Ambassador Clovis Maksoud discusses the life and work of Hisham Sharabi, his dedication to precision, and also addresses how he believes Sharabi would view the current state of the question of Palestine and the broader Middle East today.
Sreemati Mitter, Ernest May Fellow at Harvard University, discusses the freezing of Palestinian bank accounts during the Nakba and use it as a prism through which to explore how the fact of statelessness, which is generally thought of as political condition, directly affects the economic and monetary lives of ordinary people.
Oud musician Fuad Foty has researched songs that made a difference in the Palestinian struggle from 1948 to the present. To commemorate Nakba Day, he takes us on a musical journey, playing the oud and singing lyrics from song writers and poets that date prior to 1948.
As the nine month negotiating period kicked off last summer draws to a close, Khaled Elgindy, Leila Hilal and Yousef Munayyer discuss where the process stands, how it has been handled and what lessons can be drawn for the parties.
Professor Rashid Khalidi explores important questions around the role the United States is playing in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process both past and present.
Efforts to achieve a “two-state solution” have finally collapsed; the struggle for justice in Palestine is at a crossroads. As Israel and its advocates lurch toward greater extremism, many ask where the struggle is headed. Author Ali Abunimah offers a clear analysis of this crossroads moment and looks forward with urgency down the path to a more hopeful future.
By Yousef Munayyer
If Washington accepts new Israeli demands, it moves the goal posts further away from a middle ground for a just peace.
Dr. Shira Robinson traces how Jewish leaders struggled to advance their historic settler project while forced by new international human rights norms to share political power with the very people they sought to uproot.
Yousef Munayyer
The BDS movement began as a call by Palestinian civil society organizations in 2005. The reason this call was made is because Palestinian civil society witnessed the systematic failure of states and the state system to redress their legitimate grievances against Israel for violations of international law and human rights abuses.
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