Al-Shabaka in the Media

On May 15th, Palestinians commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Nakba (Arabic for catastrophe) that led to the expulsions from their homes and decades of exile and dispossession. We hear their stories and hopes for a resolution to the conflict, including those of Al-Shabaka co-founder Osamah Khalil, Assistant Professor at Syracuse University.

Ben White cites the author of Al-Shabaka's recent policy brief, 'Beyond South Africa: Understanding Israeli Apartheid': "Samer Abdelnour argues that 'the specific characteristics of Israel's unique brand of apartheid need to be better understood in order to successfully dismantle it' and thus 'identifies three inter-locking dimensions of Israeli apartheid: physical, architecture, and ideological.' Writing that Israeli apartheid is 'far more sophisticated than that of South Africa,' Abdelnour warns that the serious consequences of misunderstanding the Israeli regime could include 'hinder[ing

VIDEO: Al-Shabaka co-founder Osamah Khalil gets to the bottom of Salaam Fayyad's resignation as Palestinian prime minister and tackles the real issues.

Given that Israel is costing U.S. taxpayers over $3 billion annually and has put the U.S. in a weaker position in the Middle East because of its intransigence, it is past due that every American demand of their government to withdraw its resources and political clout from entities that are moving the region away from peace, instead of closer to it.