The one place in the Middle East where minorities are thriving
Those who accuse Israel of 'ethnic cleansing' should look elsewhere in the region – especially Lebanon
Palestinian Basic Law
How Biden Should Navigate Palestine’s Succession Crisis
In light of Abbas’s consolidation of power and the lack of an heir apparent, U.S. engagement should be used as a lever to encourage Abbas to empower a successor.
Op-eds
Why peace can’t be processed now
Decade after decade, one administration after another has set in motion what has been called a “peace process.” None has come close to ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict....
Op-eds
Can Trump Make Mideast Peace Without Gaza?
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will visit the White House this week for the first time in three years. By all accounts, his host is eager to resume Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. &ldqu...
Op-eds
Meet Mahmoud al-Aloul, Abbas’ New Deputy
Co-written by Evan Charney Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas...
Policy Briefs
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
New Report Details Options for the U.S. to Shape Palestinian Succession after Mahmoud Abbas
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Press Releases
The Race to Replace Mahmoud Abbas
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Monographs
Abbas Needs an Heir Apparent
President Obama's visit to the Middle East next month is widely billed as an earnest attempt to double down on diplomacy and revive the moribund peace process between the Israelis and Palest...
Op-eds
After Abbas
The Palestinian president will either be toppled from his throne, or die on it. And that may be Hamas's chance to pounce.