Yousef Munayyer

Yousef Munayyer is a Palestinian citizen of Israel and the head of the Palestine/Israel program at the Arab Center Washington DC.

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Demonstrators wave Iranian flags and a poster of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, during a protest against Israeli attacks on Iran in Tehran on June 20.
Demonstrators wave Iranian flags and a poster of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, during a protest against Israeli attacks on Iran in Tehran on June 20.

How the U.S. Locked Itself Into a Regime Change War

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Yousef Munayyer
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

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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, Matthew Duss, Khaled Elgindy, Dalia Hatuqa, Sara Khorshid, Aaron David Miller, Yousef Munayyer, Robert A. Pape, Hala Rharrit, Dennis Ross
Reporters raise their hands in the foreground as Donald Trump gestures with his arms wide behind a podium. On the left, Benjamin Netanyahu looks sideways at Trump from behind a podium.
Reporters raise their hands in the foreground as Donald Trump gestures with his arms wide behind a podium. On the left, Benjamin Netanyahu looks sideways at Trump from behind a podium.

Ethnic Cleansing Won’t Make the Middle East Safer

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Yousef Munayyer
Rubble cleared in Gaza after Israeli airstrike in Israel-Hamas war.
Rubble cleared in Gaza after Israeli airstrike in Israel-Hamas war.

Can Our Leaders Avoid the Terrorism Trap?

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Yousef Munayyer
A woman wearing a headscarf and dress carries a small child as she and others walk across rubble following an Israeli airstrike on the Sousi mosque in Gaza City. Dust, smoke, and destroyed buildings fill the landscape.
A woman wearing a headscarf and dress carries a small child as she and others walk across rubble following an Israeli airstrike on the Sousi mosque in Gaza City. Dust, smoke, and destroyed buildings fill the landscape.

Laying Siege to Gaza Is No Solution

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Yousef Munayyer
People demonstrate in Tel Aviv on Feb. 27.
People demonstrate in Tel Aviv on Feb. 27.

Why Palestinians Aren’t Joining Israel’s Protests

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Yousef Munayyer
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz arrives for a cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on Aug. 1.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz arrives for a cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on Aug. 1.

The Long Arm of Israeli Repression

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Yousef Munayyer
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green line west bank

Green-Lined Vision Is Blurring Reality in Israel-Palestine This article has an audio recording

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Yousef Munayyer
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SAIF DAHLAH/AFP/Getty Images

Palestine’s Hidden History of Nonviolence

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Yousef Munayyer
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Time to crack down on settlement funding

The Middle East Channel
Yousef Munayyer
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What exactly is the blockade of Gaza?

The Middle East Channel
Yousef Munayyer
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Why is Israel afraid of a few boats?

The Middle East Channel
Yousef Munayyer
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Whatever Bibi Wants, Bibi Gets

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Yousef Munayyer
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