I argue in this Commentary: 🟥 Alarmingly, the new wave of the nominal statehood recognition does not recognize the Palestinians themselves: the people and their individual and collective rights.🟨 The new wave of recognitions of the State of Palestine is largely driven … Continue reading Recognizing Palestine, Unrecognizing Palestinians
The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) just released a significant and substantial report on Israeli apartheid that aims to “promote compliance with international human rights law, uphold and strengthen international criminal law, and ensure that the … Continue reading How to Hold Israel Accountable for the Crime of Apartheid
Last week, The Middle East Quartet published a report urging the Palestinian and Israeli political leaderships to take measures to preserve the path for the two-state solution. A critical reading of that report demonstrates why efforts to achieve a two-state … Continue reading The Middle East Quartet: A Dishonest Broker in Denial of the Facts
Alaa Tartir, Program Director of Al-Shabaka, Engaged Scholar, Global Citizen 