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Why I and thousands of my fellow Gazans say Hamas’s tyranny must end
We Gazans are risking our lives to rid ourselves of Hamas’s oppression. This may be our only chance.
Syria's Rebels Try Their Hand at Governing
The population wants administrative competence; rival factions and foreign powers want inclusive governance.
Why We Persevere in Arab Lands
On Giving Tuesday, a retrospective on the Center for Peace Communications' struggle for a different future in the Middle East and North Africa.
Presumed Arab Solidarity With Hezbollah Belied by Millions
Arab majorities view Hezbollah as a tyrant in Lebanon, an occupier in Syria, and the nerve center of Iran’s empire of oppression.
WATCH Hezbollah’s Hostages: A Special Series Presented by The Free Press
Meet the people risking their lives to speak out against the brutal terrorist group. Today: A Hezbollah fighter who became a voice of resistance.
Anti-Hamas Gazans Ask Western Powers to Back Self-Rule
In Five Western Parliaments, Gazans call for enclaves of Post-Hamas administration.
The Untold Stories of Gazans
What do ordinary Palestinians think about Hamas? The war? How are they surviving amid cascading tragedies? We spoke to them. Listen.
Expanding Arab-Israeli Partnership Beyond the Abraham Accords: A Citizen-Driven Approach
For decades across the Middle East and North Africa, Arab states and Islamist movements have employed brainwashing, violent intimidation, and draconian “anti-normalization laws” to arrest human relations between their societies and Israeli citizens.
Building Empathy Across Fault Lines of Conflict: An Israeli-Palestinian Pilot with Regional Implications
Israeli author Yossi Klein Halevi’s 2018 book, Letters to my Palestinian Neighbor, combined an earnest, introspective and sometimes self-critical narration of Israelis’ shared identity with a message of curiosity and empathy for Palestinians.
Medical Cooperation Between Iraqis and Israelis: Mitigating Crisis Through Partnership
Amid Iraq’s political crisis and collapsed healthcare sector, Iraqi and Israeli doctors came together to envision partnerships that place human life above ideology.
Israeli Development Assistance in Northeastern Syria: A Pilot Project with Implications for U.S. Policy
To support development in Syria’s liberated northeast, the Arab Council helps local engineers remove landmines and boost agricultural yields — with help from an unlikely teacher.
Climate Change and Water Scarcity in the Fertile Crescent: Challenges and Prospects for Arab-Israeli Cooperation
As part of its Program for Learning in Partnership, the CPC convenes Iraqi, Israeli, and Syrian experts in their region’s water scarcity crisis to jumpstart cooperation.
The Arab Council Hosts a Panel of Iraqi Women Activists
As women lead a wave of people-driven change in Iran, the Arab Council convenes a panel of female activists in neighboring Iraq to discuss their plans.
CPC Launches “Array of Sight,” an Arts Competition Across the Region
Array of Sight, a virtual arts competition for young artists in the Middle East and North Africa, aims to nurture their talents through partnership and showcase their work to the world.
The Arab Council Supports Landmine Removal in Northeast Syria
To support development in Syria’s liberated northeast, the Arab Council helps local engineers remove landmines and boost agricultural yields — with help from an unlikely teacher.
Arab-Israeli Solutions to Water Scarcity and Climate Change
As part of its Program for Learning in Partnership, the CPC convenes Iraqi, Israeli, and Syrian experts in their region’s water scarcity crisis to jumpstart cooperation.
Education Reform in Arabic speaking countries
CPC’s Samuel Tadros gathered Iraqi, Tunisian, and Israeli education specialists to exchange views about the state of education reform efforts across the region.
Reclamation: A Cultural Policy for Arab-Israeli Partnership
A new opportunity has emerged to roll back generations of antisemitic and rejectionist messaging in Arab media, mosques, and schools. It stems from the convergence of interests between Israel and Arab powers, a youthful Arab grassroots trend in favor of a “peace between peoples,” and new Israeli and American Jewish capacities to engage Arab public discussions from the outside in. Center founder Joseph Braude documents the opportunity as well as the obstacles and then proposes a strategy to accelerate progress.
Iraqi Parliament Passes Death Penalty for “relations of any kind” with “Zionist Entity”
In May 2022, Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr proposed new bans on human contact with Israeli citizens, globally binding and enforceable against foreign companies.
Iraq’s Sadrist Bloc Proposes Death for “relations of any kind” with “Zionist Entity”
In May 2022, Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr proposed new bans on human contact with Israeli citizens, globally binding and enforceable against foreign companies.