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Material Politics of Normalization
Summer/Fall 2025
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NEW: "Material Politics of Normalization" the Summer/Fall Issue of Middle East Report!
A hard hitting collection of 11 essays, reviews, and interviews on the architecture of normalization with Israel, from the Abraham Accords to the Gaza Genocide.
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A hard hitting collection of 11 essays, reviews, and interviews on the architecture of normalization with Israel, from the Abraham Accords to the Gaza Genocide.
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REMINDER: We have a LIVE event in Washington DC on Saturday! Come join MERIP contributors Aslı Bâli, Joel Beinin, Lisa Hajjar, Zachary Lockman, Sarah Leah Whitson, Mouin Rabbani, Joan Mandell and Rick Reinhard, MC'd by Joost Hiltermann and w/ music from the Fast Flying Vestibule!
Honoring Joe Stork, Live in DC
November 22 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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November 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
REMINDER: We have a LIVE event in Washington DC on Saturday! Come join MERIP contributors Aslı Bâli, Joel Beinin, Lisa Hajjar, Zachary Lockman, Sarah Leah Whitson, Mouin Rabbani, Joan Mandell and Rick Reinhard, MC'd by Joost Hiltermann and w/ music from the Fast Flying Vestibule!
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"Bourguiba’s prediction proved eerily accurate. Gabes did become unrecognizable, though not in the way he had promised."
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'We Want to Breathe'—Dispatch from Gabes, Tunisia
A few weeks into the 2025 school year, in a middle school in Chott Essalem, Tunisia, students began to feel dizzy and light-headed and their throats tightened. Within minutes, they began collapsing, o...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"Bourguiba’s prediction proved eerily accurate. Gabes did become unrecognizable, though not in the way he had promised."
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NEW: 'We Want to Breathe' -- Dispatch from Gabes, Tunisia
Dhouha Djerbi reports from the frontlines of protests over environmental pollution in Tunisia's Gabes province that is blamed for rising rates of cancer and respiratory illness.
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Dhouha Djerbi reports from the frontlines of protests over environmental pollution in Tunisia's Gabes province that is blamed for rising rates of cancer and respiratory illness.
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'We Want to Breathe'—Dispatch from Gabes, Tunisia
A few weeks into the 2025 school year, in a middle school in Chott Essalem, Tunisia, students began to feel dizzy and light-headed and their throats tightened. Within minutes, they began collapsing,…
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November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
NEW: 'We Want to Breathe' -- Dispatch from Gabes, Tunisia
Dhouha Djerbi reports from the frontlines of protests over environmental pollution in Tunisia's Gabes province that is blamed for rising rates of cancer and respiratory illness.
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Dhouha Djerbi reports from the frontlines of protests over environmental pollution in Tunisia's Gabes province that is blamed for rising rates of cancer and respiratory illness.
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MERIP is pleased to offer a limited quantity of merchandise items. New items will be added to this page as items become available, and announcements of newly available items will be made on our…
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November 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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REMINDER: Join us in DC on 11/22 with a great lineup of speakers to reflect on MERIP's history and the legacy of our co-founder Joe Stork!
Honoring Joe Stork, Live in DC
November 22 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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November 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
REMINDER: Join us in DC on 11/22 with a great lineup of speakers to reflect on MERIP's history and the legacy of our co-founder Joe Stork!
For our latest issue, Tariq Dana laid out the scheme of arms deals that undergird the Abraham Accords and paved the way for genocide in Gaza.
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The Military-Industrial Backbone of Normalization
In February 2025, as international condemnation of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza reached new heights, Abu Dhabi hosted the International Defence Exhibition and Conference. Over five days a record 34…
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November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
For our latest issue, Tariq Dana laid out the scheme of arms deals that undergird the Abraham Accords and paved the way for genocide in Gaza.
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Friends, we have a new podcast out today at MERIP that I’m especially proud of. One of the things I wanted to do with the podcast was find a way to highlight MERIP’s rich history of documenting struggles for liberation, democracy, and justice over the last 54 years.
