Nathan Thrall

Former Project Director, Arab-Israeli Conflict

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In The News

27 Jul 2018

Israel wants the Palestinian Authority to control Gaza, but it is wary of the elections the authority would have because Hamas could win a place in a Palestinian governme... Wall Street Journal

Nathan Thrall

Former Project Director, Arab-Israeli Conflict

21 Jul 2018

Israeli public opinion is demanding that something be done about the incendiary kites. It has been proposed that if Hamas stops the kites, the situation can go back to wh... The New York Times

Nathan Thrall

Former Project Director, Arab-Israeli Conflict

23 Jun 2018

What's different today is that there is no expectation on the part of Hamas that if there were a big war today that it would result in Gaza or Hamas being in a better pos... Telegraph

Nathan Thrall

Former Project Director, Arab-Israeli Conflict

18 May 2018

Overall Hamas is in the same corner it was a month or two ago. It simply doesn’t have an answer about how to get out of this predicament or even how to capitalize on thes... The New York Times

Nathan Thrall

Former Project Director, Arab-Israeli Conflict

11 Feb 2018

The most hard-line people in the [Palestinian Authority] believe they need full capitulation from Hamas, including the dismantling of its military. The vast majority of P... The New York Times