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Land of Desolation and Ruin
There is no warmth in this desolate morning, a blue sky as if it is distancing itself from the vile earth, and a soft, glaring sun as if its rays are ice needles. There are no news other than bloodshed, no children heralding life, no houses that are not threatened with demolition on the shore, no re...
Urgent Warnings During Escalation: Safety First Above All Considerations
Vigilance is essential, as danger often comes from a false sense of security. This is a phrase we frequently repeat, but in times of escalation, it turns into a rule of survival. With waves of rockets being launched from Iran towards Israel, and parts occasionally landing in areas of the West Bank l...
Under the Weight of the Decision: A Christian Perspective on the Future of the West Bank
The Israeli government approved a decision in February 2026 that reshapes the control system in the West Bank by transferring civil and administrative powers to direct Israeli institutions, reducing the role of the Palestinian Authority, expanding settlement, and tightening restrictions on construct...
Elites and Homelands
In politics, history does not leave; it recycles itself in harsher and more intelligent forms. Since the 1930s, when Palestine was under the weight of the British mandate and the political transformations resulting from the Balfour Declaration, the political scene reflected a crisis deeper than just...
Communication in Palestine: Who Manages Reputation and Who Creates Crises?
The Palestinian institutions, in all their forms, operate in a complex environment where political and economic factors intertwine and are influenced by the conditions of siege, division, war, and their repercussions, along with increasing social pressure on citizens and rapid digital transformation...
An Economy Without Access: Why Isn't Palestinian Exporting a Growth Driver?
Exporting is usually summoned as the magic recipe for coming out of recession: "Expand markets, increase exports, and the growth wheel will turn." However, this discourse overlooks a fundamental question in the Palestinian case: Do we even possess the ability to export? Or are we merely en...
When Arabism Becomes Foundational Work... The Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language...
The launch of the Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language is not merely a linguistic event, nor an isolated academic achievement detached from its historical and political context. Rather, it is a significant cultural act that restores the Arabic language to its rightful place as a living natio...
Their Positions Hide Their Hatred for Gaza
We may not blame the supporters of Hamas from outside Palestine and might find justification for them as they are either from Islamist groups, or because they are unable to distinguish between resistance as a right of the Palestinian people guaranteed by all religious and worldly laws on one hand, a...
The War on Gaza... Weakening Egypt
It is no longer debatable that the genocidal war on the Gaza Strip goes beyond its goals and dimensions of direct military action or responding to the attack on October 7, 2023, as it essentially reveals a broader strategic transformation aimed at reshaping the entire Palestinian and regional scene....
Happening in the West Bank: Antoine Shalhat
In reviewing the initial reactions from a handful of liberal civil organizations in Israel regarding the cessation of war in the Gaza Strip, it can be observed that after appreciating this step, they expressed a deep hope that the world's attention will increasingly turn towards what is happenin...