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    Palestine/IsraelViolent Extremism

    Settler ‘rioters’ are Israeli state policy—through deniable means

    Oct 16, 2026Dana El Kurd

    The official framing from the Israeli state, repeated often in western media, is that this is fringe behaviour. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the…

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaSecurity and Defense

    Turkey, Israel, and the Struggle over Syria’s New Order

    Oct 14, 2026Salim Çevik

    Israel’s August 18, 2026, airstrike on the Abu al-Dhuhour airbase, about 70 kilometers from the Turkish border, marked a new escalation in Turkish-Israeli comp…

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    A Palestinian Vision for Gaza’s Reconstruction

    Oct 13, 2026

    Raja Khalidi and Nur Arafeh discuss key principles that should ground Gaza’s reconstruction, the National Committee's role, and a financing model for reconstru…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Netanyahu’s Electoral Strategy: Deadlock

    Oct 2, 2026Joseph Mansour

    If neither Netanyahu’s coalition nor the opposition wins 61 seats on October 27, 2026, the keys to the prime minister’s office will not change hands. Netanyahu…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Hamas and the Politics of Decommissioning in Gaza

    Oct 2, 2026Muhammad Shehada

    For almost three years, Israel and the United States have repeatedly claimed that the war in Gaza would end if Hamas laid down its arms. In July 2026, however,…

  • Webinar
    Palestine/IsraelIdentity Politics and Sectarianization

    Anti-Palestinian Racism in the US: Data and Implications

    Oct 6, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET

    Experts discuss anti-Palestinian racism and how it is impacting the health, well-being, and sense of safety of US adults.

  • Collective Analysis
    The Arab WorldEducation and Development

    UNGA 2026: War, Diplomacy, and the Middle East’s Changing Order

    Sep 28, 2026Nur Arafeh Imad K. Harb Khalil E. Jahshan Tamara Kharroub Negar Mortazavi Yousef Munayyer Daniel Neep

    Nearly 130 world leaders attended the general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), held in New York from September 22 to 2…

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Crossing the Red Line

    Sep 25, 2026

    Akbar Shahid Ahmed and Yousef Munayyer discuss Ahmed’s new book Crossing the Red Line, examining the Biden administration’s Gaza policy, internal dissent, poli…

  • Policy Analysis
    The Arab WorldRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    What the Iran War Reveals about China’s Middle East Strategy

    Sep 22, 2026Andrea Ghiselli

    On September 24, 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet President Donald Trump for the second time since the start of the US-Israeli war on Ira…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelViolent Extremism

    From Hilltops to Houses: A New Phase of Israeli Settlement Expansion

    Sep 18, 2026Dalia Hatuqa

    On August 9, 2026, Israeli settlers surrounded three houses in the Ras al-Ain area of Qusra, a Palestinian village southeast of Nablus in the West Bank. The se…

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    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    The 2026 Knesset Elections: Parties, Political Camps, and the Race to Power

    Sep 15, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    The forthcoming Knesset elections are set to be among the most consequential in Israel’s history, as they could bring down one of the country’s longest-serving…

  • Op-Eds
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    How 9/11 Helped Israel Sell Its War on Palestinians to America

    Sep 11, 2026Yousef Munayyer

    With the second Palestinian Intifada under way, the September 11 attacks on the US provided an opportunity to once again put Israel and the US on the same side…

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