Mouin Rabbani

Mouin Rabbani
Born	Heerenveen, Netherlands
Education	Tufts University (BA) Georgetown University (MA)
Occupation(s)	Journalist, analyst

Mouin Rabbani (Arabic: معين رباني) is a Dutch-Palestinian Middle East analyst specializing in the Arab-Israeli conflict and Palestinian affairs.[1][2] Rabbani is based in Amman, Jordan[1] and was a Senior Analyst for the International Crisis Group, the Palestine Director of the Palestine American Research Center, a Project Director for the Association of Netherlands Municipalities, and a volunteer and General Editor for Al Haq.[2] Rabbani is currently a senior fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies,[2][3] a co-editor of Jadaliyya,[4] and a Contributing Editor to the Middle East Report.[2]

Background

Rabbani was born in Heerenveen, Netherlands. He received his B.A. in History and International Relations from Tufts University in 1986. Additionally, Mouin Rabbani received his M.A. in Contemporary Arab Studies from Georgetown University.[5][6][7] For a short period of time, Rabbani worked for the United Nations Office of the Special Envoy for Syria before resigning in 2014.[8]

Writing

Rabbani has written for a variety of publications including Third World Quarterly,[2] Journal of Palestine Studies,[2] The Nation,[1] Foreign Policy,[9] London Review of Books,[10][11] and The Hill.[12] His opinion and analysis has been cited by international news media such as The New York Times,[13][14] The Guardian,[15] Reuters,[16] Haaretz,[17] The Washington Post,[18] and Al Jazeera.[3][19] Unlike some of his contemporaries, he has been critical of the feasibility of a one-state solution to the Israel–Palestine conflict, at least in the short term.[20]

Book

• Aborted State? The UN Initiative and New Palestinian Junctures. Co-edited with Noura Erakat, 2013.

Interviews

• "Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris | Lex Fridman Podcast #418" (debate with Norman Finkelstein, Benny Morris, and Destiny (streamer)), 15 March 2024.
• "Debate: Does U.N. Statehood Bid Advance or Undermine Palestinian Struggle?" (debate with Ali Abunimah), Democracy Now, 23 September 2011.
• "Noam Chomsky: U.S.-Backed Israeli Policies Pursuing "End of Palestine"; Hezbollah Capture of Israeli Soldiers "Very Irresponsible Act" That Could Lead To "Extreme Disaster", Democracy Now, 14 July 2006.

References

1. "Author Bios: Mouin Rabbani". The Nation. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
2. "IPS Fellow: Mouin Rabbani". Institute for Palestine Studies. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
3. Samaha, Nour (2012-09-22). "Palestine statehood team a 'cause of concern'". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
4. "Bio: Mouin Rabbani". Jadaliyya. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
5. "PARC Who We Are:Mouin Rabbani". Palestinian American Research Center. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
6. "This House believes that after Gaza, Arab unity is dead and buried". The Doha Debates. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
7. "NIMEP INSIGHTS: Volume II, Spring 2006". Tufts University. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
8. Rabbani, Mouin. "Mr Freeze". London Review of Books. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
9. Rabbani, Mouin (2012-10-10). "Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
10. Rabbani, Mouin. "Abbas's Next Move". London Review of Books. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
11. Khalidi, Rashid (September 30, 2011). "The Palestinians' Next Move". The National Interest. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
12. Rabbani, Mouin. "Palestine at the UN: An alternative strategy". The Hill. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
13. MacFarquhar, Neil (2012-09-18). "Palestinians Turn to U.N., Where Partition Began". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
14. Rabbani, Mouin. "Mouin Rabbani Quoted in The New York Times". Institute for Palestine Studies. Archived from the original on 2011-10-25. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
15. Sherwood, Harriet (2012-10-08). "Romney on foreign policy: view from Israel and the Palestinian territories". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
16. Entous, Adam (June 18, 2007). "After Gaza, some question who was overthrowing whom". Reuters. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
17. "PA Finance Minister may use foreign account to ease Western embargo". Haaretz. 20 April 2007. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
18. Brulliard, Karin (2012-06-21). "Palestinian anti-corruption court secures conviction but raises questions of bias". Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
19. Rabbani, Mouin. "Mouin Rabbani Quoted on Aljazeera". Institute of Palestine Studies. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
20. Rabbani, Mouin (28 October 2013). "What Comes Next: Strategy before solutions". Mondoweiss. Retrieved 28 October 2013.

External links

• Biography from the Institute for Palestine Studies
• Articles written by Mouin Rabbani as a contributing editor for the Middle East Report
• Articles written by Mouin Rabbani as a co-editor for Jadaliyya