Local and International Implications of the Criminalization of Islamic Charities, The Case of Zakat Committees in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

Islamic charities have been the target of various international counter-terrorism measures for more than a decade. Based on a detailed account of the recent history of Palestinian zakat committees, our panelists suggest that legal evidence against these institutions is generally weak. 

The Holocaust and the Nakba: Traumatic Memories and (Bi)National Identities in Israel-Palestine

The Jewish Holocaust and the Palestinian Nakba fundamentally shape two peoples' identities. Memories of each function as exclusionary "Myths of Origin," at once demanding acknowledgement by the other, while denying recognition of the other. Deeply polarizing, the Jewish and Palestinian national narratives become irreconcilable, inhibiting prospects for a political settlement.