West Bank

Protests Underscore West Bank Instability

By Ghaith al-Omari

Iraq Security Forces Conduct Operations in Lead-up to US Drawdown

The international community can help avert future chaos through measures to stem political, economic, and security deterioration, and Washington can reinstate funding for Palestinian development projects. Since mid-October, demonstrators have been gathering regularly at the Palestinian prime minister’s office in Ramallah to protest the new social security law. Implementation was first set for November 1… Keep reading →

 /  Published December 27, 2018 at 10:47 AM

Tempering Expectations For The Paris Conference

By Ghaith al-Omari

Bicycle Taxi In Paris

The meeting’s main outcomes will probably disappoint ardent supporters and detractors alike, but the parties should not dismiss the potential progress offered by its more modest, concrete recommendations. On January 15, representatives from around seventy countries and international organizations convened in Paris for the second of two international conferences organized under the French “Middle East… Keep reading →

 /  Published January 19, 2017 at 10:00 AM