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 […]
Salman Al-Zraiy
Salman Al-Zraiy is a researcher and policy analyst based in Gaza. He holds a BA in political science from Al-Azhar University in Gaza.
Mohammed Al-Hafi
Mohammed Al-Hafi is a Palestinian academic and researcher of international politics based in Gaza. He is the director of the Studies Unit at the Palestinian Department of Labor and Planning. He earned his PhD in political philosophy from Alexandria University in 2013 and has published numerous studies and research papers.
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 […]
AfriPolecon | Tareq Baconi | Gaza as Epicenter : An alternative reading
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 […]
Ongoing Nakba, Palestinian reflections
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.
Why Scapegoating UNRWA Must Stop
Overview The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) is facing politically induced financial pressure that looms over its future and very existence, putting the lives and rights of more than 5.9 million Palestinian refugees in jeopardy. Owing to historical and political reasons, the international community devised a distinct regime for Palestinians forcefully […]
