The Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) is the only institute in the world exclusively devoted to research, analysis, and publication on Palestinian affairs and the Arab-Israeli conflict. IPS was established in Beirut in 1963 and also has offices in Washington D.C., an affiliate in Ramallah, and a small office in Paris.
Walid Khalidi's Keynote Address on Jerusalem at the United Nations
On 30 November 2009, Walid Khalidi, renowned Palestinian historian and co-founder and General Secretary of the Institute for Palestine Studies, was the keynote speaker at a special UN event commemorating the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Focused on Jerusalem, the address emphasized the recent vintage of the Jewish-Muslim conflict over the holy city, which began only with the advent of Zionism. While Khalidi ends by outlining what he sees as the “pillars” of an honorable and peaceful solution for Jerusalem today, he devotes most of his speech to a historical overview of the city, with particular emphasis on the millennium-plus period of Muslim rule (including Islam’s relationship to its Judaic and Christian antecedents), the 1947 UN resolution, and the transformation of the city since its conquest in 1967.
The commemorative event at which Khalidi spoke, which was held in the UN’s Trusteeship Council Hall, was sponsored by the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.
The latest issue of the Journal of Palestine Studies celebrates the work of renowned anthropologist Rosemary Sayigh. In addition to an interview with Sayigh herself, the issue includes a tribute by Beshara Doumani and Mayssun Soukarieh, as well as articles by Diana Allan, Penny Johnson, Stéphanie Latte Abdallah, and Falestin Naïli on topics that emerge from various aspects of Sayigh's work. Also: Camille Mansour reflects on the war on Gaza in the context of Israeli strategy; Elena N. Hogan provides a personal account of life in Gaza a few months after the war; and the third installment of the Congressional Monitor covers the second session of the 110th U.S. Congress.
The Congressional Monitor Database is a powerful new research tool that contains every legislative initiative introduced in the U.S. Congress during the George W. Bush Administration (2001 through 2008) that mentions Palestine or Israel or has bearing on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The database is web-based and completely open access.
Users can quickly search legislation dealing with key issues such as refugees and Jerusalem, and by the names of the Senators and Representatives who initiate and support the legislation. An extensive set of Frequently Asked Questions provides a detailed guide to the database, how to use it, and the legislative process.
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TheJerusalem Quarterly
The latest issue of the Jerusalem Quarterly examines the nature of Jerusalem as a divided city. Several of the articles are based on the work of a five year research project entitled Conflict in Cities and the Contested State and draw on its findings. The project focuses on cities divided as a result of ethno-national and religious conflict and in which the legitimacy of the state in which they are located is contested. Michael Dumper, one of the leaders of the project’ Jerusalem team and Professor of Middle East Politics at the University of Exeter, UK, is
The Institute for Palestine Studies presents a special on-line resource to commemorate the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe) of 1948. Click here to access incisive articles, analyses and memoirs, drawn from the Institute’s rich and unique archives as well as its flagship quarterly publication, The Journal of Palestine Studies. The page also provides detailed maps and chronologies illuminating the events leading up to and culminating in the establishment of the state of Israel and the beginning of the Palestinian tragedy.
Readers can download PDF versions of landmark articles, such as Walid Khalidi’s 1961 documentation of “Plan Dalet: the Master Plan for the Conquest of Palestine,” and rare excerpts from the memoirs of Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser focusing on the cataclysmic events of 1948. Scholars, journalists, policy makers and educators will find this on-line resource timely and useful.
Recent Publications
I Would Have Smiled: Photographing the Palestinian Refugee Experience
This book is a tribute to Myrtle Winter-Chaumeny. A photographer who devoted her career to documenting the lives of Palestinian refugees, Winter-Chaumeny was responsible for establishing the largest a... Read more
