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March 31, 2025

Listen to Gazan voices - they're telling you they want an end to the war, and to Hamas tyranny

Listen to Gazan voices - they're telling you they want an end to the war, and to Hamas tyranny

In what is being dubbed “the flood of life” movement, tens of thousands of Palestinians throughout Gaza have been demonstrating against Hamas’s regime.

March 28, 2025

Think every Palestinian in Gaza is Hamas? This week’s protests prove you’re wrong

Think every Palestinian in Gaza is Hamas? This week’s protests prove you’re wrong

As anti-Hamas protests sprung up across Gaza, it became clear how wrong many narratives about Palestinians have been

March 27, 2025

A Rare Dose of Pragmatism in the Israel and Palestine Debate

A Rare Dose of Pragmatism in the Israel and Palestine Debate

The Realign For Palestine project is an intrepid initiative spearheaded by Ahmed Al-Khatib and moderated by the incisive Merissa Khurma.

March 27, 2025

Gazans against Hamas defy fear and spark debate among Jewish allies

Gazans against Hamas defy fear and spark debate among Jewish allies

As rare mass demonstrations erupt in northern Gaza denouncing Hamas, Jewish and pro-Israel communities grapple with what the protests mean

March 15, 2025

The Case for Palestinian Pragmatism

The Case for Palestinian Pragmatism

Rigid maximalist demands won’t deliver the future Palestinians desperately need.

March 4, 2025

Anger Over ‘No Other Land’ Reflects Dysfunction of Israeli-Palestinian ‘All or Nothing’ Divide | Guest Column

Anger Over ‘No Other Land’ Reflects Dysfunction of Israeli-Palestinian ‘All or Nothing’ Divide | Guest Column

Predictably, the Oscar award for the documentary film “No Other Land” generated reactions among the classic fault lines of the Israel and Palestine conflict. Some believed it was a courageous work that highlighted the value of non-violent activism and cooperation between Palestinians and Israelis to challenge unjust forms of a military occupation regime that continuously pushes Palestinians out of lands they have lived on for generations and seeks to erase their connection to that land permanently.

February 14, 2025

A plan for postwar Gaza: Reconstruction will fail unless these two challenges are addressed

A plan for postwar Gaza: Reconstruction will fail unless these two challenges are addressed

US President Donald Trump’s proposed “takeover” of the Gaza Strip has generated headlines but not meaningful solutions for the intractable problems facing the coastal enclave.

February 6, 2025

There Is No Real-Estate Solution for Gaza

There Is No Real-Estate Solution for Gaza

Two days ago, the president of the United States declared his intention to assume long-term ownership of the Gaza Strip, turn the coastal enclave into a real-estate-development heaven, and permanently remove its Palestinian inhabitants to other countries. The administration has already walked this proposal back, but not before touting the president’s “out of the box” thinking—a phrase that suggests ignorance of where, exactly, the box is.