The Arab World Debates Women’s Service in the Military

In recent years, multiple Arab countries have encouraged military service of women for two main reasons: due to its symbolic nature, as a signifier of fighting radical Islam, and to encourage women’s integration into the labor force. Can women’s participation in the armed forces promote their upward mobility?

Living on the Kingdom’s Edge: Political Dissident in Saudi Arabia

Money does not always buy political consent. Khashoggi's disappearance draws attention to a group of...

Arab Local Governance: A Missed Opportunity

The average voter turnout rate in local elections in Arab towns stands at 85%. In...

Writers Leading the Way for Politicians

The Huriya affair erupted at a time when work relations between Israeli publishers and writers...

Translation of Arabic Prose to Hebrew: A Literary Act or Normalization?

Multiple works of Arabic literature have been translated to Hebrew in recent years. Has the...

Burkini or bikini?

Women’s clothes, and especially head covers, are debated all year round in the Arab world....

Egypt: Nothing Lasts Forever

Despite the measures undertaken to suppress it, public disapproval of Sisi’s regime is only growing,...

Trump, UNRWA and the Dangerous Palestinian Refugees

Since coming into office, the Trump administration moved with great zeal to shut down the...

The Breaking of Syria’s Rebellion

The Assad regime is winning the war in Syria not simply by regaining territory, but...

A Kingdom Under Pressure: External Threats and Domestic Discontent

Jordan took in all the outcasts created by Arab civil wars while remaining relatively stable....

Driving under Regime Guardianship

The images of Saudi women are on the frontpages of popular magazines: starting in June...

Hamas: A Movement in Flux

Hamas is a bitter enemy of Israel, and its military wing has committed murderous terror...

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A monthly newsletter dedicated to analyzing Israel’s relations in the Middle East from diverse perspectives, edited by Dr. Eli Osheroff

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A regular publication by the Shemesh Center for Partnership-Based Peace at the Van Leer Institute, exploring global conflicts and developing language and ideas for Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation grounded in partnership and equality.

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