A Quarter-Century of Process and No Peace
Twenty-five years after the 1993 Oslo agreement, several observers have taken stock of the current status of Palestinian aspirations for statehood and, more broadly, of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
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Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom
Norman G. Finkelstein
To plumb the depths of human savagery is a formidable task, and not a pleasant one. The task is undertaken with rigorous argument and scrupulous scholarship in Norman Finkelstein's monumental "inquest into Gaza's martyrdom." And with undisguised passion.
American Presidents and Jerusalem
Ghada Hashem Talhami
In her 2017 work American Presidents and Jerusalem, Palestinian-American author Ghada Hashem Talhami presents a thorough, well-researched and well-documented account of the struggle over Jerusalem from the beginning of the Zionist movement in the late 1900s through the early part of the
Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations
Ronen Bergman
Since its establishment in 1948, Israel has carried out more targeted assassinations — the killing of identified individuals, mostly civilians, in order to attain specific political objectives — than any other country in the Western world.
The Brewing War between Iran and Israel: Strategic Implications Preview
The Brewing War between Iran and Israel: Strategic Implications
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A Ceasefire for Hamas and Israel?
Views from the Region
Following months of violence, it appears that Israeli and Hamas officials are on the verge of a ceasefire agreement brokered by Egypt.
Is the New Basic Law in Israel Discriminatory?
Views from the Region
Last week the Israeli Knesset approved a controversial law changing the country’s Basic Law to recognize Israel as the “nation-state of the Jewish People.” In Israel many have criticized the law for being antidemocratic and for undermining the state’s founding ideals of equality and the protectio
US withdraws from UN Human Rights Council
Views from the Region
US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced this week that the United States was withdrawing with immediate effect from the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC).
Israelis and Palestinians, rise-up to demand peace!
Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor
Guest Commentary
Guest Commentary
Both sides in this enduring conflict have been failed by leaders and Western intermediaries. Summits, conferences, accords and a roadmap going nowhere have been a waste of time and effort.
Master of None: Trump, Jerusalem and the Prospects of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Preview
Master of None: Trump, Jerusalem and the Prospects of Israeli-Palestinian Peace
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