The Arabists’ Jungle: An Israeli-Arab Affair

As long as the general Israeli attitude to the Arab world persists and the Israeli mediators of the Middle East are cast in the current mold; as long as the mixture of suspicion and secrecy, heroism and masculinity, militarism and hostility, exoticization and romanticization is present in every meeting of Jew and Arab — we will remain under the curse of the Mistaʿaravim

Khaliji Women Writers: Challenging Patriarchal Structures

Despite their critical and often subversive act of challenging patriarchal structures that make up the...

The Religiosity Challenge in Analyzing Islamist Movements

Ignoring the religiosity of ISIS and other Islamist movements is characteristic of many Western commentators...

The growing power of women in Iran

More women are taking on leadership roles in Iranian cities. While making progress on the...

Casablanca: Insights on Jewish Presence

The Jewish community in Morocco is shrinking, but the memory of its robust past lives...

One and One Equals Nothing

Israel and the Palestinian Authority share an interest in maintaining the current status quo: the...

Hamas After Trump's Riyadh Speech: In Search of International Legitimacy

presenting Hamas as part of the same radical milieu of ISIS and al-Qaeda could damage...

Testing the waters for change in Arab discourse

In “alternative writing”, Arab intellectuals and publicists reveal preference for classical press over social media...

Iranians Don’t Believe Netanyahu

Earlier this year, Israeli PM sent a direct message to the Iranian people in which...

Security or Politics behind Morocco Burqa Ban?

Morocco’s Interior Ministry decided to ban the manufacture and sale of the ‘burqa’, sparking debate...

Breaking the cycle of fear through joint action

The government's fearmongering is taking its toll even on Israeli Jews with a strong moral...

UNSC Resolution 2334: Too little, too late

Instead of a wakeup call early on in Obama’s term, which would have set the...

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אם אתם באזור | New in The Region

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

זמן שמ”ש | Partnership-Based Peace

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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