Gaza Ceasefire Deal: Respite but No End to Colonial Occupation
Introduction On January 15, 2025, Qatar announced a ceasefire agreement between the Israeli regime and Hamas. The long-awaited deal, mediated by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States, promised an end to 15 months of genocidal assault on Gaza, during which Israeli forces killed at least 64,260 Palestinians and reduced much of the strip to rubble. […]
Palestinian Authority’s Jenin Invasion Amid Gaza Ceasefire
The transcript below has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. Yara Hawari 0:00 The PA is a governing body that was created by an outside force. And it’s one that is supported and propped up by outside forces. It’s not a body that is interested in Palestinian representation or legitimacy. And I think everything […]
Israel’s Exploitation of Palestinian Labor: A Strategy of Erasure
Introduction Since the start of the genocide in Gaza, Palestinian laborers working in the Israeli market have become a top target for Israel’s Civil and Economic Affairs Cabinet and the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. Among a series of decisions taken by the Israeli government following October 7, 2023, was the cancellation of work […]
Palestine in 2024: A Year of Israeli Impunity & Genocide
The transcript below has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. Yara Hawari 0:00 In our final podcast episode of the year, we have put together some of the best soundbites from all the episodes in 2024. This year continues to be one of unfathomable loss and devastation as the genocide rages on in Gaza. […]
The Palestinian Struggle: From Genocide to Global Realignment
This commentary is based on an episode of Rethinking Palestine, Al-Shabaka’s podcast series, which aired on October 31, 2024. The discussion may be listened to in full here. Introduction: Reorienting the Struggle For Palestinians, a return to the conditions prior to October 7 is unthinkable. This past year has been one of the bloodiest in […]
Palestinian Clearance Revenues: Israel’s Tool to Collapse the PA
Introduction Israel’s withholding of Palestinian clearance revenues is a longstanding practice, historically used to punish or manipulate the Palestinian Authority (PA). Since October 2023, the Israeli regime has only escalated its theft of Palestinian funds, bringing the PA to the verge of financial collapse. This policy memo argues that Israel’s weaponization of clearance revenues is […]
What Trump’s Comeback Means for Palestine with Tariq Kenney-Shawa
The transcript below has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. Tariq Kenney-Shawa 0:00 At the end of the day, both Biden and Trump essentially share the same vision for the region. The assumption that Biden represented a lesser evil when compared to Trump assumes that he was doing anything at all to constrain Israel. […]
Trump’s Return: Implications for the Palestinian Struggle
On November 5, 2024, the US electorate voted Donald J. Trump for a second term in the 60th presidential election. His victory and return to office after four years follows a turbulent Democratic presidential campaign, which saw President Biden abandon his re-election bid earlier this year and his successor, Vice President Kamala Harris, double down […]
Ismat Quzmar
Ismat Quzmar is an economic researcher based in Ramallah, Palestine. He is currently the External Relations Officer at the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS) and previously worked with the Ministry of National Economy, the Palestinian Network of Non-Governmental Organizations (PNGO), and the Advancement Department of Birzeit University. Ismat holds a master’s degree in comparative […]