NEW Podcast: In the Archive with Beshara Doumani
Starting a new series on the gems in MERIP’s archive, we interviewed Beshara Doumani about his landmark 1989 essay, “Abu Farid’s House” and the changes in Palestine since the First Intifada.
Starting a new series on the gems in MERIP’s archive, we interviewed Beshara Doumani about his landmark 1989 essay, “Abu Farid’s House” and the changes in Palestine since the First Intifada.
The MERIP Podcast Episode 11: In the Archive with Beshara Doumani
Today we have a very special episode, part of a new occasional series that will highlight some of the truly great work MERIP has done over the last 50-plus years, all of which is free to read in our…
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November 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Friends, we have a new podcast out today at MERIP that I’m especially proud of. One of the things I wanted to do with the podcast was find a way to highlight MERIP’s rich history of documenting struggles for liberation, democracy, and justice over the last 54 years.
SUPPORT MERIP: You can show your support for MERIP by picking up a poster or a tote bag today! All products printed locally in a union shop!
Merchandise
MERIP is pleased to offer a limited quantity of merchandise items. New items will be added to this page as items become available, and announcements of newly available items will be made on our…
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November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
SUPPORT MERIP: You can show your support for MERIP by picking up a poster or a tote bag today! All products printed locally in a union shop!
NEW Podcast: In the Archive with Beshara Doumani
Starting a new series on the gems in MERIP’s archive, we interviewed Beshara Doumani about his landmark 1989 essay, “Abu Farid’s House” and the changes in Palestine since the First Intifada.
Starting a new series on the gems in MERIP’s archive, we interviewed Beshara Doumani about his landmark 1989 essay, “Abu Farid’s House” and the changes in Palestine since the First Intifada.
The MERIP Podcast Episode 11: In the Archive with Beshara Doumani
Today we have a very special episode, part of a new occasional series that will highlight some of the truly great work MERIP has done over the last 50-plus years, all of which is free to read in our…
buff.ly
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
NEW Podcast: In the Archive with Beshara Doumani
Starting a new series on the gems in MERIP’s archive, we interviewed Beshara Doumani about his landmark 1989 essay, “Abu Farid’s House” and the changes in Palestine since the First Intifada.
Starting a new series on the gems in MERIP’s archive, we interviewed Beshara Doumani about his landmark 1989 essay, “Abu Farid’s House” and the changes in Palestine since the First Intifada.
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MERIP has long criticized and combatted the travesties of Dick Cheney's neoconservative legacy. Today in MERIP Updates we have an overview of our coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the regime of torture and lawlessness he authored.
Dick Cheney Dead
An Archival Remix on the Neoconservative Legacy
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November 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
MERIP has long criticized and combatted the travesties of Dick Cheney's neoconservative legacy. Today in MERIP Updates we have an overview of our coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the regime of torture and lawlessness he authored.
SUPPORT MERIP: We rely on reader support to continue to bring our work to the world without paywalls! Please consider a one-time or monthly donation today!
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SUPPORT MERIP'S CRITICAL WORK BY DONATING For 50 years, MERIP has published critical analysis of Middle Eastern politics, history, and social justice not available in other publications. Our articles…
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November 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
SUPPORT MERIP: We rely on reader support to continue to bring our work to the world without paywalls! Please consider a one-time or monthly donation today!
MERIP has long criticized and combatted the travesties of Dick Cheney's neoconservative legacy. Today in MERIP Updates we have an overview of our coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the regime of torture and lawlessness he authored.
Dick Cheney Dead
An Archival Remix on the Neoconservative Legacy
buff.ly
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
MERIP has long criticized and combatted the travesties of Dick Cheney's neoconservative legacy. Today in MERIP Updates we have an overview of our coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the regime of torture and lawlessness he authored.
The MERIP Podcast was launched in July of this year and features interviews with contributors, roundtables with our editors, and audio from our events. All 10 episodes are available to stream on our website and your podcast service of choice. A new episode coming later this week!
The MERIP Podcast - Middle East Research and Information Project
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November 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The MERIP Podcast was launched in July of this year and features interviews with contributors, roundtables with our editors, and audio from our events. All 10 episodes are available to stream on our website and your podcast service of choice. A new episode coming later this week!
