Hala Rharrit

Hala Rharrit served as a diplomat for 18 years with the U.S. State Department, before resigning in April 2024 in opposition to the Biden administration's Gaza policy. She is an expert in Middle East and North African affairs and U.S. relations with the region.

Articles by Hala Rharrit
An aerial view shows a road clogged to the horizon with people. At left is the ocean and at right a war-devastated landscape.
An aerial view shows a road clogged to the horizon with people. At left is the ocean and at right a war-devastated landscape.

What Trump’s Gaza Plan Means for the World

Analysis
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, Matthew Duss, Khaled Elgindy, Dalia Hatuqa, Sara Khorshid, Aaron David Miller, Yousef Munayyer, Robert A. Pape, Hala Rharrit, Dennis Ross
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 4.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 4.

The Arab World Sees Trump’s Gaza Plan As a Declaration of War

Argument
Hala Rharrit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) greets U.S. President Joe Biden on his arrival at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) greets U.S. President Joe Biden on his arrival at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport.

The State Department’s Gaza Policy Has Failed

Argument
Hala Rharrit, Annelle Sheline
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