Israel Eliminates Hamas Commander in Jenin
On the third day of an extensive military operation in the West Bank, Israel Border Police eliminated local Hamas commander Wessam Khazem in the city of Jenin on August 30. The Israel...
Khaled Abu Toameh
Careless in Gaza
Palestinian Islamic Jihad provokes Israel and finds itself a lonely combatant
Op-eds
Fatah-Affiliated Terrorists Training in Gaza for War with Israel
Terrorist belonging to Fatah, the political party led by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, are training in Gaza in preparation for a war with Israel, veteran Palestinian affairs corr...
Op-eds
The Palestinian Authority, Israel and the Peace Process: What’s Next?
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Congressional Testimonies
The Palestinian Authority, Israel and the Peace Process: What’s Next?
Download the full written testimony here (PDF)....
Op-eds
We Really Need to Talk About Corruption
If peace were suddenly to break out in the Middle East, John Kerry would undoubtedly assure his place in the Secretary of State Hall of Fame. Defiantly challenging a chorus of naysayers at home a...
Op-eds
Hamas’s Political Wartime Gains
Many people have questioned what Hamas has to gain in its recent escalation of violence with Israel. In the political arena, both domestically and abroad, the conflict with Israel presents many s...
Op-eds
The New Palestinian Strategy
One word went unspoken in an interview President Barack Obama gave to journalist Jeffrey Goldberg in late February. In their 45-minute discussion, devoted exclusively to the subject of Israel, th...
Op-eds
Point Counterpoint: Anti-Israeli Agenda Expected at Penn Conference
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is a complex issue, one that deserves serious scholarship and open, civil debate. Expect to see none of that next weekend on the campus of the University of Penns...
Op-eds
The Case for Palestinian Nationalism
If only Palestinians were making it seriously.
Op-eds
Reexamining U.S. Aid to the Palestinian Authority
[embed]https://youtu.be/LRgfvRq53sI[/embed] Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member Berman, and distinguished members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the Foundation...
Congressional Testimonies
The End of Palestinian Democracy?
Co-Authored with Asaf Romirowsky Saturday, July 17, was the day Palestinians were slated to hold a municipal election in the West Bank. But the elections were scrapped. In...
Op-eds
Peace Processing 101
Obama's envoys should take a lesson from a Palestinian.
Op-eds
Submit or Die
Many commentators have pointed out the apparent hypocrisy: Muslims are outraged by cartoons satirizing Islamic extremism while in Muslim countries Christianity and Judaism are attacked viciously...
Op-eds
Look to Jordan for Peace Option
The cure for the festering Israel-Palestine sore may lie right next door in neighboring Jordan. Up until now, it has only been whispered. But some Palestinian and Israeli opinion makers are begin...