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  • Viewpoint
    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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and Elections

    The Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Activism Intensifies in the United States

    Feb 26, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    The new Trump administration has made it clear that repressing pro-Palestine activism is a priority. Trump issued an executive order that the White House said …

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    US Policy

    Washington Policy Weekly: President Trump: Palestinians Cannot Return to Gaza Once Resettled Elsewhere

    Feb 11, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    On February 4, President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House. During a joint press conference, President Trump m…

  • Policy Analysis
    JordanUS Foreign Policy

    For Jordan, Trump’s Latest Pronouncements Threaten an Existential Disaster

    Feb 7, 2025Curtis Ryan

    With US President Donald Trump pushing Jordan to permanently resettle Palestinians from Gaza, the Hashemite Kingdom once again faces a crisis that is nothing s…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    The Drama, Delusion, and Dangers of Trump’s Gaza Plan

    Feb 6, 2025Rami G. Khouri

    Donald Trump displayed his usual combination of disruption and delusion with his proposal for the US to take over the Gaza Strip after displacing its Palestini…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Netanyahu in Washington: A High-Stakes White House Visit

    Feb 4, 2025

    Netanyahu is in Washington seeking political backing, strategic leverage, and a way to shift blame if negotiations collapse. Will Trump stand firm on the cease…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    US Policy

    Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Issues Executive Order on Antisemitism and Pro-Palestine Activism

    Feb 3, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    Ethan Mayer-Rich reports on Trump’s executive order to combat antisemitism and “pro-Hamas” activism, including a warning of deporting certain foreign student p…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    US Policy

    Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Suggests Transferring Palestinians to Jordan and Egypt

    Jan 27, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    Ethan Mayer-Rich reports on President Trump’s call on Jordan and Egypt to take in Gazans; his revocation of the Biden administration’s sanctions on extremist I…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Trump Will Not Stop Israel from Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory

    Jan 24, 2025Daniel Brumberg

    Several observers of the Middle East have suggested that President Donald Trump’s “transactional” instincts could impel him to push for a wider Palestinian-Isr…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    US Policy

    Washington Policy Weekly: Biden Announces Israel-Hamas Ceasefire

    Jan 21, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    On January 15, President Joe Biden announced that Israel and Hamas had reached a ceasefire deal, which came into effect on January 19. The agreement resembles …