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The Continuing Struggle of Palestinian Journalists for Freedom of the Press in the Palestinian Authority

January 2, 2006 | Khaled Abu Toameh

When Arafat arrived in Gaza in 1994, there was a lot of hope that now the Palestinians would have a free media. However, the first thing the PLO did was to order an immediate crackdown on the Palestinian media. Many local journalists had their offices torched. Some were arrested, beaten, or had their equipment confiscated.

Towards Palestinian Elections: The Democracy of the Rifles

December 28, 2005 | Brig. Gen. (res.) Shalom Harari

Arafat was the cement that held all the Palestinian factions together including, unofficially, the Muslim factions. This cement has now disappeared. All the divisions that we see in Palestinian society today, that have been there all along, have reemerged. He was able to control both the Fatah outsiders who came from Tunis, and those who were in the territories during the first intifada.

Will the Next Generation of Palestinians Make Peace with Israel?

December 1, 2005 | Michael Sussman, Justus Reid Weiner

A peace agreement can only successfully end a conflict if it enjoys underlying, wide-ranging support from its respective populations. In particular, past efforts to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace have failed to deal with, or even acknowledge, the deep-seated psychological mechanisms of partisanship that are endemic in Palestinian culture.

The Murder of Musa Arafat and the Battle for the Spoils of Gaza

October 10, 2005 | Pinhas Inbari, Dr. Dan Diker

The ICJ Opinion on the Separation Barrier: Designating the Entire West Bank as “Palestinian Territory”

October 2, 2005 | Robbie Sabel

Palestinian Christians: A Minority’s Plea for Rights Silenced by the Politics of Peace

September 12, 2005 | Justus Reid Weiner

After the London Bombings: Blair’s Israeli-Palestinian Detour from the Real Root Causes of Terrorism

September 1, 2005 | Amb. Dore Gold

Human Rights of Christians in Palestinian Society

August 29, 2005 | Justus Reid Weiner

Legal Acrobatics: The Palestinian Claim that Gaza is Still “Occupied” Even After Israel Withdraws

August 26, 2005 | Amb. Dore Gold

Are There Signs of a Jordanian-Palestinian Reengagement?

July 19, 2005 | Dr. Dan Diker, Pinhas Inbari

Democracy as a Component of Security

June 21, 2005 | Silvan Shalom

Undermining Mahmud Abbas: The “Green Revolution” and the Hamas Strategy to Take Over the Palestinian Authority

April 14, 2005 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

What is the True Demographic Picture in the West Bank and Gaza? – A Presentation and a Critique

March 10, 2005 | Bennett Zimmerman, Prof. Sergio DellaPergola

Manfred Gerstenfeld on Poison: Modern Manifestations of a Blood Libel

March 1, 2005 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

The Palestinian “Temporary Cease-Fire”: Israel’s Political Risks and Opportunities with the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit between Prime Minister Sharon and Chairman Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen)

February 7, 2005 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi