The center analyzes relations between the United States and the Middle East with a focus on the Palestinian issue.
The center studies specific U.S. policies, publishes reports, briefing, and analysis, and serves as a venue for Palestinian and Arab scholars.
The center also houses the Hisham Sharabi Memorial Library, one of the largest Palestine-centered collections in the United States.
The center has been referenced by diverse news media from the Turkish Weekly[9] to the Washington Times[10] and Christian Science Monitor.
Speakers at the Palestine Center have included former Israeli Knesset member Azmi Bishara,[12] Palestinian diplomat Afif Safieh,[13] Clovis Maksoud,[14] Ambassador Nabil Fahmy, Egyptian Ambassador to the United States,[15] Hanan Ashrawi,[16] Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad,[17] and John Mearsheimer,[18] among others.