RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Daniel L. Byman and Gad Goldstein, July 2011, The Brookings Institution
Daniel Byman and Gad Goldstein examine the situation in Gaza, paying particular attention to the factors inside and outside the territory that shape and constrain policy options. The authors present eight policies, concluding that while there may be no single best one, the practice of weighing the costs and benefits of each provides insight into what can and cannot be achieved. Read More
VIDEO
Shibley Telhami, May 04, 2011
Hamas and Fatah—the Palestinian political parties in Israel and Gaza—have brokered a reconciliation agreement that ends their long rivalry. It is a revolutionary move in revolutionary times, says Shibley Telhami.
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Ted Piccone and Emily Alinikoff, April 09, 2011, The Huffington Post
Ted Piccone and Emily Alinikoff review the current uproar over the controversial Goldstone Report—part of the United Nations fact-finding mission following the 2009 Gaza conflict—and argue that commentators have missed the point amidst the rancorous debate. Beyond the drama are important lessons learned for the next fact-finding mission. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Salman Shaikh, January 24, 2011, Foreign Policy
Amid recent political turmoil engulfing the Arab world, Salman Shaikh warns of one overlooked problem spot that could easily explode again. According to Shaikh, the recent rise in hostilities between the Israeli military and Gaza's militants should be a timely reminder of the danger of ignoring the Gaza situation for too long. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Edward Sayre and Samantha Constant, September 29, 2010, The Guardian
With calls from President Mahmoud Abbas to the Arab League to consult on the next steps for the Middle East peace talks, Samantha Constant and Edward Sayre argue in The Guardian that, if negotiations are to continue and be successful, now is the time to re-examine how the peace talks can be more representative of both the political and economic realities at play in the West Bank and Gaza. Read More
PAST EVENT
Friday, January 15, 2010
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Washington, DC
On January 15, the Middle East Youth Initiative and the New America Foundation hosted a discussion on the prospects for young people in the Palestinian territories, where nearly three-quarters of the population is under the age of 29. One year after the conflict in Gaza, reconstruction of homes and buildings has barely begun, economic development has stagnated, and the humanitarian situation facing the Gazan population remains dire. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, October 01, 2009
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC
On October 1, Shibley Telhami, Saban Center nonresident senior fellow and Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland, presented results of the 2009 University of Maryland/Zogby International opinion poll, conducted in August 2009, that surveyed Israeli Arabs and Palestinian public opinion. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
On March 31, 2009, the Brookings Doha Center hosted Saeb Erakat, Head of the Palestine Liberation Organization Negotiations Affairs Department, for a policy discussion. Erakat opened the session by responding directly to the inauguration speech given a few hours earlier by Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. He expressed disappointment in Netanyahu’s failure to highlight the two-state solution in his speech and said that the Israeli leader's call for Palestinians to rule themselves is not a possibility when they must live in a continued state of occupation. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Navtej Dhillon, March 10, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Donors have pledged $4.4 billion in new aid to rebuild Gaza, yet serious questions remain regarding the fate of the Palestinian economy. Navtej Dhillon writes that the West Bank and Gaza need more than a lifeline of aid to achieve real development for a growing youth population. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bilal Y. Saab, January 30, 2009, Jane’s Foreign Report
Following a three-week war with Israel, Hamas officials have recently emerged from weeks in hiding for a "victory celebration." Bilal Saab argues that while support for Hamas remains strong, anger and fears have been on the rise among Palestinians. Saab examines the war in Gaza and where Hamas can go from here. Read More
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
With a fragile cease-fire in place in the Gaza Strip, President Obama is sending very different signals to the Middle East and the larger Arab world than his predecessor. In a web chat moderated by Politco’s Fred Barbash, Brookings expert Tamara Cofman Wittes answered questions on how these new messages are being received and the challenges that await the new president in the region. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Martin S. Indyk, January 19, 2009, Time
Martin Indyk, director of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, argues that there is an opportunity in the Gaza crisis for the new president to achieve a better future for Palestinians and Israelis. The immediate objective, says Indyk, is a sustainable cease-fire, but then President Obama should urgently to paint his vision of a comprehensive resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict, summoning all leaders of goodwill to the task. Read More
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC
The latest conflict in Gaza has exacerbated an already fragile humanitarian situation and created another humanitarian crisis in the Middle East. The Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement hosted a discussion on the humanitarian situation in Gaza within the broader context of the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Navtej Dhillon and Edward Sayre, January 14, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Navtej Dhillon speaks to Edward Sayre, co-author of a forthcoming Middle East Youth Initiative working paper on Palestinian youth, on the economic conditions in the Palestinian Territories. As the Gaza crisis continues and young Palestinians face deteriorating prospects, the imperative of transforming a weak and fragmented Palestinian economy is greater than ever. Read More
PAST EVENT
Washington, DC
Israel's continued engagement against Hamas in Gaza, now being waged with ground forces, further complicates Barack Obama's agenda for the Middle East, which also includes withdrawing from Iraq and capping Iran’s nuclear ambitions. On January 5, Martin Indyk and Kenneth Pollack offered a public memo to President-elect Obama with recommendations on how to deal with the urgent challenges that will confront him across the volatile region. Read More