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Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and Elections
Congress’s Crackdown on Campus Protests and the Threat to Civil Liberties
May 15, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich
It has been a month since student protests started at Columbia University with the establishment of a protest encampment on April 17. In response, students aro…
Policy Analysis
Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy
The Gaza Crisis Pushes Washington and Riyadh Closer
May 15, 2024Daniel Brumberg
Hamas’s May 6 acceptance of a hostage deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar was surely designed to induce the White House to pressure Israel to produce a counteroff…
Policy Analysis
YemenConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Divergent Saudi-Emirati Agendas Cripple Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council
May 15, 2024Afrah Nasser
Two years into its existence, Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) still has not effectively addressed critical problems facing the country: a dire ec…
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Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism
What do the US Student Encampments Mean for the Democrats?
May 14, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
Universities across the United States, including Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and UC Berkeley, have transformed into scenes of protest against the ongoing Israeli …
Policy Analysis
SudanConflicts and Conflict Resolution
One Year On: The Calamities of the Sudan Conflict
May 14, 2024Imad K. Harb
Thirteen months have passed since the eruption of the military dispute between Sudan’s powerful generals Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, leader of the Sudanese Armed F…
Washington Policy Weekly
Biden Announces a Pause on Offensive Weapons as Israel Intensifies Its Attack on Rafah
May 13, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich
President Joe Biden made news last week in an interview with CNN when he announced that his administration will pause the delivery of some offensive weapons to…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism
American Student Protest Movements, Then and Now
May 10, 2024Rami G. Khouri
Watching university students protest in the United States over the past three weeks begs the question of whether they will end American support for Israel’s ge…
Yousef Munayyer interviewed regarding Biden’s decision to pause weapon shipments to Israel
May 10, 2024Yousef Munayyer
Yousef Munayyer was interviewed by the Washington Post regarding Biden's decision to pause weapon shipments to Israel
Event Video
Palestine/IsraelMedia and Technology
Journalism under Fire: Risking It All to Tell the Story
May 9, 2024
No war has seen so many journalists killed so quickly as the Israeli war on Gaza. Two years ago, Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing was condemned around the world, ye…
Event Video
Palestine/IsraelMedia and Technology
Lunch Keynote Conversation – Covering Palestine: A Shireen Abu Akleh Memorial Symposium
May 9, 2024
Ayman Mohyeldin, Host of the “Ayman” show on MSNBC, and Yousef Munayyer, Head of Palestine/Israel Program, Arab Center Washington DC, discuss the challenges jo…
Event Video
Palestine/IsraelMedia and Technology
Coverage of the War on Gaza: What the Western Media Gets Right and Wrong
May 9, 2024
How can we assess western media coverage of Palestine, and specifically the war on Gaza? What unique challenges do journalists face when trying to cover these …
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Palestine/IsraelMedia and Technology
Opening Remarks – Covering Palestine: A Shireen Abu Akleh Memorial Symposium
May 9, 2024
The opening session of the Shireen Abu Akleh Memorial Symposium included remarks by Khalil Jahshan, Executive Director of Arab Center Washington DC, and Yousef…