
Palestine’s Political Predicament: An Urgent Need for Reform but No Clear Way Forward
Tahani Mustafa
The Gaza War and Israel’s Existential Crisis: The Search for Absolute Victory
Raef Zreik
Israel’s Zombie Economy: The Political Economy of Genocide
Shir Hever
PART III
Regional Spillover and the Role of Arab and Muslim States
Egypt, Jordan, and the Gaza Genocide: Balancing New Levels of Old Vulnerabilities
Rami G. Khouri
Collusion over Palestine: How Arab and Muslim Leaders Facilitated Trump’s Takeover of Gaza
Nader Hashemi
Israel and the Axis of Resistance: Regional Military Overreach as Policy
Imad K. Harb
Iran and the Gaza War: Tehran’s Two‑Pronged Approach to Palestine/Israel
Mehran Kamrava
PART IV
US Policy toward Gaza and Implications for the United States
US Policy Toward Gaza: Supporting Israel’s Genocide from Biden to Trump
Yousef Munayyer
The Palestine Exception and Trump’s Assault on American Democracy
Heba Gowayed
Shifts in US Public Opinion and the Palestine Issue in US Politics
PART V
The International Dimensions of the Gaza War
The European Union and the Genocide in Gaza: Enablers, Balancers, and Dissenters
Isabel Ruck
The Machinery of Violence: Arms Transfers and Israel’s War on Gaza
Waleed Hazbun
The Responsibility to Protect Civilians and Israel’s Genocide in Gaza: What International Order?
Susan M. Akram and John B. Quigley
The Global Movement Against Genocide: The Role of Civil Society amid the Breakdown of the International Order
Phyllis Bennis
PART VI
Looking Ahead: Where Does Palestine Go from Here
The Long Road to Recovery: Saving Palestinians in Gaza Remains Key
Mohammed Samhouri
Gaza Reconstruction Plans: The Dangers of Counterinsurgency Doctrine and Disaster Capitalism
Nur Arafeh
Pursuing Accountability Measures and the Future of the Global Order
Michael Lynk
The Future of the Palestinian National Struggle in a Changing World Order
Khalil E. Jahshan
