Middle East Research and Information Project

Critical Coverage of the Middle East Since 1971

Sherene Seikaly

Sherene Seikaly is assistant professor of history and Middle East studies at the American University in Cairo and co-editor of the Arab Studies Journal.

Current Analysis

Fifty Years of Occupation

June 5, 2017 is the fiftieth anniversary of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, which culminated in the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights, among other transformations of regional politics. The post-1967 occupation and its consequences continue to structure the mainstream conversation

Alaa Tartir, Sara Roy, Neve Gordon, Sherene Seikaly, Lori Allen • 23 min read

MER Article

Cohen, Army of Shadows

Hillel Cohen, Army of Shadows: Palestinian Collaboration with Zionism, 1917-1948 (translated by Haim Watzman)(Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2008).

Sherene Seikaly • 4 min read