In the The Middle East, Sixteenth Edition, Ellen Lust brings important new coverage to this comprehensive, balanced, and superbly researched text. In clear prose, Lust and her outstanding contributors explain the landscape of this changing region by examining both regional … Continue reading Palestine – The Middle East, Sixteenth Edition
ثمّة حاجة ملحّة إلى نقاش وجدل جدّيين، لإعادة تصور نظام السياسة والحكم الفلسطينيين، فثقافة الجدل هي جزء من التجديد، وإحدى الأدوات المهمة للخروج من الأزمات والانسدادات. وعليه، يرتبط تجديد الفكر السياسي الفلسطيني ارتباطاً وثيقاً بتحقيق الحرية وتقرير المصير، ولن نقترب … Continue reading نحو نظام سياسي فلسطيني تشاركي
The lack of a sovereign Palestinian state and the continuation of the Israeli illegal military occupation according to international law, have profoundly affected the social transformation, institutional development, political economy, and politics of Palestine. This chapter also reflects on the … Continue reading Palestine
وإذا ما استمرت حالة التغييب للشعب الفلسطيني في نظامه السياسي، وفي حال استمر قمع أدوات المحاسبة والمساءلة الشعبية، سيبقى الفلسطينيون يواجهون كابوس الانقسام. الطريق إلى الوحدة الفلسطينية واضحة المعالم، لكنها تتطلب إرادة سياسية وتضحيات، والسؤال الذي يبقى برسم الإجابة: متى … Continue reading مصالحة موسكو والتشرذم الفلسطيني
What are some of the key observations that can be taken from the cycle of confrontation and violence taking place in Palestine/Israel since October 2015? Six main conclusions can be drawn from this period. Published at The Middle East Eye, … Continue reading The Palestinian Intifada: Six Months, Six Observations
This paper aims to address the following central questions: After more than two years of the Arab Intifadas, where are the Palestinians from these Intifadas; what happened to them; who is revolting in Palestine and against whom; how they were … Continue reading Palestine and the Arab Intifadas: Reflections, Consequences and Opportunities
Why the Intifada Is Inevitable? The continuous failures of the leadership of Fatah and Hamas to reach a genuine political rapprochement; The acts of corruption and lack of legitimacy of the governments and authorities in both West Bank and Gaza; … Continue reading The Youth’s Social and Economic Condition and the Revolutions
Where are the Palestinians from the Arab Intifadas; what happened to them; who is revolting in Palestine and against whom; how they were affected; and what opportunities these Intifadas offer to Palestinians? Is there an ‘untold revolution’ in Palestine despite … Continue reading Palestine and the Arab Intifadas: Reflections, Consequences and Opportunities
Alaa Tartir, Program Director of Al-Shabaka, Engaged Scholar, Global Citizen 