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Read Their Lips: Israeli Leaders’ Plans for the Palestinians

Commentary Politics

Read Their Lips: Israeli Leaders’ Plans for the Palestinians

by Samah Sabawi on October 15, 2015

History in the Holy Land seems stuck in a loop. In 2000, former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, at the time leader of the opposition, visited the al-Aqsa compound in a deliberate provocation that triggered the second Intifada. Israel launched operation “Defensive Shield” to crush the protests and eliminate the Palestinian resistance. As a result, more than 3,000 Palestinians and almost 1,000 Israelis lost their lives between 2000 and 2004, and the peace process was forever derailed.

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Policy Brief Economics

Building a Failed State: Palestine’s Governance and Economy Delinked

by Ibrahim Shikaki, Joanna Springer on April 21, 2015

Palestinian children stand near olive press during producing olive oil in Gaza city on Oct. 12,2012 during the olive harvesting season.

Technical solutions shorn of political context have contributed to a failed state in Palestine and harmed the collective Palestinian struggle for freedom, transforming the Palestinian Authority into an NGO-like body.  Al-Shabaka Policy Member Ibrahim Shikaki and Guest Author Joanna Springer analyze the situation and suggest alternative approaches for the PA and the donor community. Read the policy brief or the executive summary.

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Policy Brief Politics

Palestine’s Day in Court? The Unexpected Effects of ICC Action

by Valentina Azarova on April 1, 2015

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gives a speech

Palestine’s membership of the International Criminal Court takes effect on April 1, 2015. What cases might the Court choose? Will Israel’s legal offensive succeed? Will the UN Security Council suspend the investigation? Al-Shabaka analyst Valentina Azarova addresses many of the misconceptions about what the ICC can and cannot do, and Palestinians should do. Read the policy brief or the executive summary.

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Roundtable Politics

The Joint List in Israel’s Elections: Palestinians in from the Cold?

by Diana Buttu, As'ad Ghanem, Nijmeh Ali on March 11, 2015

The Joint List largely represents the Palestinian citizens of Israel. Yet will it really challenge their second-class status and prevent the erosion of the rights they still have? Al-Shabaka analysts Diana Buttu, As’ad Ghanem, and Nijmeh Ali differ as they address the problems and potential of the Joint List.

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Policy Brief Politics

Hamas: Three Tough Hurdles in 2015

by Belal Shobaki on February 26, 2015

Photo of boy with Hamas flag

Hamas’s putative rapprochement with Iran scratches the surface of the problems facing the Islamic movement. Al-Shabaka Policy Member Bilal Shobaki zeroes in on three of Hamas’ major challenges: definitively dealing with a Charter from which it has distanced itself; reviving its base in the West Bank; and restoring it regional alliances.

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