In the months leading up to the American elections, the jockeying among Palestinian factions had been heating up in anticipation of a post-Abbas period. This Al-Shabaka roundtable explores potential scenarios.

The Israeli army really wants to see Palestinian nonviolent activist Issa Amro in prison. +972 Magazine asks Issa why he’s facing 18 charges now, and what ‘winning’ would mean for him.

Israeli authorities delay the demolition of the Bedouin village of Umm el-Hiran. But it’s just a matter of time. A regime that by definition privileges one national group at the expense of another, the indigenous group, has no choice but to destroy Umm el-Hiran for the benefit of the Jews waiting to move in.

“Make no mistake: for too many in the right-wing Jewish establishment, “pro-Israel” has developed into an illiberal ideology in its own right. That ideology – sympathetic to a worldview that prioritizes land over peace, settlements over security, and permanent control of the West Bank over democratic norms – has more in common with American racists and proto-fascists than with Jewish or American values,” writes Lara Friedman.

“After the Democrats suffered a devastating and unexpected defeat in the 2016 elections, they are undergoing a leadership shakeup that could mark a shift in the party line on Israel,” writes Eric Cortellessa.

An anti-Iran cabinet could convince President Trump to get rid of the nuclear deal (not a treaty ratified by the Senate) with the stroke of a pen, by signing an executive order that would nullify Obama’s orders, which removed U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

US President-elect Donald Trump has said he would “love” to reach a peace deal between Israel and Palestine, adding that he would appoint his son-in-law as a Middle East envoy and help broker a deal after he takes charge at the White House.