Jibril Rajoub

The Palestinian War on Israel’s Olympic Team

The violent hostility of Jibril Rajoub to Israel goes back more than half a century.

FIFA Is Latest Target of Palestinian Hijacking

The Palestinian political intifada reached FIFA, soccer’s governing body, last Friday. Cloaked in the language of justice and human rights, the Palestinian FIFA delegation continued its decades-long...

No Incentives for Terrorism: U.S. Implementation of the Taylor Force Act and Efforts to Stop ‘Pay to Slay’

Will Abbas be the final Palestinian president?

Hussein Al Sheikh may be the PA’s number two now, but it’s far from certain he can withstand the inevitable challenges that will confront his succession.

February Meeting Confirms Palestinian Leadership Needs an Israeli Bailout

Israeli-Palestinian security coordination is also indispensable for Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

Give Sports Bigotry No Sanction

Hamid Sajjadi, Iran’s recently appointed minister of sports, warned Iranian athletes in August not to compete against counterparts from the “child-killing and occupying regime of Israel.” With the...

Palestinian Elections

Parties, Polling, and Implications for U.S. Policy

The Return of Palestinian Politics

Elections in May will be the first since 2006—a remarkable but risky gambit.

It’s time to stop the Palestinian sports boycott of Israel

Jibril Rajoub's strategy to boycott and isolate Israel in sports had worked until this summer. But the reactions by FIFA and other bodies shows how weak his claims have always been.

Time to Act on Human Shields

War by Other Means

A History of Anti-Israel Boycotts, From the Arab League to BDS

Abbas Appoints a New Prime Minister

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday appointed his long-time advisor, Mohammad Shtayyeh, to serve as the next Palestinian prime minister. Selecting Shtayyeh, a pragmatic Palestinian...