Western Sahara

October 2, 2024 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Across the Arab world, Nasrallah is remembered as a tyrant in Lebanon, a butcher in Syria and a fanatic

Lebanon now has the opportunity to take sovereignty back from the hands of Hezbollah

May 19, 2024 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Gustavo Petro’s Anti-Israel Fantasy Has a High Price for Colombia

The Colombian president's severing of diplomatic relations with Israel will terminate a budding bilateral partnership.

July 20, 2023 | |

King of Morocco Invites Israeli Prime Minister to Visit 

Morocco’s King Muhammad VI invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 19 to visit him in Rabat. The invitation comes two days after Jerusalem announced that it recognized Morocco’s...

July 21, 2022 | Enia Krivine, Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Hamas-Fatah reconciliation attempts are DOA

The recent Abbas-Haniyeh handshake signifies the desperate state of both Palestinian factions – as well as of their Algerian hosts

March 30, 2022 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Blinken plays role of political activist at Negev summit

While the foreign ministers of the US, the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt and Israel held hands to show unity at the conclusion of Israel’s Negev summit on Monday, the gathering did not issue a joint statement....

August 4, 2021 | Clifford D. May |

An open letter to Ben and Jerry

Men of ice cream, men of unjust deserts

June 8, 2021 | Orde Kittrie, David May

Norwegian divestment illustrates weakness of campaign to boycott Israel

It will be important to see if the blacklist’s impact is boosted by the new UNHRC commission of inquiry into Israeli activities in the disputed territories, which was approved on May 27.

June 2, 2021 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Un conflicto territorial congelado

¿Por qué la soberanía del Sáhara Occidental continúa siendo una disputa abierta? El confl icto continúa embravecido porque Naciones Unidas y la mayor parte de la comunidad internacional occidental,...

April 22, 2021 | David May |

New Zealand’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Divests From Israeli Banks

New Zealand’s $36 billion sovereign wealth fund divested $4 million from five Israeli banks last month because of their West Bank operations. This could cause reputational and financial problems for New...

April 1, 2021 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Iran’s Mischief in Morocco Is a Problem

Iran has historically supported any militancy against pro-Western regimes, regardless of their religious or political orientation.

March 22, 2021 | Dennis Ross, Shany Mor

Securing Peace in the Middle East After Trump

Dennis Ross When it comes to the Abraham Accords, the Trump Administration deserves the credit for taking advantage of an opportunity, one it responded to but did not initiate. It was the UAE that came...

July 22, 2020 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer, Jonathan Schanzer

Amazon Pays a Fine for Crimea Business, but Occupied-Territories Policy Remains Murky

Amazon.com, Inc., settled with the U.S. Department of the Treasury earlier this month for violating U.S. sanctions by delivering products to Crimea, a region of Ukraine under Russian occupation, and several...

June 10, 2020 | Richard Goldberg |

Europeans Pushing to Boycott Israel Over Annexation Should Think Twice

Calls for economic sanctions against Israel risk a costly collision with U.S. anti-boycott laws, as companies such as Airbnb can attest.

March 4, 2020 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer, Svante Cornell, Jonathan Schanzer

The UN’s Selective Outrage on Occupied Territories

Yesterday during remarks at the AIPAC annual conference, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo referred to the recent publication by the UN Human Rights Office of a database of companies that operate in the...

February 19, 2020 | Clifford D. May |

The U.N. Human Rights Council strikes again

A motley crew of rights violators seeks to harm Israelis and Palestinians alike

February 13, 2020 | Orde Kittrie |

The UN Blacklist, U.S. Laws, and U.S. Policy

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights published on Wednesday a “database” of companies doing business with Israeli settlements. The list includes 112 firms, 94 of them Israeli and the other 18 from...

January 29, 2020 | |

New FDD Report Explores Policies Toward Occupied and Disputed Territories

“Occupied Elsewhere: Selective Policies on Occupations, Protracted Conflicts, and Territorial Disputes”

December 14, 2018 | David May |

Illinois Moves to Blacklist Airbnb

Following a request by Governor Bruce Rauner, the Illinois Investment Policy Board (IIPB) on Wednesday unanimously voted to...

November 21, 2018 | David May |

Airbnb Terminates Listings in Israeli West Bank Settlements

October 5, 2018 | Romany Shaker |

Iran’s Controversial Cultural Attaché Leaves Algeria

On September 22, Iran’s cultural attaché in Algeria Amir Mousavi announced he would leave his position after almost four years in the country. The announcement followed accusations by Algerian activists and former officials against the Iranian diplomat over his alleged role in recruiting thousands of Shiite Muslims in Algeria on behalf of Iran. Mousavi’s departure highlights Iran’s persistent and unwelcome attempts to expand its influence in North Africa.