In a world of shifting power dynamics, China’s influence is undeniable. But what kind of global leadership does it offer? Is it a positive force for stability or a disruptor? This panel from the Global Institute for Tomorrow’s conference: “Geopolitics … Continue reading China’s Rise as a Global Balancer: What Leadership Role Does It Seek?
Like many other international reports that have illustrated, confirmed, and provided empirical evidence of Israel’s crimes of apartheid and genocide, the recently issued UN report confirming famine in Gaza exposes yet another dimension of the brutal, multifaceted reality of settler-colonialism—an … Continue reading A Politically Engineered Genocidal Starvation in Gaza
After more than a year and a half of Israel’s genocidal assault—marked by mass killings, devastation, and profound loss—even speaking of Gaza’s future, let alone its reconstruction, feels impossible. Indeed, the rebuilding of Gaza feels increasingly out of reach amid … Continue reading Political Reconstruction: For Gaza and Collective Survival
Today, approximately 30,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than two million people are experiencing acute and sustained humanitarian stress. Hospitals are overwhelmed, infectious diseases are spreading, there is mounting risk of famine, and daily life is filled with extreme … Continue reading The Growing Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
In this “Med This Week”, I argue that Palestinians should flee “inwards” towards their towns they have been expelled from in the first place, and not flee “outwards” towards other sites of refuge and exile. Published by The Italian Institute for … Continue reading Gaza: Nowhere to leave?
“After the Hamas attacks to Southern Israel on 7 October last, violence is escalating in Israel-Palestine, with the nightmare of a long-lasting war and a destiny of death and sufferings looming large. Against this backdrop, the risk of a conflict … Continue reading Amid Escalating Violence, is Dialogue Possible on Gaza?
As of 23 July, persons entering Switzerland from the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) are legally mandated to go into quarantine. The OPT is now identified as a country or area with an increased risk of coronavirus infection. This prompted a Swiss friend … Continue reading Covid-19 has become the last injustice made to Palestine
The Palestinian Authority is paying more than $40m each month to keep its 33,550 security employees in Gaza on a leave of absence. Absentees in the security sector have added some $4.8bn to the PA’s wage bill over the past … Continue reading Infographic: The Palestinian Security Sector in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
This event is the culmination of two years of research funded by the British Academy and carried out by the Council for British Research in the Levant’s East Jerusalem research centre, the Kenyon Institute. This project analysed the impact of … Continue reading From the River to the Sea: Taking the Pulse of Palestine-Israel 20 years after Oslo
If donors want to finally contribute to a just and lasting peace, then they need to take a more balanced approach that includes inviting Hamas into the political process and holding Israel accountable for its actions. Co-authored with Jeremy Wildeman, Published at … Continue reading Reconstructing Gaza Means Reinventing Aid
Was bedeutet ausländische militärische Besatzung und Siedlerkolonialismus für eine Wirtschaft? Wie kann die wirtschaftliche Überlegenheit der Kolonialmacht über die Kolonisierten veranschaulicht werden? Ist es unter der Bedingung krasser territorialer und politischer Zersplitterung möglich, die getrennten Wirtschaften von „Bantustans“ zu einer … Continue reading Almosen anstatt Selbstbestimmung
Oui, le Hamas, tout comme le Fatah, a été corrompu et a commis des violations desdroitsdel’homme; il est égalementresponsable, avecle Fatah, dela division intrapalestinienne. Les deux doivent rendre des comptes publics.Maisla reconstruction de Gaza doit être traitée séparément. Compte tenu … Continue reading Le Mouvement Islamique a Fondamentalement Changé
There are four strong reasons to include Hamas in the reconstruction process. Published at The Huffington Post, 8 August, 2014. Click Here To Read The Article Continue reading Time to ‘Do Business’ With Hamas
Without paradigm shifts and coordinated actions on the ground, however, including the (forced) realization on the part of Fatah and Hamas leaders that the phantom authority for which they have fought so dearly has been a key obstacle, none of … Continue reading Intra-Palestinian Reconciliation: Time for Accountability
Dependency theorists have often used the words distorted or disarticulated or deformed to describe dependent economies. Today it is hard to find a more distorted or disarticulated economy than that of the Gaza Strip under the draconian blockade imposed by … Continue reading The Intertwined Relation between Gaza’s Tunnels and the Israeli Siege
Despite Judge Goldstone’s personal conviction that ‘it was not any army policy to target civilians in Gaza’, it is the responsibility of the UN and the international community now, as before, to endorse recommendations made by more than one individual, … Continue reading Why Reconsider Your Report Judge Goldstone?
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict remains the heart of the persistent crisis in the Middle East. But within the persistent revolutionary wave, new questions on the issue have been raised. Most importantly, where are the Palestinian people? Why they are ‘relatively’ silent, … Continue reading Will the Palestinians Keep Silent?
Alaa Tartir, Program Director of Al-Shabaka, Engaged Scholar, Global Citizen 