Political Parties

Political Analysis: Strength of Jenin and the Erosion of Ramallah’s Palestinian Authority

By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. This article focuses on two significant points concerning the recent attempt by the Israeli occupation to raid the Jenin [...]

Political Analysis: The Significance of Hamas’s Visit to Saudi Arabia

By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. The visit of Hamas delegation to Saudi Arabia opened a new page for the relation between the two sides [...]

Advisory Opinion: The Rights of Prisoners and Civilians Under Occupation in International Law and the Israeli Bill Legalizing the Execution of Palestinian Prisoners and the Deportation of Palestinians

By: Prof. Dr. Ahmad Mubarak al-Khalidi.[1] (Exclusively for al-Zaytouna Centre). Benjamin Netanyahu, who formed the most extremist government in the history of Israel since 1948, [...]

Political Analysis: The Aqaba Summit: What’s Next?

By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. In the Aqaba Conference, held in Jordan on 26/2/2023, Jordan, Egypt, US, the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel, have [...]

Academic Paper: The War of Stones of Baked Clay 2012 and its Impact on the Hamas Movement (Arabic)

Al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations has published an academic paper in Arabic entitled “The War of Stones of Baked Clay 2012 and its Impact [...]

Strategic Assessment (130): The “Unity of the Arenas” Battle: The Israeli Aggression on Gaza Strip and its Aftermath August 2022

Summary Through its aggression on the Gaza Strip (GS), on 5–7/8/2022/, Israel sought to single out the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and deal a military [...]

Political Analysis: The Implications of Hamas’s Victory in the Birzeit University Student Elections

By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. Al-Wafa’ Islamic Bloc (affiliated with Hamas) has achieved a historic victory in the Birzeit University Student Council elections, held [...]

Academic Paper: The Prospects of Structural Transformations of Political Systems

By: Prof. Dr. Walid ‘Abd al-Hay.[1] (Exclusively for al-Zaytouna Centre). Introduction The concept of “authority” is one of the oldest concepts of sociology, especially political [...]

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. [...]

Political Opinion: The Implications of the UK’s Decision Designating Hamas as a Terrorist Movement

By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. The UK’s decision to designate Hamas, including its political wing, as a terrorist movement indicates that the influential parties [...]

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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.
He was granted the Bait al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) award for Young Muslims Scholars in 1997 and the Excellent Teaching Award (College level), given by IIUM in 2002. Dr. Mohsen is the author of 13 books and some of his books were translated into several languages. He contributed chapters to seven books. He is the editor/ co-editor of more than 30 books. Dr. Mohsen is the editor of electronic daily “Palestine Today,” which has so far published more than 3,777 issues. He has published many articles in refereed scholarly journals and magazines. He presented papers at innumerable academic local and international conferences and seminars. He is a frequent commentator on current issues on broadcasting media.
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