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    Reem Cohen is the coordinator of the Israeli-Palestinian Program at INSS.  Served as an intelligence officer. Reem is a graduate of the Hebrew University, with BA and MA degree in political science and international relations, on the dean's honors list. Reem worked in the Knesset, the Prime Minister's Spokesperson's office, and the Innovation Authority. In his recent role as project manager, he led the merger between Philips and the high-tech company Algotec.

    Reem Cohen
    Reem Cohen
    Coordinator of the Israeli-Palestinian Program
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    Publications

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    INSS Insight
    Trump’s Initiative for the Resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza—A Feasibility Assessment
    Is it possible to implement Trump's ambitious plan and how?
    17 February, 2025
    INSS Insight
    A Functional Palestinian Authority: An Essential Israeli Interest
    As the war in Gaza continues, with one of its principal goals being the elimination of Hamas’s military and governing capabilities, Israel should help realize a functional Palestinian Authority able to govern in Gaza the “day after” the war – a task that neither Israel nor the international system is eager to assume
    11 December, 2023
    Special Publication
    The Struggle over Area C: Change Direction toward a Space for Understanding with the Palestinian Authority
    A struggle is underway for control of Area C (60 percent of the West Bank). The Palestinians are eager to control the area, which they see as essential to a contiguous and viable Palestinian state. In contrast, the Israeli government is working to push the Palestinians out of the area and prepare to annex it. Normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia is an opportunity for a change of approach in the struggle – to regulate the control over Area C and block an emerging, dangerous one-state reality
    23 August, 2023
    Strategic Assessment
    Implementing the Israeli Government’s Proposed Punitive Measures Could Lead to the Collapse of the Palestinian Authority
    Since the events of October 7 and especially following the Palestinian Authority’s involvement in legal cases against Israel at international courts in The Hague and the wave of nations recognizing a Palestinian state, the Israeli government has significantly intensified its punitive measures against the PA, where the economy, which was in a difficult situation even before the war, has deteriorated even further. These measures are designed to punish the Palestinian Authority to the point of its collapse since the package of measures will gradually undermine the PA government’s ability to rule. Punitive measures by the Israeli government could spark a violent Palestinian uprising in Judea and Samaria.