Jonathan Schanzer

Jonathan Schanzer is vice president of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He is the author of Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008), and coauthor of Palestinian Pulse: What Policymakers Can Learn From Palestinian Social Media (FDD PRESS 2010).

 


Commentary

Palestinian leaders seem to have no interest in talking to Israel this year. Instead, they may be gearing up for a full-scale diplomatic effort to delegitimize it.

Abbas shouldn't get a free pass for presiding over corruption and inviting a diplomatic train wreck. But cutting American aid isn't the answer.

Palestinian unity has reached its expiration date.

How much longer can Cairo contain Upper Egypt's Islamists?

Bombings, conspiracy theories, an aging military leadership and an even older Hosni Mubarak. Expect 2011 to be a bumpy ride for Egypt.

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May 25, 2012