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Zaha Hassan
Fellow, Middle East Program
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Zaha Hassan is a human rights lawyer and a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Her research focus is on Palestine-Israel peace, the use of international legal mechanisms by political movements, and U.S. foreign policy in the region. Previously, she was the coordinator and senior legal advisor to the Palestinian negotiating team during Palestine’s bid for UN membership, and was a member of the Palestinian delegation to Quartet-sponsored exploratory talks between 2011 and 2012.

She regularly participates in track II peace efforts and is a contributor to The Hill and Haaretz. Her commentaries have appeared in the New York Times, Salon, Al Jazeera English, CNN, and others.


book
Suppressing Dissent: Shrinking Civic Space, Transnational Repression and Palestine–Israel
Oneworld
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areas of expertise
Foreign PolicyMiddle EastIsraelPalestineDemocracyLevant
education
BA, Political Science and Near East Languages and Civilizations, University of Washington, Seattle, JD, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, LLM, Transnational and International Law, Willamette University School of Law
featured work
commentary
Emissary
Why the United States Can’t Ignore the ICJ Case Against Israel

Too much is at stake: too many Palestinian and Israeli lives, too much U.S. credibility, and too high the risk of regional conflagration.

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For Palestinians, the “Day After” Starts With a Plan for Ending Israel’s Occupation

Until the international community is ready to bridge the gap between Israel’s and Palestine’s plans for Gaza’s future, day-after negotiations only serve to distract from ending the bombardment and the urgent humanitarian crisis now.

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Breaking the Israel-Palestine Status Quo

A new U.S. approach should prioritize protecting the rights and human security of Palestinians and Israelis over maintaining a peace process and attempting short-term fixes.

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