It’s Time to Confront Israel’s Version of “From the River to the Sea” It’s Time to Confront Israel’s Version of “From the River to the Sea”
Far from being a mere slogan, the phrase captures both the longtime ambitions of the Israeli right and the reality Israel has imposed on Palestine since 1967.
Nov 22, 2023 / Rashid Khalidi
Israel Is Throwing a 75th Birthday Party. Palestinians Have Little to Celebrate. Israel Is Throwing a 75th Birthday Party. Palestinians Have Little to Celebrate.
While Israelis hail the 75th anniversary of their country's founding, Palestinians are preparing to mark 75 years of brutal oppression.
Apr 26, 2023 / Rashid Khalidi
The Worlds of Edward Said The Worlds of Edward Said
An exile who made the world his home, Said infused his literary style with a cosmopolitan ease and his political commitments with a cosmopolitan ethics.
May 5, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Rashid Khalidi
The Tangled History of American and Israeli Exceptionalism The Tangled History of American and Israeli Exceptionalism
Amy Kaplan’s new book examines the pioneering cultural myths that have tied Israel and the United States together.
Jun 3, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Rashid Khalidi
25 Years After the Oslo Accords, Independence Remains More Elusive than Ever for Palestinians 25 Years After the Oslo Accords, Independence Remains More Elusive than Ever for Palestinians
The time has long since come to embrace a new paradigm based on equal rights for all in Palestine/Israel.
Sep 13, 2018 / Rashid Khalidi
‘The Palestinians Have Not Forgotten, They Have Not Gone Away’ ‘The Palestinians Have Not Forgotten, They Have Not Gone Away’
Seventy years after the Nakba, Israel has not succeeded in erasing Palestine—or the Palestinians.
May 10, 2018 / Editorial / Rashid Khalidi
After Jerusalem, the US Can No Longer Pretend to Be an Honest Broker of Peace After Jerusalem, the US Can No Longer Pretend to Be an Honest Broker of Peace
But that might not be a bad thing.
Dec 8, 2017 / Editorial / Rashid Khalidi
The United States Was Responsible for the 1982 Massacre of Palestinians in Beirut The United States Was Responsible for the 1982 Massacre of Palestinians in Beirut
Washington had explicitly guaranteed their safety—and recently declassified documents reveal that US diplomats were told by the Israelis what they and their allies might be up to.
Sep 14, 2017 / Rashid Khalidi
The Israeli-American Hammer-Lock on Palestine The Israeli-American Hammer-Lock on Palestine
Israel’s occupation is only made possible by unquestioning US support—but a day of reckoning is on the way.
Jun 5, 2017 / Rashid Khalidi
Trump’s Middle East ‘Deal’ Leaves Out One Vital Player: Palestinians. Trump’s Middle East ‘Deal’ Leaves Out One Vital Player: Palestinians.
In plotting a decidedly lopsided “one-state solution,” Trump and Netanyahu are following an old and exclusionary script.
Feb 21, 2017 / Rashid Khalidi