Israel Strips West Bank Autonomy

Scholar power: 64.7%

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Political science 45%, Law 30%, History 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ben Saul	46%	22	64.7%

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47.0%

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Reposted by Ben Saul

21%

Scholar power: 21.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 45%, Law 30%, History 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ben Saul	46%	22	21.6%

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64.0%

40.1 h

200

21.6%

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0.08

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by Trita Parsi

33%

Scholar power: 33.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 45%, Law 30%, History 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Trita Parsi	42%	7	33.3%

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46.0%

33.1 h

46

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0.072

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Reposted by Filip Reyntjens

21%

Scholar power: 21.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 45%, Law 30%, History 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Filip Reyntjens	39%	31	21.7%

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57.0%

46.1 h

281

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0.067

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Reposted by Marc Lynch, Shibley Telhami, Aviel Roshwald

41%

Scholar power: 41.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 45%, Law 30%, History 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Marc Lynch	38%	24	18.6%
🎓 Shibley Telhami	39%	13	14.1%
🎓 Aviel Roshwald	32%	8	9.1%
Total			41.7%

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70.0%

64.1 h

23

41.7%

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0.062

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Rima I Anabtawi

@rimaanabtawi.bsky.social

Annexation.

Israeli security cabinet expands powers in occupied West Bank in move that finance minister says will “fundamentally change the legal and civil reality” there. He said the govt was “burying the idea of a Palestinian state”

www.ft.com/content/ee9c...

Israeli security cabinet expands powers in occupied West Bank

Ultranationalist finance minister says measures intended to bury ‘idea of a Palestinian state’

www.ft.com

February 9, 2026 at 12:58 PM

by Walter Russell Mead

88%

Scholar power: 88.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 45%, Law 30%, History 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Walter Russell Mead	44%	45	88.5%

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52.0%

53.6 h

0

88.5%

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0.061

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by Shibley Telhami

42%

Scholar power: 42.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 45%, Law 30%, History 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Shibley Telhami	39%	13	42.2%

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58.0%

60.5 h

13

42.2%

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0.047

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Shibley Telhami

@stelhami.bsky.social

“burying the idea of a Palestinian state”

Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 2d

Annexation.

Israeli security cabinet expands powers in occupied West Bank in move that finance minister says will “fundamentally change the legal and civil reality” there. He said the govt was “burying the idea of a Palestinian state”

www.ft.com/content/ee9c...

Israeli security cabinet expands powers in occupied West Bank

Ultranationalist finance minister says measures intended to bury ‘idea of a Palestinian state’

www.ft.com

February 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM

Reposted by Yezid Sayigh

14%

Scholar power: 14.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 45%, Law 30%, History 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Yezid Sayigh	39%	14	14.6%

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61.0%

35.9 h

113

14.6%

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0.045

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Reposted by Yezid Sayigh

14%

Scholar power: 14.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 45%, Law 30%, History 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Yezid Sayigh	39%	14	14.6%

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50.0%

67.2 h

1801

14.6%

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0.034

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by Shibley Telhami

42%

Scholar power: 42.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 45%, Law 30%, History 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Shibley Telhami	39%	13	42.2%

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62.0%

43.6 h

1

42.2%

Ranking score

0.036

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Reposted by Yezid Sayigh

14%

Scholar power: 14.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 45%, Law 30%, History 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Yezid Sayigh	39%	14	14.6%

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47.0%

65.2 h

310

14.6%

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0.026

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by Tim Stephens

18%

Scholar power: 18.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 45%, Law 30%, History 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Tim Stephens	15%	17	18.6%

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61.0%

26.7 h

6

18.6%

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0.026

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Tim Stephens

@proftimstephens.bsky.social

“The Albanese government has condemned Israel’s move to expand settlement construction in the West Bank.”

www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Australia condemns Israeli settlements as Herzog arrives in Canberra

The Israeli security cabinet agreed over the weekend make it easier for Jewish settlers to buy land and extend Israeli control in the occupied West Bank.

www.smh.com.au

February 11, 2026 at 2:23 AM

by Juan Cole

63%

Scholar power: 63.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 45%, Law 30%, History 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Juan Cole	43%	24	63.2%

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49.0%

47.6 h

6

63.2%

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0.025

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Juan Cole

@jricole.bsky.social

Israel’s Extermination, Ethnic Cleansing against Palestinians Escalate

Atrocities Against Palestinians with Impunity Challenge Rules-Based International Order

dlvr.it

February 10, 2026 at 5:28 AM

Reposted by Matthew Søberg Shugart

35%

Scholar power: 35.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 45%, Law 30%, History 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Matthew Søberg Shugart	54%	43	35.4%

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58.0%

56.1 h

4

35.4%

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0.023

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Reposted by François Burgat

14%

Scholar power: 14.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 45%, Law 30%, History 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 François Burgat	47%	10	14.9%

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45.0%

55.0 h

612

14.9%

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0.021

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Reposted by Matthew Søberg Shugart

35%

Scholar power: 35.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 45%, Law 30%, History 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Matthew Søberg Shugart	54%	43	35.4%

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52.0%

61.0 h

10

35.4%

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0.02

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by Eugene Kontorovich

39%

Scholar power: 39.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 45%, Law 30%, History 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Eugene Kontorovich	38%	12	39.5%

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48.0%

59.3 h

3

39.5%

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0.018

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Reposted by Yezid Sayigh

14%

Scholar power: 14.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 45%, Law 30%, History 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Yezid Sayigh	39%	14	14.6%

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59.0%

45.9 h

17

14.6%

Ranking score

0.017

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Reposted by Sārī Ḥanafī

17%

Scholar power: 17.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 45%, Law 30%, History 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Sārī Ḥanafī	35%	24	17.1%

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61.0%

78.1 h

42

17.1%

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0.017

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Al Jazeera English

@aljazeera.com

The Palestinian presidency calls the decision a 'dangerous' Israeli 'attempt to legalize settlement expansion' https://aje.news/rq2dr9

February 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM

by Edward Witten

21%

Scholar power: 21%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 45%, Law 30%, History 15%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Edward Witten	-	192	-

Edward Witten

@edwardwitten.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

‘A step in the wrong direction’: Israel’s West Bank plans prompt global backlash

US, Britain, EU and Arab nations condemn plans that Israeli ministers say will ‘kill the idea of a Palestinian state’

www.theguardian.com

February 11, 2026 at 2:30 AM

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