Raef Zreik

Dr. Raef Zreik is a jurist and researcher, expert in political philosophy and philosophy of law, senior lecturer in Property Law and Jurisprudence at ONO Academic College, associate academic director at the Minerva Center for Humanities at Tel Aviv University and senior research associate at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute.

Recent Articles
Palestinian policemen celebrate upon entering Jericho, one of the first cities handed over to Palestinian Authority control in accordance with the Oslo Accords, May 13, 1994. (Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)
The Oslo trap: How the PLO signed its own death warrant
From asymmetrical concessions to renouncing armed struggle, the fate of the Palestinians was sealed before Arafat and Rabin even shook hands.
By Raef Zreik September 11, 2023
Jewish refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine land in Ben Gurion Airport, March 6, 2022. (Oren Ziv)
Where refugees become settlers
Europeans may see the backs of Ukrainian Jews running for their lives, but Palestinians see the faces of soldiers and settlers taking over their land.
By Raef Zreik March 22, 2022
Israeli Border Police guard as settlers stand on a rooftop in the Jewish neighborhood of Netiv HaAvot in Gush Etzion, June 12, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
The Israeli right’s new vision of Jewish political supremacy
The settlement project's success has led to an intertwined Jewish and Palestinian population, reviving the problem Israel tried to solve through expulsion in 1948. Now, the right's priority is segregation.
By Raef Zreik October 27, 2020
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