Disarming Hamas Is Easier Said Than Done
In fits and starts, President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza is progressing. After months of inertia over Hamas’s refusal to disarm, the White House announced a breakthrough on July...
Palestinian Legislative Council
New ICC-Related Sanctions Present Increased Risk for South Africa’s ICJ Campaigners
The lawfare campaign against Israel hit a snag. On September 4, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions on three nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) for having “directly engaged in” International...
Insights
Hamas and Turkey: Partners in Terror
Memos
Palestine 194 Distracts from Abbas’ Despotism
Western governments should make clear to Abbas that Palestine 194 is a dead end.
Op-eds
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
Biden-backed anti-terror law complicates US-Palestinian ties
Excerpt The State Department is developing a policy of engagement toward the Palestinian Authority (PA). The shift comes as the Palestinians plan for legislative elections on May 22 — their first...
Op-eds
Abbas Is Ready to Reject the Peace Plan, But Not For the Consequences
Palestinians will reject the deal of the century if it does not meet their demands, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki ...
Op-eds
The Next Palestinian President?
If there is any dynamism within Palestinian politics today, it’s in the discussion about who will eventually replace the aging Mahmoud Abbas, the octogenarian President who has reigned for...
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
The PA’s Risky West Bank Crackdown
The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Thursday completed a week-long crackdown on a refugee camp in the West Bank. The crackdown a...
Policy Briefs
Building a Palestinian City on a Hill
RAWABI, WEST BANK – Trust me on this: Reconciliation between Palestinians and Israelis will not be achieved any time soon no matter what the professional peace processors say or do. But her...
Op-eds
Hamas’s Benefactors: A Network of Terror
Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman Poe, Ranking Member Deutch, Ranking Member Sherman, and distinguished members of these subcommittees, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, I tha...
Legislative Testimonies
Hamas’s Benefactors: A Network of Terror
Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman Poe, Ranking Member Deutch, Ranking Member Sherman, and distinguished members of these subcommittees, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, I thank yo...
Legislative Testimonies
A Ballot-Box Test for the Palestinians
It has become de rigueur among Israelis, and many Americans, to belittle the idea of Palestinian democracy. The 2006 legislative elections—strongly backed by President George W. Bush and Pa...
Op-eds
U.S. Policy Ramifications Of A Palestinian Unity Government Including Hamas
Funding: Section 7040 of the 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act places limitations on U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority, including a prohibition on...
Policy Briefs
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
Making Sense of Hamas’s Visit to Bulgaria
The arrival of three Hamas representatives in Bulgaria last week – believed to have obtained their visas in Cairo – and...
Op-eds
Letter from the West Bank
There are those here who seek peace and prosperity. The odds are against them.
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.
Op-eds
When Palestinian Politics Get Personal
Mohammed Dahlan, the former security official for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the Gaza Strip, is in a lot of trouble. On January 9, at the behest of Palestinian Authority president Mahmou...