Israeli troops have pulled back to the edges of Gaza, the first hostages have been released and many Palestinians have returned to what remains of their homes in the first few days of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.
Meanwhile policy makers debate what should happen to Gaza once it has been reduced to a peaceful wasteland. Should it be governed by Israel, the Fatah led Palestinian Authority, the United Nations, or a coalition of Arab neighbours? Israelinsistsit will directly rule Gaza which seems likely sin...
That said, I do not believe that Israel is an occupying power in Gaza under a strict reading of the law. This is because Israel ceased governing and pulled its forces out of Gaza in 2005. Since 2007, Hamas, after expelling the Palestinian Authority, has in effect governed Gaza. An Israel...
President Joe Biden’s advisers have insisted for months to allies at home and abroad that his embrace of Israel has resulted in the least bad outcome in the Gaza war by reining in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s impulses and preventing e...
In January 1946, Great Britain, without the consent of the United Nations, announced the independence of Transjordan which, since 1922, had been governed under the Palestine Mandate.On March 22, 1946, the British Government announced the conclusion of a Treaty of Alliance with Transjordan, which...
Biden administration has long stated that it desires a cease-fire; the real problem is the administration’s failure to take any punitive steps against Israel, whichhas shown stunning disregard for civilian life in Gazawhile contemplatingradical solutions at odds with international lawanddragging its ...
Constitution and the Rule of Law- Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) which, in theory, is a combination of socialism and Islamic law whereby the state is governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, it is an authoritarian state. Everyday law is based on Italian and French...
Even in Idlib, Jolani spent years trying to eliminate political threats, while those he governed protested over living conditions and unfair detentions. He now seeks to create a transitional governing body for 25 million Syrians, and an additional 6 million refugees who fled the country during th...
CNN interviewed Aburahma about her boxing passion before the latest round of violence between Gaza militants and Israel this May. At least 256 Palestinians were killed by Israeli airstrikes, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, which is governed by Hamas. Twelve civilians in Israel were...
Because when it comes to the Palestinians, Obama is also governed by political fear. Obama’s own dovish instincts on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are clear. Before he won the Democratic nomination in 2008, Obama spoke openly aboutPalestinian suffering, aboutthe narrow confines of the Israel ...