List of Palestine articles
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Heavy smoke and fire rise from Al-Sharouk tower as it collapses after being hit by an Israeli air strike, in Gaza City, on May 12, 2021. Biden Stonewalls U.N. Concern Over Israeli-Palestinian Clashes
The United States, formerly the “honest broker,” must navigate political landmines at home and abroad to respond.
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Rockets are fired from Gaza City, controlled by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, toward Israel on May 10. What the Latest Fighting Between Israelis and Palestinians Means for Biden
The U.S. president had hoped to avoid getting entangled in the conflict. Then the shooting started.
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Israeli security forces patrol outside the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City on April 24. Washington Has Enabled Israeli Extremism
Failure to condemn anti-Palestinian violence will only further it.
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Nasser al-Qudwa Arafat’s Nephew Is Coming for Abbas
Veteran diplomat Nasser al-Qudwa could prompt a realignment within Palestinian politics.
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Israel's controversial separation wall runs between the Israeli settlement of Pisgat Zeev (left), built in a suburb of East Jerusalem, and the Palestinian Shuafat refugee camp (right) on Feb. 11. The ICC’s Israel Investigation Could Backfire
It’s more likely to inflame nationalist sentiments than change anything on the ground.
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Palestinian woman walks past election mural in Gaza. The Return of Palestinian Politics
Elections in May will be the first since 2006—a remarkable but risky gambit.
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Mansour Abbas, head of the Israeli party Raam. An Arab Kingmaker in Israeli Politics?
With election results deadlocked, an Arab-led party is seen as a possible swing faction.
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Israeli lawmaker and leader of centrist Yesh Atid party, Yair Lapid, speaks at a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 2, 2015. How a Journalist-Turned-Politician Became the Best Hope for Israel’s Anyone-but-Bibi Camp
Centrist Yair Lapid refused to join Netanyahu’s coalition last year. Now the decision is paying off.
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Fatou Bensouda, the International Criminal Court’s head prosecutor, speaks during the Assembly of States Parties at The Hague, Netherlands, on Dec. 2, 2019. Biden Can’t Claim ‘Moral Leadership’ While Sanctioning the ICC
Washington’s aversion to the court’s recent decision on Palestine is emblematic of a fundamental disconnect in U.S. foreign policy.
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A cutout of an Israeli soldier and a sign in the Golan Heights The Axis of Resistance to Israel Is Breaking Up
Syria has turned against Hamas, and Iran’s efforts to mediate aren't working.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine What if Countries That Excel at Vaccinations Still Don’t Achieve Herd Immunity?
Israel emerges as a test case.
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A Palestinian protester waves a Palestinian flag during a demonstration in the village of Ras Karkar in the occupied West Bank, on Sept. 4, 2018. There’s Hope for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
A new bipartisan act in Congress could make up for time lost under Trump—and more.
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas displays a map of historic Palestine and Palestinian land loss since 1937 in Ramallah, West Bank, on Sept. 3, 2020. The New Palestinian Elections Are All Talk and No Action
Under Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinians have lost trust in the democratic process. Regaining it requires institutional overhaul.
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Palestinian men line up to receive Qatari cash aid outside the post office in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on March 31, 2020. Qatar Is Using the Palestinians to Assert Its Regional Influence
It probably won’t work out well for either party.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden shake hands prior to their meeting at the presidential compound in in Ramallah, West Bank, on March 10, 2010. Among the Unanticipated Outcomes of the U.S. Election: A Palestinian One
Abbas agrees to face voters more than a decade after his term expired.
