Mouin Rabbani

Mouin Rabbani
Born (1964-07-10) July 10, 1964
EducationTufts University (BA)
Georgetown University (MA)
OccupationsJournalist, analyst

Mouin Rabbani (Arabic: معين رباني) is a Dutch-Palestinian Middle East analyst specializing in the Arab-Israeli conflict and Palestinian affairs.[1][2]

As of 2012, Rabbani was 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 was 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. His parents were Palestinian refugees.[5] 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.[6][7][8]

Career

For a short period of time, Rabbani worked for the United Nations Office of the Special Envoy for Syria before resigning in 2014.[9] He also worked as head of the Middle East unit at the Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation, and as a senior Middle East analyst and special advisor on Israel Palestine at the International Crisis Group. He also served as a researcher with Al Haq, the West Bank affiliate of the International Commission of Jurists.[10]

Rabbani serves as co-editor of Jadaliyya, where he hosts the Connections podcast and oversees the Quick Thoughts section. He is managing editor and associate editor of the Journal of Peacebuilding and Development, and a contributing editor of Middle East Report. He is also a nonresident fellow at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies and at Democracy for the Arab World Now.[10]

Writing

Rabbani has written for a variety of publications including Third World Quarterly,[2] Journal of Palestine Studies,[2] The Nation,[1] Foreign Policy,[11] London Review of Books,[12][13] and The Hill.[14] His opinion and analysis has been cited by international news media such as The New York Times,[15][16] The Guardian,[17] Reuters,[18] Haaretz,[19] The Washington Post,[20] and Al Jazeera.[3][21] 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.[22]

Books

Interviews

References

  1. ^ a b c "Author Bios: Mouin Rabbani". The Nation. 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "IPS Fellow: Mouin Rabbani". Institute for Palestine Studies. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ "Mouin Rabbani". VPRO (in Dutch). 2025-12-18. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  6. ^ "PARC Who We Are:Mouin Rabbani". Palestinian American Research Center. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "NIMEP INSIGHTS: Volume II, Spring 2006". Tufts University. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  9. ^ Rabbani, Mouin (19 February 2015). "Mr Freeze". London Review of Books. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  10. ^ a b "Mouin Rabbani Nonresident Senior Fellow". Middle East Council on Global Affairs. 2025-04-08. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  11. ^ Rabbani, Mouin (2012-10-10). "Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  12. ^ Rabbani, Mouin. "Abbas's Next Move". London Review of Books. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  13. ^ Khalidi, Rashid (September 30, 2011). "The Palestinians' Next Move". The National Interest. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  14. ^ Rabbani, Mouin. "Palestine at the UN: An alternative strategy". The Hill. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  15. ^ MacFarquhar, Neil (2012-09-18). "Palestinians Turn to U.N., Where Partition Began". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Sherwood, Harriet (2012-10-08). "Romney on foreign policy: view from Israel and the Palestinian territories". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "PA Finance Minister may use foreign account to ease Western embargo". Haaretz. 20 April 2007. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  20. ^ Brulliard, Karin (2012-06-21). "Palestinian anti-corruption court secures conviction but raises questions of bias". Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  21. ^ Rabbani, Mouin. "Mouin Rabbani Quoted on Aljazeera". Institute of Palestine Studies. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  22. ^ Rabbani, Mouin (28 October 2013). "What Comes Next: Strategy before solutions". Mondoweiss. Retrieved 28 October 2013.