Strategic Assessments

Strategic Assessment (129): The Crisis of Convening the PLO Central Council and its Repercussions on the Palestinian Political System

Executive Summary The insistence of the Palestinian Authority (PA) leadership on convening the Palestinian Central Council (PCC) in Ramallah on 6–7/2/2022, without national consensus and [...]

Strategic Assessment (128): Shifts in Britain’s Political Position Following the Full Designation of Hamas on the List of “Terrorist Organizations”

Executive Summary On 19/11/2021, the British Home Secretary Priti Patel declared from Washington that she would designate the entire Hamas group as a terrorist organization. [...]

Strategic Assessment (127): Possible Scenarios for the Internal Palestinian Situation

Summary: During the past months, the Palestinian scene witnessed two important developments; first, the disruption of elections and the reconciliation process by the Palestinian leadership, [...]

Strategic Assessment (126): The Israeli Government Future After Reaching the 100-Day Mark

Summary: This assessment discusses the expectations concerning the Israeli government under Naftali Bennett in June 2021, its points of strength and cohesion that enabled it [...]

Strategic Assessment (125): The Prospects of the Relationship Between Jordan and Hamas in light of the Political Changes

Summary: Despite the fluctuations in Jordan’s relationship with Hamas over the past thirty years, it did not reach a breaking point. In the past two [...]

Strategic Assessment (124): The Impact of the Developments of the Lebanese Crisis on the Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

Summary: The “complex” Lebanese crisis had a severe impact on the situation of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon during the past two years 2019–2020. For they [...]

Strategic Assessment (123): The Prospects of the Moroccan-Israeli Normalization and Its Impact on the Palestine Issue

Summary: Morocco became the fourth Arab country to normalize relations with Israel in 2020. This announcement was accompanied by a “poisoned” American gift, which is [...]

Strategic Assessment (122): Biden’s Win in the US Presidential Election: Implications for the Palestine Issue

Summary: The United States (US) foreign policy under US President-elect Joe Biden, after he takes office, is expected to maintain its current broad features vis-à-vis [...]

Strategic Assessment (120): The Palestinian Authority Between Dissolution and Change of Role: Contexts and Scenarios

Summary: The future of the Palestinian Authority (PA) has increasingly been discussed regarding its dissolution or collapse in light of Israel’s tendency to annex swaths [...]

Overview:

Al-Zaytouna Centre conducts strategic and futuristic academic studies on the Arab and Muslim worlds. It focuses on the Palestinian issue and the conflict with Israel as well as related Palestinian, Arab, Islamic and international developments.

General Manager

Mohsen Moh’d Saleh, Ph.D., is an associate professor of Modern and Contemporary Arab History, the general manager of al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations, editor-in-chief of the annual Palestinian Strategic Report, former head of Department of History and Civilization at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), and former executive manager of Middle East Studies Centre in Amman ...More

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