Tag Archives: Palestinians

Massad’s alcohol analysis

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Martin Kramer

If you were a secular, liberal Palestinian intellectual (and perhaps a Christian to boot) living in the West Bank, would you have forebodings about Hamas coming to power? You might, and with good reason. Edward Said agonized over the Hamas … Continue reading →

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Did Hamas really win in Gaza?

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Martin Kramer

Martin Kramer posted this comment in the thread “Did Hamas Really Win in Gaza?” at Middle East Strategy at Harvard (MESH). One way to approach this question is to ask whether Hamas has achieved the objectives for which it escalated … Continue reading →

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Geopolitics of the Jews

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Martin Kramer

In 2007, Martin Kramer flagged five future developments that could alter Israel’s geopolitics. How many have come true? Almost all. Continue reading →

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Hisham Sharabi, ad patres

Posted on January 15, 2005 by Martin Kramer

I met Hisham Sharabi only once, when I was a visiting professor at Georgetown ten years ago. It was late at night, and we shared an elevator on the way out of the building. It wasn’t at all memorable, yet … Continue reading →

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The Expulsion That Never Was

Posted on April 25, 2003 by Martin Kramer

Among the predictions about the war that didn’t pan out, there is one that hasn’t been subjected to post-war ridicule, but that very much deserves it. This is the December letter, signed by over 1,000 academics, predicting and warning against … Continue reading →

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