Projects - Middle East
Shrinking Civic Spaces for Palestine/Israel Discourse
Projects - Middle East
Shrinking Civic Spaces for Palestine/Israel Discourse
About the Project

This two-year project examines the increasing restrictions placed on Palestinian and Israeli civil society and how the failure to reach a comprehensive Palestinian-Israeli peace impacts communities and civil rights in the United States.

Programs

Middle East

The Middle East Program in Washington  combines in-depth regional knowledge with incisive comparative analysis to provide deeply informed recommendations. With expertise in the Gulf, North Africa, Iran, and Israel/Palestine, we examine crosscutting themes of political, economic, and social change in both English and Arabic.

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Short Documentaries

Video

Short Documentaries

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Access Restricted: No Holiday In Jerusalem

In this documentary filmed during the Ramadan and the Easter holidays, two residents of Bethlehem, a Muslim observing Ramadan and an Orthodox Christian priest, talk about how they navigate travel to holy sites through obstacles and checkpoints.

A Palestinian medic cares for premature babies, evacuated from Gaza City's Al Shifa hospital, ahead of their transfer from a hospital in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip to Egypt, on November 20, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas.
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The High Costs of Displacement: Difficult Childbirth in Gaza

As often occurs in conflict zones, Palestinian women and children have paid the highest price of Israel’s military assault in Gaza.

  • Mehran Issa
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Documenting Loss: Palestinian Journalists in Gaza Tell Their Stories

With foreign media barred from entering Gaza, the only working journalists inside the enclave are Palestinians who face the same challenges and dangers as the civilians they report on, including famine, displacement, and the loss of family and friends. This documentary tells the stories of three of these journalists.