Hanna Alshaikh

Dec 1, 2024 | al-shabaka.org | Tariq Kenney-Shawa |Hanna Alshaikh |Abdullah Al-Arian |Ismat Quzmar

IntroductionIsrael’s withholding of Palestinian clearance revenues is a longstanding practice, historically used to punish or manipulate the Palestinian Authority (PA). Since October 2023, the Israeli regime has only escalated its theft of Palestinian funds, bringing the PA to the verge of financial collapse. This policy memo argues that Israel’s weaponization of clearance revenues is not merely an extension of past measures but a reflection of a new, more radical agenda driven by the far-right.

Oct 18, 2024 | arabcenterdc.org | Hanna Alshaikh

In light of the recent news of the assassination of Yahya Sinwar, Head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Arab Center Washington DC is republishing this analytic piece by Palestine Project Coordinator Hanna Alshaikh, which addresses political succession in Hamas with reference to matters including institutional structures, the transfer of power, political personalities, and internal elections. This article was originally published by Mondoweiss on August 30, 2024.

Sep 5, 2024 | trtworld.com | Hanna Alshaikh

Before October 7 of last year, it looked like Israel's next all-out war on Palestinians was set to occur in the occupied West Bank, not Gaza. In the final hours before news of the Hamas-led offensive on Israel broke, media was reporting on violence in the occupied West Bank, including an Israeli settler attack that left one 19-year-old dead and injured over 70 Palestinians in the town of Huwara.

Sep 1, 2024 | truthout.org | Hanna Alshaikh

After Ismail Haniyeh, head of the Hamas Political Bureau, was assassinated in Tehran, the Movement’s senior consultative body, the Shura Council, quickly and unanimously chose Yahya Sinwar as his successor. At the time of his killing, Haniyeh had been leading the Hamas effort in the ceasefire negotiations with mediators, and many analysts claimed that Sinwar’s rise signaled a total break with the policies of Haniyeh and other senior Political Bureau members. Much of this analysis is misinformed.

Aug 30, 2024 | mondoweiss.net | Hanna Alshaikh

After Ismail Haniyeh, head of the Hamas Political Bureau, was assassinated in Tehran, the Movement’s senior consultative body, the Shura Council, quickly and unanimously chose Yahya Sinwar as his successor. At the time of his killing, Haniyeh had been leading the Hamas effort in the ceasefire negotiations with mediators, and many analysts claimed that Sinwar’s rise signaled a total break with the policies of Haniyeh and other senior Political Bureau members. Much of this analysis is misinformed.