The logical choice’: 17 years after he fled, could Dahlan lead a post-Hamas Gaza?
“He has bridges with everyone but not necessarily liked by everyone. But I can’t think of anyone else who has his credentials.”
Mohammed Dahlan
How tensions between Hamas and Fatah could change Gaza
The Hamas decision to launch the unprecedented massacre of October 7 was an attempt to launch a first strike that could change the region.
Op-eds
Israel war: Why wouldn’t Egypt want Gazan refugees?
As Israel prepares to invade Gaza to destroy the terrorist group Hamas, Jerusalem is calling on civilians living in the coastal enclave to seek refuge in Egypt. Cairo,...
Op-eds
One week since the war broke, initial conclusions, and where we are heading? – analysis
We are not in a Gaza cycle; we are in an ALL-OUT war, and that is how we win without restraints.
Op-eds
The New Middle East? An Israeli official goes to Riyadh while a Saudi official visits Ramallah
Here’s why things are changing so fast in Arab-Israeli relations
Op-eds
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.
Op-eds
Shin Bet: Hamas Attempting to Recruit Palestinians in the West Bank
On Wednesday, Israel’s security agency (Shin Bet) alleged that Hamas in the Gaza Strip was attempting to recruit Palestinians in the West Bank that would act as facilitators to attacks against Israelis....
Op-eds
February Meeting Confirms Palestinian Leadership Needs an Israeli Bailout
Israeli-Palestinian security coordination is also indispensable for Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
Op-eds
The Return of Palestinian Politics
Elections in May will be the first since 2006—a remarkable but risky gambit.
Op-eds
In the Aftermath of an Assassination Attempt Against the Palestinian PM, Conspiracy Theories Abound
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah emerged visibly shaken but unscathed after an assassination attempt on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip. The soft-spoken former academic arrived in Ga...
Op-eds
Can Anyone End the Palestinian Civil War?
Co-authored by Neri Zilber. Stop us if you’ve heard this story before. The two largest Palestinian factions ...
Op-eds
The Doomed Palestinian Reconciliation Plan
Of the demands Palestinians often make of their leaders, reconciliation between their two largest political factions perennially tops the list. Fatah, which controls the Palestinian Authority (PA...
Op-eds
The End of the Abbas Era
The closest the Israeli-Palestinian conflict got to an actual third intifada, or uprising, happened late this past month when Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas ...
Op-eds
The Goal of the Latest Palestinian Hunger Strike
Last week, over a thousand Palestinian prisoners in Israel launched a hunger strike under the leadership of Marwan Barghouti, the mastermind of Fatah’s terror campaign during the second int...
Op-eds
A Temporary Thaw in Egyptian-PA Relations
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi...
Policy Briefs
The Purge of Abbas’s Adversaries Looms Over Ramallah
As Mahmoud Abbas kicks off his Fatah party's congress this week in Ramallah, all eyes will be on the possible ...
Op-eds
Fatah sets date for top leadership elections
Fatah's top leadership body decided on Wednesday that the long-awaited seventh Fatah General Congress will take place at the end of November. “The Fatah Central Committee unan...
Op-eds
The Fragile State of the Palestinian Authority
A Palestinian court on Thursday postponed municipal elections scheduled for Oct. 8 because Palestine’s two largest political factions, Fatah and Hamas, couldn’t agree on terms. The st...
Op-eds
After Abbas, Le Déluge in the Palestinian Authority
Palestinian leaders in the West Bank refer to the wave of terror currently gripping Israel as a haba sha'abiya, or a "popular outburst." The imagery suggests that the terror wave is widespre...
Op-eds
Palestine’s Anti-Corruption Crusader
The biggest political standoff in years just ended in the West Bank and barely anyone in Washington noticed. A parliamentarian from Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abba...