IMEU Institute for Middle East Understanding

PODCAST: The project bringing Palestinian refugees back home

An interview with Tarek Bakri, a young Palestinian engineer-turned- accidental-archivist, discussing his project of visually documenting Palestine through a 'then and now' approach in the social media era.

George Washington University stands by appointment of interim dean who backs boycott Israel movement

Despite pressure campaigns to do otherwise, George Washington University is standing firm in their choice of Ilana Feldman, an anthropology scholar who joined in calling on the American Anthropological Association to boycott Israeli academic institutions.

Stop annexation by sanctioning Israel, Palestinian PM tells UN

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh to the UN: “What we need from you really is sanctions on Israel. What we need from you is to recognize Palestine as a state..."

Fact Sheet: Meet the New Israeli Government (May 2020)

Netanyahu takes office in deal that could see West Bank annexation

A coalition agreement has been reached in Israel. Netanyahu and former military general Benny Gantz will rotate leadership over a unity government. Both are committed to illegally annexing parts of the occupied West Bank as early as this summer.

Israeli convicted of West Bank arson attack that killed three Palestinians

In 2015, Amiram Ben-Uliel, a Jewish settler living on Palestinian land, firebombed a Palestinian home in the West Bank, killing 18-month-old Ali Dawabsheh + his parents. Despite tons of evidence, Israeli courts are only now finding Amiram guilty of murder.

377 scholars and artists pledge to oppose political litmus tests in Germany

377 scholars and artists from over 30 countries signed a pledge opposing political interference by institutions and public officials in Germany aimed at silencing advocates for Palestinian rights under international law.

In light of COVID-19 crisis, UN officials call for immediate release of all children in detention…

The UN to Israel: "The best way to uphold the rights of detained children amidst a dangerous pandemic, in any country, is to release them from detention and to put a moratorium on new admissions into detention facilities."

Israel: Discriminatory Land Policies Hem in Palestinians

Israel's racist planning policies confine Palestinians to densely populated towns with little room to expand. Meanwhile, the Israeli gov fosters the rapid expansion of predominantly Jewish cities nearby.