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November 2, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, the British statement that paved the way for the state of Israel. Were there any points during the past century when the Palestinians could have influenced the course of events for a different trajectory? Al-Shabaka’s historians and analysts identify six forks in the road where things might have gone differently, and draw lessons for the future.

China’s New Plan for Israel-Palestine

by Zaid Shuaibi

China recently proposed a new four-point plan to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Is this a major departure along a new track that challenges US hegemony and European passivity? Or is China simply pursuing its own economic interests in the guise of peacemaker? Al-Shabaka policy analyst Zaid Shuaibi weighs in.

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Neopatrimonialism, Corruption, and the Palestinian Authority: Pathways to Real Reform

“The Lobby – USA”: Lessons for the Palestine Solidarity Movement

The EU and Jerusalem: The Potential for Pushback

Australia and Palestine-Israel: The Threat of the Far Right

Palestinian Farmers: A Last Stronghold of Resistance

Oslo: Replacing Liberation with Economic Neo-Colonialism

Palestinian Civil Society: What Went Wrong?

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