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“The New Balfour Declaration:” Trump’‎s Speech as Reflected in Palestinian Discourse

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January 7, 2018

Michael Barak analyzes the attempts by leaders of Palestinian discourse, particularly the Fatah and Hamas movements, to inflame passions and provoke mass protests in response to U.S President Donald Trump's December speech, which recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

הרפורמות המגדריות בסעודיה – צו השעה אך לא בשל שינוי בתפיסה האידיאולוגית

Date:

January 7, 2018

Nachum Shiloh analyzes the recent reforms in the civil rights of Saudi women. In Hebrew.

Global Jihad in 2017: The Year in Review

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January 2, 2018

Adam Hoffman reviews the state of global jihad at the end of 2017.

Hip hop artists as political and emotional commentators

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January 22, 2018

Guest author Omer Keynan analyzes the way that the boundaries between the personal and the social are blurred in contemporary hip-hop music, using Kendrick Lamar's song 'Alright' as a case study.

Is the ethnic genie out of the bottle? Berbers and the 'North African Spring' five years on

Date:

December 31, 2017

Senior Research Fellow Prof. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman has published a chapter in Volume II of Emerging Actors in Post-Revolutionary North Africa: Berber Movements: Identity, New Issues and New Challenges, which examines the interface between Berber identity and post-2011 events in North Africa.

The Wave of Lone Wolf Attacks in Israel (Oct. 2015 – Sep. 2016) and Palestinian Social Media

Date:

December 31, 2017

Harel Chorev explains the relationship between social media and the phenomenon of Palestinian "lone wolf" attacks.

Citizenship, Identity and Political Participation: Measuring the Attitudes of the Arab Citizens in Israel

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December 27, 2017

Arik Rudnitzky and Itamar Radai present extensive findings from a public opinion poll conducted by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), Israel, in the summer of 2017.

משבר המהגרים והפליטים בלוב כמשבר אפריקני

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December 26, 2017

מאמרה של גב' אילת לוי עוסק במשבר המהגרים והפליטים בלוב כמשבר אפריקני ותוצאותיו

What's happening in the Oil Markets?

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December 25, 2017

Senior Research Fellow Paul Rivlin analyzes recent trends in the global energy markets and how they reflect, and influence, regional events in the Middle East.