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The Multiple Dimensions of the Palestinian Crisis

November 1, 2018

All of these developments reveal that Palestinians are facing an unprecedented crisis. What is desperately needed is a national vision that would overcome the polarization and produce a united, consensual, and democratic electoral process.

Gaza’s Status Quo Unlikely to Change

October 22, 2018

Three crucial developments today are testing an equilibrium of belligerence that has shaped relations between Hamas and Israel for the past eleven years.

How Bolton’s Strategies toward Palestine Could backfire at World Court

October 18, 2018

A favorable ICJ decision in Palestine v. United States of America would be more significant than the Court’s 2004 Advisory Opinion on the Wall because it would be binding on the United States.

What the Closure of the PLO Office in Washington Really Means

October 10, 2018

In shuttering the General Delegation of the PLO to the U.S., the Trump administration has cut off any U.S. citizen, including Palestinian-Americans, from engaging with Palestine at the institutional level.

The Sabra and Shatila Massacre: New Evidence

September 25, 2018

More than 36 years after these tragic events, the Institute for Palestine Studies hopes that by making public these documents, it can help those who wish to shed light on them, and thereby honor the memory of those who lost their lives in Sabra and Shatila

Palestinian Refugees are the Ultimate Battleground for the International Community

September 25, 2018

U.S. attempts to find legal justification for assault on Palestinian refugees and UNRWA brush aside history and sidestep the purpose of international law altogether.

#GoogleMapPalestine: How Google Reinforces Israel’s Separate and Unequal “Narrative of Space”

October 26, 2018

Google’s unofficial motto is “Do the right thing,” However, in occupied Palestine, it seems Google is doing the exact opposite.

BDS Scores, #ArgentinaNotGoing

June 11, 2018

BDS, led by millions of grassroots activists is the only force capable of holding Israel accountable and advancing the Palestinian cause.

#FreeAhed

February 20, 2018

The campaign that has rallied to free Ahed’s is unlikely to achieve its objective anytime soon, but such efforts propel the growth of powerful movements.

Sports and the Palestinian BDS Struggle (Part 3): Looking Ahead

March 20, 2017

Michael Bennett’s refusal to become a tool of Israeli propaganda has arguably been the most explicitly political stance, to date, by a high profile athlete.

Sports and the Palestinian BDS Struggle (Part 2): Palestine v. Israel at FIFA

February 28, 2017

FIFA may somehow contrive to once again postpone a decision on Israeli human rights violations, but the issue isn’t going away and demands action.

Sports and the Palestinian BDS Struggle (Part 1)

February 13, 2017

Why a broad sporting boycott of Israel hasn’t emerged despite major successes for the movement in other arenas such as academia, entertainment, and business.

Book Review | Israel and Its Palestinian Citizens: Ethnic Privileges in the Jewish State, ed. by Nadim Rouhana & Sahar Huneidi

June 27, 2018

Israel and Its Palestinian Citizens is a welcome contribution to the literature about the Palestinians in Israel. Its focus on the foundational underpinnings of ethnic privilege means that it will be relevant for years to come.

Book Review | State of Terror: How Terrorism Created Modern Israel, by Thomas Suárez

March 13, 2018

By digging deep into the National Archives of the United Kingdom, Suárez details the history of the Zionist terror that affected Palestinian civilians, British officials and anti-Zionist Jews.

Book Review | “The Palestinian Table,” by Reem Kassis

January 5, 2018

The Palestinian Table is a “bridge to better understand Palestinian culture, food, and a way of life.”

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