Elhanan Miller

Research Associate

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Elhanan Miller is a researcher in Palestinian politics at the Berl Katzenelson Foundation and a journalist specializing in the Arab world. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies from the Hebrew University. His dissertation dealt with issues of religion and state in Egypt and Israel. See list of publications here .

Elhanan’s areas of research in the Forum for Regional Thinking are political aspects in the Palestinian arena and Arab intellectual discourse.

The Arab Peace Initiative is the First Victim of Trump’s “Deal of the Century”

Elhanan Miller|03.02.2020

The “Deal of the Century” proposed by President Trump did bring the Palestinian question back...

The “Deal of the Century” proposed by President Trump did bring the Palestinian question back into the center of public debate, but also put the Palestinian leadership back in its comfort zone of the grumpy rejectionist. The significant departure of Trump’s plan from proposals that...

Elhanan Miller|03.02.2020

Israel and Gaza: Time to Ask the Difficult Questions

Elhanan Miller|12.11.2019

At times of crisis, strategic questions are ignored and tactical issues take precedence in public...

At times of crisis, strategic questions are ignored and tactical issues take precedence in public discourse: Who was assassinated? What was his role? Was the prime minister interested in the current crisis for political reasons? How long will this round of fighting last? The big,...

Elhanan Miller|12.11.2019

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

Elhanan Miller|13.08.2019

Introduction Israel’s Disengagement from the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2005 was supposed to...

Introduction Israel’s Disengagement from the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2005 was supposed to usher in a new era in Israeli-Palestinian relations, but from its moment of inception, the Disengagement Plan was focused on Israeli interests alone. Very little thought, if any, was given...

Elhanan Miller|13.08.2019

Hamas and the PA: Unwilling Bedfellows?

Elhanan Miller|04.03.2019

Background Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin signing the first Oslo Accord in September 1993 marked...

Background Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin signing the first Oslo Accord in September 1993 marked a turning point in Palestinian national history. The leader of the PLO recognized Israel and agreed to a reconciliation process that was supposed to lead to (partial) Palestinian sovereignty over...

Elhanan Miller|04.03.2019

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

Elhanan Miller|23.11.2018

Memorial rallies for leaders are often battlegrounds for politicians wishing to inherit their position. The...

Memorial rallies for leaders are often battlegrounds for politicians wishing to inherit their position. The November 20 mass protest organized by the Fatah movement to mark the 14th anniversary of Yasser Arafat passing turned into a rally of support for Muhammad Dahlan. The rally, therefore,...

Elhanan Miller|23.11.2018

What would Gandhi, MLK and Mandela vote – Fatah or Hamas?

Elhanan Miller|22.04.2018

Rather late in the game, Hamas has discovered the power of human rights discourse to...

Rather late in the game, Hamas has discovered the power of human rights discourse to galvanize the Palestinian struggle for independence, which is currently stuck in a rut. Yet rather than bring the movement closer to its rival, Fatah, the adoption of Western rhetoric has...

Elhanan Miller|22.04.2018

Netanyahu, Abbas and the elephant in the room

Elhanan Miller|22.02.2018

There is an interesting symmetry at work right now between the Israeli and Palestinian ruling...

There is an interesting symmetry at work right now between the Israeli and Palestinian ruling parties. Both the Likud and Fatah are calling on their leaders to adopt hawkish policies – to annex the West Bank to Israel and to cancel security coordination with Israel,...

Elhanan Miller|22.02.2018

Mahmoud Abbas and Zionism: From Struggle to Acceptance

Elhanan Miller|23.09.2016

In March 2016, a group of Israelis paid a formal visit to the offices of...

In March 2016, a group of Israelis paid a formal visit to the offices of President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. Most of them were, by extraction, Jews from Arab countries. Yet despite offering them a warm welcome, Abbas repeatedly stressed in...

Elhanan Miller|23.09.2016

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