Corporate Accountability in Palestine: Grassroots Strategies
In recent years, Palestine solidarity activists have pressured corporations to end their complicity in the Israeli regime’s violations of Palestinians’ rights.
The Legacy of Mahmoud Abbas
As of 2023, Mahmoud Abbas surpasses his democratic mandate as President of the Palestinian Authority by 14 years. And as speculation mounts about his successor, the question of his legacy lingers. In a new Al-Shabaka roundtable, policy analysts Tareq Baconi, 24588, Alaa Tartir, and Tariq Kenney-Shawa reflect on Abbas’s impact on Palestinian leadership and the Palestinian struggle for liberation.
Palestine in 2022: A Year of Resistance
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 our favorite soundbites from all the episodes in 2022. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed putting it all together. We also want to […]
Challenging Anti-Boycott Legislation in the US
The Israeli regime’s defenders across the US are ramping up efforts to criminalize the constitutionally protected right to boycott. Beyond violating the rights of Palestine solidarity activists, this threatens to undermine the tenets of a healthy democracy. Al-Shabaka’s US Policy Fellow, Tariq Kenney-Shawa, examines this development and suggests what lawmakers, civil society organizations, and concerned citizens should do to challenge it.
Football in the Middle East with Abdullah Al-Arian
The transcript below has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. Abdullah Al-Arian 0:00 When we look at, for instance, what Israel has done through sport, it’s not just using it to deflect attention away from ethnic cleansing, apartheid, or occupation. I think what the Israeli state has explicitly tried to do is use it […]
Nadi Abusaada
Nadi Abusaada is an architect, urbanist and a historian. He is currently an Aga Khan Postdoctoral Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Nadi’s PhD at the University of Cambridge examined the history of urban planning and urban governance in late Ottoman and Mandate Palestine. Nadi is also the co-founder of Arab Urbanism, a global network dedicated to historical and contemporary urban issues in the Arab region. His writings have been featured in a number of international publications including The Architectural Review, The International Journal of Islamic Architecture, and the Jerusalem Quarterly among others.
Social Media, Self-Expression, and Self-Determination in Gaza
Youth in Gaza have engaged in the digital revolution, especially through social media platforms, to express themselves and critique their corrupt leadership. What are the implications of this turn to technology for Palestinians in Gaza? Can this form of expression affect change in leadership and foster self-determination? Al-Shabaka policy analyst, Ali Abdel Wahab, explores these questions in our latest commentary.
Palestinian Succession: Crisis or Opportunity?
Al-Shabaka policy analysts Leila Farsakh and 24352 join us for a discussion with host 24503 about these unfolding developments in Palestinian leadership.
Arab Normalization and the Palestinian Struggle for Liberation
While normalization deals between the Israeli and Arab regimes continue to spread and deepen, they have historical precedent across the region. In our latest commentary, Al-Shabaka’s senior analyst, 24588, situates contemporary normalization maneuvers in historical and geopolitical contexts, and describes the implications of these worrying policies on Palestinian liberation and the future of the region.
