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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…
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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
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…
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 …
Event Video
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…
Policy Analysis
Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy
Saudi-Israeli Normalization Persists Amid Gaza War
May 3, 2024The Unit for Political Studies
Before “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood,” launched by Hamas on October 7, 2023, the Biden administration was attempting to conclude a diplomatic groundbreaking deal in…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Middle East Trajectories Emanating from the War on Gaza
May 2, 2024Nabeel A. Khoury
Israel’s still unfolding war on Gaza is finishing its seventh month with no let-up in sight. The Palestinian death toll from Israeli operations has surpassed 3…
Policy Analysis
TurkeyDemocracy and Governance
Local Elections Show Turkey’s Democratic Resilience
May 2, 2024Salim Çevik
Immediately after his re-election to a third term last May, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that his Justice and Development Party (AKP) was r…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism
Although Limited, Arab Public Protests Against the War in Gaza Continue
Apr 30, 2024Dana El Kurd
Seven months into Israel’s violence in Gaza—which has credibly been identified as an active genocide—the Middle East has teetered on the brink of chaos. Unders…