Mahmoud Abbas and the Years of Terror
Mahmoud Abbas entered Yasser Arafat’s office in the Palestinian presidential complex, commonly referred to as the muqata‘a (compound), in the center of Rama...
Yasser Abed Rabbo
The Political Education of Mahmoud Abbas
Co-written by Amir Tibon. When Israeli tanks besieged Yasser Arafat’s headquarters in Ramallah in 2002, the Palestinian leader famously declared, “Oh God, grant...
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
The Palestinians Are Facing a Serious Generational Crisis
Amidst clashes between Palestinians and Israeli policem...
Op-eds
In Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas VS Mohammad Dahlan
Abbas’ failed leadership has created discontent within Palestine Authority. Will Dahlan seize the moment?
Op-eds
We Really Need to Talk About Corruption
If peace were suddenly to break out in the Middle East, John Kerry would undoubtedly assure his place in the Secretary of State Hall of Fame. Defiantly challenging a chorus of naysayers at home a...
Op-eds
The Slow Death of Palestinian Democracy
With Salam Fayyad's forced resignation, President Mahmoud Abbas has eliminated his political rivals in the West Bank.
Op-eds
The Next Intifada
Palestinians prep violence.
Op-eds
The Geneva Initiative
The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
Backgrounder
Op-eds
Of, by, and for
By Ariel Beery In Congress, according to Michael Crowley of The New Republic, many Democrats are opposing the appropriations bill for Iraqi reconstruction mainly because it is being push...