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.
Guest writer Dr. Eitan Shamir discusses Israel's Temple Mount policy since 1967 and its impact on the recent polemic surrounding metal detectors on the Temple Mount / Haram al-Sharif. In Hebrew.
MDC Researcher Brandon Friedman examines Israel's relations with the conservative Sunni Arab regimes and the current crisis over access to Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount.
Head of the Doron Halpern MENAD program, Dr. Harel Chorev, writes for the Hoover Institution about the importance of social media in Palestinian public discourse.
MDC Senior Researcher Paul Rivlin explains the evolving social and economic conditions in the Gaza Strip, using several recently released reports that provide new data on recent developments.