Israel’s separation wall near Jerusalem. Alfonso Moral Primers Palestine-Israel Primer Palestine, Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict Joel Beinin, Lisa Hajjar • 64 min read
Current Analysis The Manufactured Controversy About Ilhan Omar and the Israel Lobby The firestorm that greeted newly elected Congresswoman (D-MN) Ilhan Omar’s tweets about the Israel lobby’s clout in Congress reveals as much about her critics as it does about the rising tide of progressive politicians who no longer show deference to establishment prohibitions on criticizing Israel. Joel Beinin, Noura Erakat, Omar Baddar, Mouin Rabbani • 21 min read
Egypt's Left Opposition Party Holds Second Congress Cairo, July 2. The National Progressive Unionist Party (Tagammu‘) held its second national congress in Cairo on June 27-28, 1985. The Tagammu‘, Egypt’s principal left opposition party, is a united front formation including members of illegal communist organizations, independent Marxists, Nasserists, Joel Beinin • 4 min read
Current Analysis From Gaza to Jerusalem to Iran By forging a regional alliance aimed at confronting Iran and its allies, the new coalition of the US, Israel and allied Sunni Arab regimes intend to relegate the Palestinian issue to collateral damage in order to succeed. Joel Beinin • 9 min read
Current Analysis Recognizing Annexation The White House announcement distinguishes between recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and establishing an embassy there and recognizing “the specific boundaries of Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem.” In other words, the Trump administration, like all those before it, seeks to avoid acknowledgi Joel Beinin • 7 min read
Current Analysis Fifty Years of Occupation “Beautiful Israel” and the 1967 War Joel Beinin The 1967 Arab-Israeli war unleashed forces that reshaped Israeli politics and society. But much about the war is rooted in the military tactics, governance practices and political culture of “beautiful Israel,” as liberal Ashkenazi Zionists often nostalgically refer to the pre-1967 state. Maha Nassar, Ilana Feldman, Zachary Lockman, Noura Erakat, Joel Beinin • 23 min read
book The Struggle for Sovereignty Palestine and Israel, 1993–2005 Joel Beinin, Rebecca L. Stein • 1 min read
book Intifada The Palestinian Uprising Against Israeli Occupation Zachary Lockman, Joel Beinin • 1 min read