Yousef Munayyer

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In the West Bank, a horror story

by Yousef Munayyer December 24, 2011

Israeli settler violence against Palestinians and the Israeli state’s failure to adequately respond to it highlight an important aspect of the Israeli occupation’s Apartheid-like policies.

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How about an Israeli destruction freeze?

by Yousef Munayyer December 11, 2011

Both the construction of illegal Israeli settlements and the destruction of the homes and property of the native Palestinians stem from the same origin: Israel’s unbridled assertion of power over the native Palestinians in the context of total impunity.

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All alone on Israel island

by Yousef Munayyer September 19, 2011

The US’ veto next week at the UN will be the 43rd time it has been the solitary veto on resolutions condemning Israel. The United States knows that being an impediment to Palestinian self-determination on an international stage is only becoming costlier. The United States is consistently acting against its own interests to serve the interest of a right-wing Israeli government.

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Counting the cost of a Palestinian state

by Yousef Munayyer July 13, 2011

The size of the territory allotted for Palestine state continued to shrink with every new Israeli settlement. Do the Palestinians want this state? No, clearly not.

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The Flotilla embodies the Arab Spring spirit

by Yousef Munayyer July 5, 2011

When fundamentally unjust situations are left unaddressed by states, the people must step in. As the collective punishment of 1.5 millions civilians persists, it’s time to ask yourself: which side are you on?

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Winners and Losers in a Post-Mubarak Arab World

by Yousef Munayyer February 15, 2011

Many different global players had an investment in the outcome of the drama that finally concluded in Egypt with Mubarak’s departure. So after this transformational moment, who are the winners and who are the losers?

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The U.S. needs to get tough with Israel

by Yousef Munayyer December 26, 2010

When diplomatic sources revealed that the United States was abandoning efforts for an Israeli settlement freeze, many surely did not know whether to laugh or cry. The first two years of U.S.-Israeli relations under the Obama administration has been a debacle. For the next two, what is learned from that failure, and how it’s applied, will be of utmost importance.

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When Settlers Attack: Understanding Settler Violence against Palestine’s Civilians

by Yousef Munayyer September 16, 2010

Yousef Munayyer, Executive Director, The Palestine Center presents an analysis of settler violence in the West Bank. Learn what type of violence occurs, who is most vulnerable and most targeted, where the violence is concentrated and what motivates it. Yousef Munayyer will present the results of an analysis spanning over 1000 events of settler violence, [...]

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What does increased Palestinian political repression say about the prospects for peace?

by Yousef Munayyer September 2, 2010

By Yousef Munayyer* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz In the late 1980s, Robert Putnam’s argument about multi-level games in international bargaining kicked off a rich debate over domestic constraints. The thesis, in essence, is that interlocutors in bargaining may chose to lend extra power to political opponents to argue that domestic constraints tie their hands [...]

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Time to crack down on settlement funding – by Yousef Munayyer

by Yousef Munayyer July 21, 2010

By Yousef Munayyer* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz To say that the proliferation of Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territory is an impediment to peace is an understatement. As Israel continues to gobble up Palestinian land, the individual rights of landowners and the Palestinian people are trampled upon, leaving no realistic peace process of which [...]

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Yousef Munayyer: Israel’s History of Impunity

by Yousef Munayyer June 22, 2010

By Yousef Munayyer* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Last week the government of Israel announced the launch of an investigation into the events surrounding the deadly Memorial Day flotilla raid which left nine activists dead. Many international bodies including the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU), as well as human rights groups like [...]

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Gaza Blockade Legal? Hardly.

by Yousef Munayyer June 8, 2010

By Yousef Munayyer* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Much debate about the legality of Israel’s naval blockade and siege of Gaza has occurred in the U.S. media with little serious analysis of the laws. Pro-Israel spokesmen and Israeli officials like the Israeli Prime Minister’s spokesman Mark Regev have claimed their blockade and siege is legal [...]

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The Gaza Siege: A Fact Sheet

by Yousef Munayyer June 3, 2010

What exactly is the blockade of Gaza? By Yousef Munayyer* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz In recent days, coverage of the attack on the aid flotilla headed to the Gaza Strip has focused on the lack of availability of certain humanitarian goods. This fact sheet is a reference tool based on international aid agencies and [...]

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Israeli raid on flotilla: an intentional message for Gaza and the rest of the world

by Yousef Munayyer June 2, 2010

By Yousef Munayyer* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz On Monday Israeli commandos boarded one of the civilian passenger ships that was part of the “freedom flotilla” sailing to break Israel’s siege on Gaza and opened fire, killing at least nine and injuring many others. My first reaction was, as respected New York Times columnist Nick [...]

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Why is Israel afraid of a few boats?

by Yousef Munayyer May 28, 2010

By Yousef Munayyer* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Hundreds of activists are on their way to the blockaded Gaza strip via a “flotilla” of boats carrying humanitarian and reconstruction supplies, which are badly lacking in the impoverished Palestinian territory. Israel has promised to intercept the good-willed boats and arrest and deport the activists. The Israeli [...]

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