Review – The Politics of the Palestinian Authority
Al-Shabaka Program Director Alaa Tartir reviewed Nigel Parsons’s new book, “The Politics of the Palestinian Authority” — a historical journey in modern Palestinian political history and a “must-read” — for e-International Relations.
Hagel and Brennan picks are out of step
What signals do Obama’s new foreign policy picks send about the kind of America the Middle East can expect?
What Palestinians Need
“Palestinians don’t need more aid. They need American political clout to end the occupation as the first step to a just and lasting peace.”
Israel’s Gaza Bantustan
Israel controls the Palestinian population registry and all important cards required to enter Gaza and the West Bank.
Roots of Resistance: The first intifada and international solidarity
This post is part of the series “Roots of Resistance: 25 year retrospective on the first intifada.” Read the entire series here.
Gaza 2012: Palestine’s Long Walk to Freedom
“In order to understand Gaza in 2012, one ought to trace its origin back to 1948. Two thirds of the Palestinians of Gaza are refugees who were kicked out of their cities, towns, and villages in 1948. In After the Last Sky, the late Palestinian thinker Edward Said argues that every Palestinian knows perfectly well that what has happened to us over the last six decades is ‘a direct consequence of Israel’s destruction of our society in 1948…'”
The fine print of Palestinian statehood
Congratulations are raining as friends of the Palestinians respond with delight to the United Nations’ resounding “Yes!” to Palestine’s non-member observer state status as of November 29, 2012. But before giving free rein to their excitement, the Palestinian people – and their allies – should read the actual text of the resolution.
The fine print of Palestinian statehood
Nadia Hijab asks, what does the UN fine print – which promoted Palestine as a non-member observer state – really mean?
Mahmoud Abbas’ real “accomplishment” was not the UN vote on Palestine
Ali Abunimah explains how the Palestinian president has accomplished more for Israel than he has for Palestine.
