Majed Faraj

Mahmoud Abbas speaks from a podium with a raised hand

The Palestinian Authority has become irrelevant

Omar Karmi 10 April 2025

There is no willingness to learn from past failures. Read more about The Palestinian Authority has become irrelevant

Sunlight streams over the shoulders of young men carrying a coffin

Violence in Ein al-Hilweh a prism of regional power struggles

Maureen Clare Murphy 16 September 2023

Recent clashes in Lebanon’s largest refugee camp have far-reaching consequences. Read more about Violence in Ein al-Hilweh a prism of regional power struggles

Podcast Ep 76: The impossibility of the "two-state solution"

Nora Barrows-Friedman 5 May 2023

EI editor Omar Karmi analyzes what comes next for Palestinians. Read more about Podcast Ep 76: The impossibility of the "two-state solution"

Two men wearing masks depicting Ismail Haniyeh and Mahmoud Abbas wave from a black car

After Abbas

Omar Karmi 18 January 2023

With Oslo dead and buried, it is time to rebuild the PLO and prepare for the coming perfect storm. Read more about After Abbas