Adam Rasgon

Adam is The Jerusalem Post's Palestinian affairs correspondent. Adam studied Government at Bowdoin College and was awarded a Fulbright grant to study Arabic at the Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) in Cairo, Egypt and Amman, Jordan. More recently, Adam completed a research assistantship at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy working on the Palestinian politics portfolio and has written articles for a number of US publications including Foreign Affairs, Al-Monitor, and the Forward on Palestinian politics and culture.

Follow him on Twitter at @adamrasgon1.

Pompeo and Abbas

Abbas meets CIA chief ahead of Netanyahu-Trump meeting

Mahmoud Abbas reads a newspaper in a hospital in the Palestinian city of Ramallah

Abbas may be released from hospital on Wednesday

PA President Mahmoud Abbas looks on during a reception ceremony for Bulgarian President Rumen Radev in Ramallah, in the West Bank, March 22, 2018

Abbas’s condition improves a day after being hospitalized, officials say


Egyptian President orders Rafah crossing open for entire month of Ramadan

Rafah, the sole pedestrian passageway between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, has not been open for an entire month in several years.

A Palestinian boy standing by a gate looks on as he waits for the return of his relatives after performing the annual Haj pilgrimage in Mecca, at Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, September 13, 2017

Palestinians to submit applications to join three U.N. agencies

“We decided to submit papers to join three UN organizations to strengthen the standing of the State of Palestine in the international community,” the official said.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas greets delegates after addressing the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, US, September 20, 2017.

Hamas official: 50 of those killed in Gaza Monday were members

At least 60 Palestinians were killed Monday and 2,200 were injured by gunfire or tear gas.

A wounded Palestinian is evacuated during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border in the southern Gaza Strip May 14, 2018

PA recalls four ambassadors to European countries

At a meeting in Ramallah on Monday, PA President Mahmoud Abbas called the new embassy “a settlement outpost.”

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures as he speaks during the Palestinian National Council meeting in Ramallah

PLO Ambassador to U.S. summoned to West Bank following embassy opening

According to the Palestinian Foreign Ministry, the move was made following the relocation of the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Husam Zomlot and Mahmoud Abbas.

General strike in West Bank and Gaza marking Nakba Day

The strike came in response to Monday’s violence on the Gaza border.

A Palestinian in the Old City of Jerusalem closing his shop in support of general strikes in West Bank and Gaza marking Nakba Day

After dozens of Gazans killed, Hamas leader says patience of armed factions 'will not last'

Fifty-eight Palestinians were killed and nearly 3,000 wounded in Monday's protests.

A Palestinian wearing a mask holds a cut-out of a key during a rally ahead of the ‘Nakba Day’ in Bethlehem in 2015

Gaza death toll climbs to 52 as U.S. embassy move escalates protests

The clashes come ahead of the ribbon cutting for the new US embassy in Jerusalem on Monday afternoon.

A female Palestinian demonstrator during a protest against US embassy move to Jerusalem, at the Israel-Gaza border, east of Gaza City May 14, 2018

High-level Hamas delegation visits Cairo day before major protests

Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said the delegation had been invited to Egypt “to consult about the latest developments related to Palestinian and regional affairs.” He did not elaborate.

Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh attends a rally marking the 30th anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Gaza City December 14, 2017

Palestinians plan ‘major’ protest against U.S. embassy opening

Since March 30, protests have taken place, especially on Fridays, in the border region between Israel and the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian demonstrators run for cover from tear gas fired by Israeli forces during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border in the southern Gaza Strip, May 11, 2018