Taiwan 194
Emulating the Palestinians to Advocate Internationally for Taiwan and to Counter China
Saeb Erekat
Palestinians and the ICC play a cruel game with international law
The Palestinians say they are merely pursuing justice but it is increasingly clear the Palestinians are using the court as a weapon.
Op-eds
Airbnb Terminates Listings in Israeli West Bank Settlements
Policy Briefs
The Tragedy of Mahmoud Abbas
Picture a Palestinian leader in the twilight of his reign. Besieged on all sides and challenged by younger upstarts, he lashes out against Israel, his Arab bret...
Op-eds
Ageing and ailing, who will succeed current Palestinian leaders?
Palestinian politics is a relentless and often fruitless pursuit: after more than two decades of on-off negotiations, a state remains out of reach. Now add to the mix rising age and failing healt...
Op-eds
Abbas on the Ropes
For most of his 12 years as president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), Mahmoud Abbas has enjoyed the Wh...
Op-eds
Palestine’s Democratic Deficit
Co-written by Mor Yahalom. Last Tuesday, the Palestinian Authority postponed&nb...
Op-eds
Barack Obama’s West Bank Strongman: Mahmoud Abbas
Amid all the preparations for a French-led ...
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
Abbas vs. Hamas
Masked gunmen affiliated with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah faction marched through the streets of Ramallah in early October, ...
Op-eds
The Palestinians Are Facing a Serious Generational Crisis
Amidst clashes between Palestinians and Israeli policem...
Op-eds
New Report Details Options for the U.S. to Shape Palestinian Succession after Mahmoud Abbas
FDD Press Release
Press Releases
Impact of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement
Congressional Testimonies
The Death and Life of the Two-State Solution
On March 17, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won reelection, thanks in part to a desperate last-minute pledge to his right-wing base that the Palestinians would never get a state so lon...
Op-eds
If a Palestinian Minister Falls and No One Is Around to Hear It…
Big news stories are a dime a dozen these days. Between the Iran nuclear talks in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the war in Yemen, it’s an ideal environment for making...
Op-eds
U.S., Israel Have Few Options to Stop the Palestinian Diplomatic Momentum
The Palestinian struggle with Israel has reached its diplomatic stage. In the months since this summer’s Gaza war, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas ...
Op-eds
Middle East Watchers: Keep Your Eye on Majid Faraj
There was a moment in July when the cease-fire talks in Cairo were on uneasy footing. The Israelis had floated an offer with Egypt, who decided to announce the proposal before informing Hamas. Th...
Op-eds
Palestine’s ICC Threat: Pluses and Minuses for Mahmoud Abbas
The shooting has resumed in Gaza. But where will things go when it ends? Inevitably, in each operation in Gaza since 2008 there is a "Goldstone-ification" on the Palestinian side—a shift fr...
Op-eds
Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Street
Since the eruption of violence across Arab communities in Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank last week, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has endeavored to straddle a fine line between pr...
Policy Briefs
The Palestinian Authority, Israel and the Peace Process: What’s Next?
Download the full written testimony here (PDF)....