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in front of Jerusalem: person puts note in box

The Crisis of the Zionist Left

What happened to the Israeli Peace Camp? Is the two-state solution dead? Where is the Israeli left? This special project introduces an ambitious attempt to answer these big questions by shedding light on some of the key dynamics and developments within Israeli society and especially within the Israeli left.

Menschen in einem Bus in Ägypten

Egypt today: Covid-19 on top of repression, repression on top of Covid-19

Amidst the Covid-19 crisis in Egypt, a recent chain of events reveals the systemic violence that the regime of President al-Sisi exerts. To address those developments, what’s behind them and how international actors might respond to them, we are speaking with Amr Magdi, Middle East researcher at Human Rights Watch.

By Johannes Gunesch

Coronakrise in Israel: Rettung für Netanjahu - Ein Superkarkt in Israel

Coronavirus crisis in Israel: A lifeline for Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu could not even win the third election held within one year. Now, he is using the coronavirus crisis to profile himself as an indispensable statesman and secure his power – to the detriment of Israeli democracy.

By Dr. Steffen Hagemann

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Focal points

Dossier: Syria four years into the revolution

Migration

Change in Lebanon: A Far Away Dream!

Dossiers from the region of Middle East & North Africa

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Since 2017, the Heinrich Böll Foundation has been supporting the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) with more than 50 survivors of Syria's human rights crimes, "to counter the violence in Syria with the language of law".

The International Arrest Warrant for the Head of the Syrian Air Force Intelligence Service in June 2018 is a first great success for our project partners and an important sign that human rights crimes are not without consequences for the perpetrators.

Publications

Paradise lost? Developing solutions to Irans environmental crisis

The greatest threat facing the Islamic Republic of Iran today is not political, nor economic, but environmental. This report takes stock of the urgent environmental crisis, and assesses the capabilities of civil society and the Iranian authorities to develop and implement effective solutions.

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Perspectives Middle East #10: Borders - Lines in the Sand or in the Mind?

While the privileged few may cross legitimately by simply presenting their passport, for most, borders present difficult if not insurmountable hurdles. Furthermore there are plenty of other lines of division: social, ethnic, religious and ideological. Any border is a painful memory of the fact that it is not an individual’s choice to define which side he or she is on.

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Perspectives Issue#9 - A Region Heating Up: Climate Change Activism in the Middle East and North Africa

The Middle Eastern and Northern African (MENA) region, faced with tumultuous changes in the last five years, shows a picture of shrinking spaces for civil society activism. In contrast, ecological activism is growing and connecting the fight for climate justice to other demands for community and indigenous rights, gender equality, democracy and transparency.

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All issues of Perspectives

Perspectives is a collection of political analysis and commentary from the Middle East and North Africa. It aims to provide a platform to authors in the region. All publications are in English.

Newsletter

The Middle East & North Africa Update will notify you at the latest once a month about topics, dossiers and events from the region.

Blog

In our blog (German), Heinrich von Arabien, our office managers in the Middle East and North Africa are writing alternately.

All publications from the region of Middle East & North Africa

Our team in Berlin

Bente Scheller

Head of Middle East and North Africa Division

Anja Hoffmann

Senior Programme Officer North Africa and Iran

Sandra Nenninger

Project Officer Middle East and North Africa Division

Birgit Arnhold

Project Coordinator Middle East and North Africa Division

Our offices in the Middle East & North Africa

Our work in the Middle East and North Africa

In the Middle East and North Africa region, the Heinrich Böll Foundation maintains offices in Beirut, Ramallah, Tel Aviv, and Tunis, and there are co-operation projects in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, and Tunisia. Our Iran activities are coordinated from Berlin.

Beirut from above

Office Beirut - Lebanon, Syria, Iraq

The Middle East Office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation has been opened in 2004. For many organisations and individuals, we have become a partner for activism and formation of networks, provider of international contacts, observer and analyst in the region.

Staff Team Ramallah

Office Ramallah - Palestine, Jordan

Our office in Ramallah aims to promote democracy and make contributions to regional conflict management. To achieve this we work with civil society actors, universities, think tanks, and young activists.

Office Tel Aviv - Israel

Our Israel office in Tel Aviv, established in 1998, is a continuation of programmes that began in 1992. The office aims to promote Israeli democracy, debates about the Middle East conflict, and exchanges and dialogue between Israel and Germany.

Office Tunis - Tunesia

In reaction to the Arab Spring the Foundation decided to expand its programmes to North Africa and, in the summer of 2012, began to establish a new office in Tunis which opened in May 2013.

Altstadt von Rabat

Office Rabat - Morroco

The office Heinrich Böll Foundation in Rabat, Morocco was founded in 2014 and works on the subjects of ecology and sustainability as well as democratization.

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