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Material Politics of Normalization, and the New MERIP.ORG

James Ryan • 2 min read

Events

Honoring Joe Stork, Live in DC

November 22 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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Issue 315-316

The Limits of Protection and Profits—Five Years into the Abraham Accords

A Review of Elham Fakhro’s ‘The Abraham Accords: The Gulf States, Israel, and the Limits of Normalization.’

Arang Keshavarzian • 11 min read

Issue 315-316

On the Road to Rafah—The Sumud Convoy and New Maghrebi Geographies of Resistance

When the last bus came to a halt in Sirte, a coastal city in Central Libya, many thought it marked the end of the road. But it was only a turning point. What began as the Sumud Convoy—a historic act of Maghrebi solidarity with Palestine—had already transformed into

Raouf Farrah • 12 min read

Issue 315-316

Refusing the New Normal—An Interview with the Gulf Coalition Against Normalisation

MER’s Summer/Fall issue examines the material underpinnings of normalization five years after the Abraham Accords and amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza—developments rejected and contested by peoples across the Gulf. The Gulf Coalition Against Normalisation (Gulf CAN), founded in 2019, unites groups across the region to coordinate

Gulf CAN • 8 min read

Issue 315-316

Identity and Cultural Diplomacy of the Abraham Accords

In December 2020, three months after the Abraham Accords were signed enabling the first commercial flights between Israel and the UAE, a short video went modestly viral on Israeli twitter. A man in a white dishdasha and ghutra introduces his friends to the camera as curious bystanders look on. They

Shir Alon • 14 min read