Haniyeh’s Assassination & Israel’s Charade of Diplomacy
Ismail Haniyeh, chairman of Hamas’s Political Bureau, was assassinated on July 31, 2024, in the heart of Tehran while attending the inauguration of the new Iranian president. While the Israeli regime has yet to claim responsibility for the operation, the targeted killing follows a long history of assassinations of Palestinian political leaders by Israeli forces. […]
The UK Elections and Palestine with Sara Husseini
The transcript below has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. Sara Husseini 0:00 Palestine has actually been a singularly unifying issue. We’ve seen that in the hundreds and thousands of people taking to the streets every week, week in, week out, over the past nine months. People from all communities, struggles, walks of life, […]
The Perils of a Looming Saudi-Israeli Normalization Deal
Amid the Israeli regime’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, high-stakes negotiations aimed at formalizing and upgrading the long-standing, covert relationship between Israel and Saudi Arabia persist. While attempting to draw the parameters of a ceasefire agreement, the Biden administration has likewise doubled down on efforts to broker a historic deal between the two countries. This policy […]
Palestinian Genocide Survivors in Egypt
The transcript below has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. Ali 0:00 Life in Egypt for the Palestinians from Gaza is mixed of relief and hardship. We are grateful for the safety and the opportunity we have, but the constant struggle to make ends meet, find houses and deal with the legal uncertainties make […]
The Floating Gaza Pier: A Symbol of Future Colonial Plans
On May 17, 2024, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) began operating a temporary floating pier off the coast of Gaza. The pier’s construction was purportedly part of a rapid international response to ensure larger flows of humanitarian and relief aid into Gaza amid Israel’s ongoing genocide and escalating warnings of wide-spreading famine and food insecurity […]
The Enduring and Racist Trope of Palestinian Rejectionism
Since the beginning of the Zionist project in Palestine, large efforts have been exerted to paint all resistance to its colonial endeavors as irrational and at odds with progress and modernity. From the onset, Theodor Herzl, founder of political Zionism, envisioned that local Palestinian Arabs would welcome the progress brought by Zionist colonizers and greet […]
The Student Intifada on US Campuses with Samer Alatout
The transcript below has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. Samer Alatout 0:00 Do I trust the institution? No, but what I do trust is the community that was created and the community that was created is really powerful. The students are amazing. The faculty and staff that were involved in the encampment are […]
Rebuilding Gaza: Considerations for a Habitable Future
Introduction Israel’s assault on Gaza has raged on for over seven months, with no end yet in sight. Undoubtedly, the genocide has had a global impact—from Houthi mobilization in the Red Sea, to rising tensions between Israel and Iran, to mass student mobilization across the US and Europe. Still, while the world’s attention may be […]
Palestinian Student Movement: Between Glories of the Past & Challenges of the Present
In this policy lab, Ihab Maharmeh and Ahmed Abu Ziad join us with facilitator Fathi Nimer to discuss the past, present, and future of the student movement in Palestine. This policy lab is only available in Arabic, and may be viewed here.
