Israel-Palestine

We all have opinions about Israel and Palestine, but well-founded knowledge is a rarer commodity.

This page offers an accessible scholarly foundation of knowledge and analysis on the subject, based on the fundamental understanding that the interrelationships of Israel and Palestine, Jews and Palestinians, Zionism and the Palestinian national movement cannot be disentangled between the river and the sea, and that both sides are bound together in a shared fate.

The Day Netanyahu Made a Laughingstock of Trump

Netanyahu’s approval, this month, of the building of, or the advancement of, 5,787 housing units in the settlements, makes a joke of the Trump Plan, and demonstrates the Prime Minister’s unwillingness to keep his political commitments. As usual, he is being held hostage by the sectarian parties who hold the key to his continued survival.

Israel-GCC Relations: What is the Price of ‘Regional Peace’?

In light of shared concerns regarding Iran’s growing influence in the region, as well as...

The deal of the century: a Palestinian perspective

Palestinians are united in the belief that Trump’s deal is meant to divide them and...

The Palestinian Feminist and the Jewish Candidate

Linda Sarsour, a Palestinian-American activist, has faced criticism for endorsing Bernie Sanders. What does a...

Israel has a partner – but refuses to talk

Opposition forces in Syria and Iraq have been reaching out to Israel for several years,...

Jordan Valley: Easy to annex, hard to back out

Prime Minister Netanyahu has declared his intention of annexing the Jordan Valley. Prof. Yaël Ronen...

Ex-collaborator with Israel faces Lebanese wrath

The former warden of an infamous prison that held opponents to Israel’s occupation of southern...

The Prison that is Gaza: If there is a Will, there is a Way

Six hours of electricity per day, about one million residents below the poverty line, an...

Hamas and the PA: Unwilling Bedfellows?

The Hamas-Fatah rift is at the heart of the crisis in Palestinian politics, paralyzing parliament...

Dahlan in Gaza: The End of Trying to Appease Abu Mazen

Dahlan’s participation in a Gaza rally indicates that Hamas decided who is their preferred successor...

Writers Leading the Way for Politicians

The Huriya affair erupted at a time when work relations between Israeli publishers and writers...

Knowing Their Enemy or Fascinated by Their Neighbor?

Despite the academic boycott of Israel, Arab universities are offering new courses in Hebrew language....

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אם אתם באזור | New in The Region

A monthly newsletter dedicated to analyzing Israel’s relations in the Middle East from diverse perspectives, edited by Dr. Eli Osheroff

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