As Gaza is devastated, so is international law Published: 29 July 2025 President's column The destruction of Gaza is not only a humanitarian catastrophe, but also a violation of international law. With the looming expulsion of Palestinians, the violence will only escalate further. Germany and the EU must finally leverage all the means at their disposal to stand up for human rights.
In need of a Human Security Perspective between the River and the Sea Published: 21 May 2024 Analysis To ensure security and well-being of all citizens in Israel and Palestine, global actors must shift from a state-centric, militarized view to a human-centric approach. And prioritizing equality and cooperation among individuals and communities for lasting peace.
Access to the Covid-19 vaccine in Israel Published: 14 June 2021 Study The rate of COVID-19 vaccination in Israel is one of the highest in the world. However, vaccine rates are not evenly distributed among the different population groups. Arab citizens and the Ultra-Orthodox population, who have suffered the most from the pandemic, are vaccinated at lower rates than the general public. Moreover, social media disinformation campaigns that have characterized the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel, in general, and the vaccine, in particular, has been one of the causes of vaccine hesitancy.
Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar Barred From Israel—But a Conflagration Is Coming Published: 16 September 2019 Transatlantic Media Fellowship The US has stopped funding Palestinian security. Will Europe step in to fill the gap?
The United States and the Human Rights Council – a tumultuous relationship? Published: 13 September 2017 Interview President Trump and Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley have been calling for the US to leave the Human Rights Council. Why is its membership controversial? what reason is there to stay? An interview with Senior UN Advocate Laila Matar from Human Rights Watch.
Another shot at a peace deal? What we know after Trump’s meeting with Abbas Published: 12 May 2017 Last week, President Trump hosted Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, for discussions on an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal and further economic and security cooperation between the US and the West Bank. What can we expect from the US administration and how committed are the parties involved in the conflict?
Israel: The "Energy Island's" Transition to Energy Independence Published: 20 June 2016 After several decades of stagnation, the discovery of natural gas deposits in the Mediterranean and the introduction of domestic renewable energy could signal a rapid energy transition for Israel.
A Progressive Response to BDS Published: 8 December 2015 Those convinced that Israel should not have been created in the first place, or that it no longer has the right to exist, are entitled to their opinion. But they have obligations, too. They must come clean about seeking a post-Israel endgame. An essay by Prof. Dan Rabinowitz