EVENT: RSVP now for our live event in DC on 11/22. Join longtime MERIP contributors and friends Aslı Bâli, Joel Beinin, Zach Lockman, Sarah Leah Whitson and more to honor our late founding editor, Joe Stork, and discuss MERIP's past, present and future!
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Honoring Joe Stork, Live in DC
November 22 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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November 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
EVENT: RSVP now for our live event in DC on 11/22. Join longtime MERIP contributors and friends Aslı Bâli, Joel Beinin, Zach Lockman, Sarah Leah Whitson and more to honor our late founding editor, Joe Stork, and discuss MERIP's past, present and future!
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NEW in MER: Identity and Cultural Diplomacy in the Abraham Accords
Shir Alon on the shifting definitions of Arabness and Jewishness as a result of normalization.
Shir Alon on the shifting definitions of Arabness and Jewishness as a result of normalization.
Identity and Cultural Diplomacy of the Abraham Accords
In December 2020, three months after the Abraham Accords were signed enabling the first commercial flights between Israel and the UAE, a short video went modestly viral on Israeli twitter. A man in a…
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November 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
NEW in MER: Identity and Cultural Diplomacy in the Abraham Accords
Shir Alon on the shifting definitions of Arabness and Jewishness as a result of normalization.
Shir Alon on the shifting definitions of Arabness and Jewishness as a result of normalization.
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"The UAE is ripping a page out of the playbook of nineteenth century imperialism, as it deliberately under-develops and exploits Africa and Africans and empowers authoritarian regimes in the region that enable its worldwide profiteering."
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The Abraham Accords and Sudan’s Global Counterrevolution
On October 23, 2020, Sudan became the third Arab-majority country to normalize relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords.
The deal between Israel and the civilian-military Sudanese Transitional...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:19 PM
"The UAE is ripping a page out of the playbook of nineteenth century imperialism, as it deliberately under-develops and exploits Africa and Africans and empowers authoritarian regimes in the region that enable its worldwide profiteering."
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SUPPORT MERIP: Our work highlights the struggles of ordinary people and movements for democracy and liberation across the Middle East, all without paywalls! Support us with a donation today! www.merip.org/donate/
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SUPPORT MERIP'S CRITICAL WORK BY DONATING For 50 years, MERIP has published critical analysis of Middle Eastern politics, history, and social justice not available in other publications. Our articles…
www.merip.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
SUPPORT MERIP: Our work highlights the struggles of ordinary people and movements for democracy and liberation across the Middle East, all without paywalls! Support us with a donation today! www.merip.org/donate/
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Thread of required reading
If you want to understand what the actual revolutionaries in Sudan think about this, we have been covering this @merip.bsky.social for over a year and a half.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Thread of required reading
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If you want to understand what the actual revolutionaries in Sudan think about this, we have been covering this @merip.bsky.social for over a year and a half.
www.merip.org/2025/10/the-...
www.merip.org/2025/10/the-...
October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If you want to understand what the actual revolutionaries in Sudan think about this, we have been covering this @merip.bsky.social for over a year and a half.
www.merip.org/2025/10/the-...
www.merip.org/2025/10/the-...
NEW: Fiber Optics and the Hidden Politics of Connectivity
Ned Leadbeater details how the Red Sea conflict surfaced anxieties over the security of undersea fiber optics cables, and how preventing future disruptions across Europe and Asia hinges on the politics of normalization.
Ned Leadbeater details how the Red Sea conflict surfaced anxieties over the security of undersea fiber optics cables, and how preventing future disruptions across Europe and Asia hinges on the politics of normalization.
Fiber Optics and the Hidden Politics of Connectivity
On February 18, 2024, Houthi forces in Yemen fired two ballistic missiles at the MV Rubymar, a Belize flagged, British owned, bulk carrier cargo ship. The crew dropped anchor and evacuated, but the…
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October 31, 2025 at 1:01 PM
NEW: Fiber Optics and the Hidden Politics of Connectivity
Ned Leadbeater details how the Red Sea conflict surfaced anxieties over the security of undersea fiber optics cables, and how preventing future disruptions across Europe and Asia hinges on the politics of normalization.
