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Israel and the Strategy of the "Impossible Partner"
For over three decades, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has engaged in a peace process in the hope of achieving an independent state that lives peacefully alongside Israel. The organization made deep concessions that no liberation movement has made before: it recognized Israel, abandoned...
Killing with the Approval of Authorities
Almost every day, there are reports of gun violence. Fatalities and injuries, in addition to the state of terror experienced by many families and substantial material losses; indeed, Arabs have become unsafe in their own homes.
After every murder, there is much discussion about police responsibility...
Unity... Does Not Depend on Deception
While the official policies of Israel have shifted from managing the conflict with the Palestinian people and their cause to decisively resolving it through deportation, genocide, and daily oppression, a political "trend" among us is active in seeking participation in Israeli governments that adopt...
ما بين إعلان الدولة الفلسطينية 1988 وواقعها اليوم
Drafting Committee of the Constitution... Symbolism, Invalidity, and Abstention
(1) Symbolism ... and Invalidity
The term of the interim drafting committee for the constitution ends on November 15, according to the provisions of Article 9 of Decree No. 4 of 2025, which stipulates that "the committee is obliged to present the final draft of the constitution to the president wit...
Independence… Between History, the Past, and the Present
Every year, as the discussion of independence approaches, the Palestinian memory recalls a long journey of resilience, and to intertwined milestones written by the fathers and grandfathers with their blood and sacrifices, remaining present in the consciousness of generations regardless of the passag...
Waiting for You, Mayor
My relationship with Majed Abu Ghosh "the Mayor" has never been a fleeting one between a poet and a writer or two friends sitting in a café or bar in Ramallah. It has been a lifelong relationship. Twenty-five years of companionship, of recklessness and seriousness, of discussions that start with the...
The French... Governance or the State in the Palestinian Constitution
President Mahmoud Abbas made a commendable decision by agreeing to form the constitutional committee in accordance with the formula he announced in the press conference last Tuesday, or the joint Palestinian-French committee to enhance the State of Palestine "which will work on all legal, constituti...
The "Joint List" Beyond the Knesset...
Most discussions regarding the "Joint List" revolve around participation in elections or boycotting them, or they concern the search for the identity of its supporters against those who hinder its idea. Therefore, discussions involving party leaders and important actors – not just this time – tend t...
From the Ashes of Financial Deficiency... to the Independence of the Palestinian Economy:...
The Palestinian public finance is undergoing a phase resembling a fateful battle; a moment when the state fluctuates between two extremes: the brink of collapse and the stage of revival. We are faced with an economy besieged from the outside, worn out from within, devoured by crises as fire consumes...
The Next Phase of Trump's Plan in Jeopardy
After nearing the completion of the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan, doubts are increasing about the possibility of proceeding to the subsequent phases. Following the delivery of the six remaining Israeli bodies, the maneuvering room for the Israeli government is expected to narrow...
From Remittances to Investments: Palestinian Money Abroad Seeks a Homeland
In almost every Palestinian household, there is a story linked to a financial remittance coming from abroad. A son, brother, or relative working in the Gulf, Europe, or the Americas sends a sum at the end of each month that alleviates the burdens of living, pays off a debt, or funds a university fee...