Institute for Palestine Studies

Institute for Palestine Studies
AbbreviationIPS
Formation1963
TypeResearch Institute
HeadquartersAnis Nsouli Street, Verdun
Location
  • Beirut
Websitepalestine-studies.org

The Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) is the oldest[1] independent nonprofit public service research institute in the Arab world. It was established and incorporated in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1963[2] and has since served as a model for other such institutes in the region. It is the only institute in the world solely concerned with analyzing and documenting Palestinian affairs and the Arab–Israeli conflict.[2][3] It also publishes scholarly journals and has published over 600 books, monographs, and documentary collections in English, Arabic and French—as well as its renowned quarterly academic journals: Journal of Palestine Studies, Jerusalem Quarterly, and Majallat al-Dirasat al-Filistiniyyah.[4] IPS's Library in Beirut is the largest in the Arab world specializing in Palestinian affairs, the Arab–Israeli conflict, and Judaica.

It is led by a board of trustees comprising some forty scholars, businessmen, and public figures representing almost all Arab countries. The institute currently maintains offices in Beirut, Paris, Washington, and Ramallah.[5]

  1. ^ Camille Mansour; Leila Fawaz, eds. (2009). Transformed Landscapes: Essays on Palestine and the Middle East. The American University in Cairo Press. p. 350. ISBN 978-9774162473.
  2. ^ a b Karsh, Efraim (2008). The Arab-Israeli Conflict: The 1948 War. Rosen Publishing Group. p. 92. ISBN 978-1404218420.
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  5. ^ "Resources". Center for Palestine Studies, Columbia University. December 2, 1977. Retrieved February 8, 2014.