The Dawn of the Third Intifada
Recent coverage of Israel and Palestine has focused on the new Netanyahu government’s efforts to weaken Israel’s supreme court, expand settlements in the West B...
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Why did the Islamic Republic continue clandestine cooperation with Israel?
Abstract It is often believed that Iran’s Islamic Republic and the State of Israel became estranged after Ayatollah Khomeini arose to power during the Islamic R...
Building Utility Infrastructure to Support Palestinians in the West Bank
Written by Katrina Starbird Asmahan Simry, Palestinian citizen of Israel and human rights activist focused on the treatment of Palestinians, introduced her huma...
Building Utility Infrastructure to Support Palestinians in the West Bank
Written by Katrina Starbird Asmahan Simry, Palestinian citizen of Israel and human rights activist focused on the treatment of Palestinians, introduced her huma...
Henry Kissinger and the Roots of Shuttle Diplomacy: Realpolitik, Bilateral Relations, and Domestic Motivations
Written by Sarah Lu Introduction Former US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger considered himself a formidable force in US diplomac...
Netanyahu calls for snap elections
Written by Numi Katz Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on December 24 that Israel would hold early elections on April 9th, 2019. The ann...
Third Place — A Critical Examination of Israeli LGBT Advancements: Genuine Progress or Attempts at Elevated Global Status?
Image taken by Surbhi Bharadwaj (’20). This essay appeared in the Acheson Prize 2018 Issue of the Yale Review of International studies. Introduction Vibra...
“Be Fruitful and Multiply”: The Role of Israeli Pronatalist Policy in the Pursuit of Jewish Demographic Dominance in the Holy Land
This post originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of the Yale Review of International Studies. Photo caption: Maternity ward at Assuta Hospital Introductio...
Interview: Israel’s treatment of refugees, with visiting professor Tally Kritzman-Amir
The Israeli government currently faces severe pushback on its plans to deport thousands of mostly Eritrean and Sudanese refugees to third countries, namely Ugan...
Potential Peacemaker or Just Another Spectator?: China’s Relations with Israel and Palestine, and Its Prospect as a Broker for Peace
Introduction Many experts have recently taken a keener eye to the activities of China in the Middle East, especially following heightened Chinese involvement th...