The “Arab Spring” and the Israel-Palestine Conflict: Settler Colonialism and Resistance in the Midst of Geopolitical Upheavals
This article examines the implications of the “Arab Spring” for the Israel-Palestine conflict. It draws on a growing field of critical approaches to consider this question in light of a longer historical trajectory of the Zionist settler colonial
The latest two rounds of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in 2010 and 2013 failed after nine months of negotiations. Despite of the efforts of the negotiators and the support of the US administration, the goal of reaching a
The Israeli Labor Party’s "Separation Plan" - Making Peace with the Palestinians by Focusing on the Israelis
The fundamental premises of the Israeli Labor Party’s new plan, notably that the two-state solution is currently impossible, have raised many questions regarding its electoral and substantive merit. Labor’s electoral crisis and the increasingly high
News Media Discourse on the Israel-Palestine Conflict: A corpus based analysis
This paper investigates the presence of hidden ideologies in the New York Times’ reporting on the Israel-Palestine conflict during the 6-month period prior to April 2016. A critical discourse analysis is carried out using a 22,500-word corpus
Israeli Annexation: the Case of Etzion Colonial Bloc
In the context of recent political fervour in Israeli politics pushing for the annexation of the West Bank, this timely paper explores the real and present process of both de facto and de jure annexation that has long been underway in the West Bank.
A. The New Right in Israel Tightens its Grip on Israel's Present and Future
The MADAR Strategic Report 2017 monitors and analyses key events and developments on the Israeli scene throughout 2016. The report seeks to explore future developments and course of events over the upcoming period, particularly from the perspective
“In Stalin’s time - and even in Stalin’s worst times - the regime was supported by more than simple terror” - Vera Dunham. Through the analysis of interviews of former Soviet Citizens, letters to the Politburo and memoirs of Soviet Citizens, this
in the Middle East As the periodic bloodshed continues in the Middle East, the search for an equitable solution must come to grips with the root cause of the conflict. The conventional wisdom is that, even if both sides are at fault, the Palestinians
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A One or Two-State Solution?
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains one of the complex issues of our time that no one knows how and when it will end. For over 70 years, Israel and the stateless Palestinians have infrequently clashed over the land from the Jordan River to the
Russia-Africa Relations in the 21st Century: Symbiotic or Predatory?
Africa, a promising continent with political clout, is a strategic region that has caught the attention of foreign powers over the years. Notable among these foreign powers is the Russian
Author/compiler. The Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Documentary and Reference Guide. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood, 2017. *Award-winning title: Library Journal, Best Reference Title, 2017.
Covering the Arab-Israeli conflict from its origins to the present, this valuable resource traces the evolution of this ongoing, seemingly unresolvable dispute through a wide array of primary source documents. • Allows a wide audience of readers―from
ISRAEL and PALESTINE BOSTON STUDY GROUP ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE Two States for Two Peoples If Not Now, When? ISRAEL AND PALESTINE Two States for Two Peoples If Not Now, When
US War on Terror and Iranian Foreign Policy Objectives
ABSTRACT: This paper analyzes the ways in which Iranian political leaders responded to the events of 9/11 and rhetorically appropriated the U.S. “war on terror” in support of Iranian foreign policy objectives. From the Iranian point of view, US
At present bilateral relation is one of the most important features in International Relation. The U.S –Israel relation is unique and also most talked topic in the world. This is because it is said that, the U.S is the ultimate protector of Israel in
Constructive Sovereignty: A New International Relations Model for an Old Problem
This article asks a rather ambitious question, “What independent variable accounts for America’s continued support for Israel?” The question is an ambitious one, not only because of the myriad possibilities and the endless body of literature on the