Israel releases 39 Palestinian prisoners and detainees on Saturday

Laila Harrak speaks with Randa Wahbe, an Al-Shabaka Policy Analyst, about Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

Maioria de palestinos e israelenses rejeita solução de dois Estados

Al-Shabaka policy analyst Majd Kayal speaks to Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paolo. (Link in Portuguese)

Is the war in Gaza changing regional politics?

Conflict has forced Arab states to strike a difficult balance between maintaining western backing and appeasing their citizens with official support for Palestinians

Israel’s plan to eradicate Hamas is an impossible goal, Hamas expert says

NPR’s Leila Fadel talks to Tareq Baconi of the think tank Al-Shabaka, The Palestinian Policy Network, and author of the book Hamas Contained, about whether Hamas can be eliminated.

A History of Hamas

War in Gaza: Has Hamas achieved its aims against Israel?

“In some ways, Israel is in an existential battle, not militarily – because obviously it can’t be defeated militarily in this way – but discursively, I think the foundations of the state have really been shaken.”

Why Palestinians Feel Duped

Article - Why Palestinians Feel Duped

The Palestinian policy analyst and writer Amjad Iraqi on how Gaza’s past, present and future look from his eyes.

Can hugs stop a genocide? A response to Keren Yarhi-Milo

Article - Disrupting the business as usual of unbridled US military support for Israel

Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo wants us to “hug each other” instead of protesting the Columbia administration’s disregard for Palestinian life. But what kind of hugs can I give a starving family? How do I give a hug in times of genocide?

What’s behind Antony Blinken’s call for ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Gaza?

Article - The dark side of Israel’s vaccine success story

As United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken was meeting with Israeli leaders to urge “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza, Israel intensified its bombing of the Palestinian territory, hitting hospitals, ambulances and civilians fleeing to safety.Rights advocates say “humanitarian pauses” are inadequate to stop the carnage in Gaza, where the United Nations has expressed concern over possible war […]