Amjad Iraqi

Al-Shabaka Member Amjad Iraqi is an advocacy coordinator at Adalah - The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, where he has worked since 2012. He is also a contributing editor at +972 Magazine, and has published articles in the London Review of Books and Le Monde Diplomatique, among other outlets. He serves as a consultant for several policy and human rights groups in Israel-Palestine. Amjad has an MA in Public Policy from King's College London, and an Hon. BA in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Toronto.

Policy Circle Civil Society

What are the Elements of a Strategic Palestinian Narrative and Discourse?

January 17, 2019

With so much to tackle in the struggle for Palestinian rights, some question why time and energy should be invested in developing the Palestinian narrative and discourse. Al-Shabaka analyst Amjad Iraqi argues that a unified narrative and discourse is essential to the struggle’s success and outlines its key elements and strategic potential.

Policy Brief Politics

When Left is Right: How Palestinians Can Burst Israel’s Political Bubble

March 11, 2018

With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing possible corruption charges, Israeli political parties are preparing to vie for the country’s leadership. But for Palestinians, Israel’s politics foreshadow a deterioration of their rights regardless of who prevails. Al-Shabaka Analyst Amjad Iraqi examines the political scene and recommends ways to alter the structures that allow Israel to systematically deny Palestinian rights.