Ned Leadbeater details how the Red Sea conflict surfaced anxieties over the security of undersea fiber optics cables, and how preventing future disruptions across Europe and Asia hinges on the politics of normalization.
NEW: Israeli Agribusiness and Morocco's Green Frontier
Ali Amouzai takes a close look at how Israeli firms are exploiting Morocco's agricultural sector thanks to the Abraham Accords.
Ali Amouzai takes a close look at how Israeli firms are exploiting Morocco's agricultural sector thanks to the Abraham Accords.
Israeli Agribusiness and Morocco’s Green Frontier
In March 2023, the Israeli firm Netafim—a global provider of drip irrigation technology—opened its first Moroccan factory in the city of Kenitra. The company framed the move as a step to “strengthen…
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October 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
NEW: Israeli Agribusiness and Morocco's Green Frontier
Ali Amouzai takes a close look at how Israeli firms are exploiting Morocco's agricultural sector thanks to the Abraham Accords.
Ali Amouzai takes a close look at how Israeli firms are exploiting Morocco's agricultural sector thanks to the Abraham Accords.
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Hardwiring Normalization—Infrastructures, Extraction and Gaza’s Future www.merip.org/2025/10/hard...
A must-read from the new issue of @merip.bsky.social by @rafeefz.bsky.social
A must-read from the new issue of @merip.bsky.social by @rafeefz.bsky.social
Hardwiring Normalization—Infrastructures, Extraction and Gaza’s Future
In the summer of 2025, a 38-page blueprint circulating inside the Trump administration was leaked to the press: the Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and Transformation (GREAT) Trust.
At fir...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Hardwiring Normalization—Infrastructures, Extraction and Gaza’s Future www.merip.org/2025/10/hard...
A must-read from the new issue of @merip.bsky.social by @rafeefz.bsky.social
A must-read from the new issue of @merip.bsky.social by @rafeefz.bsky.social
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"While global commemoration efforts often present the Holocaust as a universal lesson linked to the ascendance of human rights and democracy, the Dubai exhibition concludes with the word “Hope” hovering over the Israeli flag."
Shir Alon in @merip.bsky.social
www.merip.org/2025/10/iden...
Shir Alon in @merip.bsky.social
www.merip.org/2025/10/iden...
Identity and Cultural Diplomacy of the Abraham Accords
In December 2020, three months after the Abraham Accords were signed enabling the first commercial flights between Israel and the UAE, a short video went modestly viral on Israeli twitter.
A man in a...
www.merip.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"While global commemoration efforts often present the Holocaust as a universal lesson linked to the ascendance of human rights and democracy, the Dubai exhibition concludes with the word “Hope” hovering over the Israeli flag."
Shir Alon in @merip.bsky.social
www.merip.org/2025/10/iden...
Shir Alon in @merip.bsky.social
www.merip.org/2025/10/iden...
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The merip special issue on normalization here really is an outright banger and a must-read as an antidote to so much political provinicalism these days
Thanks for the shoutout!
Check out this week’s roundup of MENA scholarship - the Abraham Accords, the Syrian Revolution, Islamist party moderation, French Muslim identity, Lebanese and Tunisian youth movements, Jordan’s special economic zones, Yemen’s state and much much more!
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October 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The merip special issue on normalization here really is an outright banger and a must-read as an antidote to so much political provinicalism these days
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I think I’m a bit more sanguine than many of my peers about what’s happening in the US because I recognize it as part of a global phenomenon thanks to excellent resources like @merip.bsky.social I’ve been reading for years. Follow, like, subscribe, donate, etc.
Thanks for the shoutout!
Check out this week’s roundup of MENA scholarship - the Abraham Accords, the Syrian Revolution, Islamist party moderation, French Muslim identity, Lebanese and Tunisian youth movements, Jordan’s special economic zones, Yemen’s state and much much more!
abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io/the/
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October 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I think I’m a bit more sanguine than many of my peers about what’s happening in the US because I recognize it as part of a global phenomenon thanks to excellent resources like @merip.bsky.social I’ve been reading for years. Follow, like, subscribe, donate, etc.