A closer look at the Gaza casualty data
Casualty counts can be a political tool – and how we report the data has real consequences.
What political scientists know about occupation, applied to Gaza
Elizabeth N. Saunders, Diana Greenwald, Dana El Kurd, David Edelstein, and Alexander Downes - October 24, 2023
Experts on the politics of foreign occupations tackle big questions in this week’s Good Chat.
Hamas wasn’t behind the Jerusalem protests. So why is it fighting?
Somdeep Sen - May 17, 2021
This confrontation with Israel overshadows the fundamental question of Palestinian liberation.
Young people led the 2021 Palestinian protests in Jerusalem
Dana El Kurd - May 12, 2021
Four things to know about the Sheikh Jarrah clashes.
Why Mahmoud Abbas dissolved the Palestinian parliament — and what it means for the future
Samer Anabtawi and Nathan Brown - January 18, 2019
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What do peace processes without women’s participation produce? Less peace.
Daniel Nerenberg - September 24, 2018
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An emerging populism is sweeping the Middle East
Renad Mansour and Lina Khatib - July 11, 2018
[caption id="attachment_75521" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr
Who is responsible for solving Gaza’s massive electricity crisis?
Diana Greenwald - February 5, 2018
What the power shortages tell us about governance in the territory.
Trump’s rhetoric on Jerusalem tells us a lot about what kind of Israeli-Palestinian proposal he’ll deliver
Jeremy Pressman - December 8, 2017
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Does the Palestinian reconciliation deal make peace more likely?
Wendy Pearlman - October 24, 2017
This month, Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed a reconciliation