The Palestinian Political Scene

Political Analysis: The Strategic Implications of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, launched by Hamas’s Al-Qassam Brigades from the Gaza Strip (GS), has been an attack on Israeli [...]

Academic Paper: An Analytical Reading of the Results of Student Council Elections in the West Bank 2005-2023 (Arabic)

Al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations has issued an Arabic academic paper entitled; “An Analytical Reading of the Results of Student Council Elections in the [...]

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 [...]

Political Analysis: The Beginnings of Hamas’s Military Action and the Emergence of al-Qassam Brigades

By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. These days witness the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). In this extensive academic [...]

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 [...]

Political Opinion: A Reading on the Second Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad

By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. The Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad (PCPA) held its second conference in Istanbul on 26–27/2/2022, with the participation of [...]

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 [...]

Political Analysis: Convening the PLO Central Council: A Step Backward

By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. The main message conveyed by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) leadership (the leadership of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and [...]

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.
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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