I mainly research the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, in particular on the various diplomatic endeavours ranging from the late 1940s up until today. I have researched and published on various phases in this history.
I mainly research the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, in particular on the various diplomatic endeavours ranging from the late 1940s up until today. I have researched and published on various phases in this history.
My book Arab-Israeli Diplomacy under Carter: The U.S., Israel and the Palestinians was published by I.B. Tauris in 2018.
I mainly research the Arab-Israeli conflict with a focus on the various diplomatic endeavours ranging from the late 1940s up until today. A central focus of my research is the lack of Palestinian inclusion in these international approaches to the conflict.
I have researched and published on various phases in this history, including:
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MidEast Policy Brief
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The Cairo Review of Global Affairs
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ørgen Jensehaugen continued to be interviewed by the media on the crisis in Gaza, including by NRK website and NRK radio (listen at 9.02.00), Aftenposten, Dagsavisen and VG newspapers (republished by Head Topics), El Diario newspaper (republished by MSN, Pledge Times and El Extremo Sur de la Patagonia) and Swiss Info (republished by MENAFN). He was also referenced in a story in Politikk Nyheter which was republished by Head Topics.
Jørgen Jensehaugen continued to be interviewed by the media on the crisis in Gaza, including by NRK website and NRK radio (listen at 9.02.00), Aftenposten, Dagsavisen and VG newspapers (republished by Head Topics), El Diario newspaper (republished by MSN, Pledge Times and El Extremo Sur de la Patagonia) and Swiss Info (republished by MENAFN). He was also referenced in a story in Politikk Nyheter which was republished by Head Topics.
Jørgen Jensehaugen did background interviews with several international news outlets, based on Communication Department outreach to the media ahead of two Israeli laws to prohibit the work of UNRWA, namely Al Jazeera TV, the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, the Turkish news agency Anadolu Agency (with articles republished by TRT World and World News) and German news wires. Jørgen was interviewed widely about the Gaza ceasefire in addition, including by Aftenposten, VG and Dagsavisen newspapers, NRK P1 radio, NRKs Dagsnytt radio (listen at 27 mins 50 secs), NRK here and here (republished by NewsDirectory3), NRK Nyheter radio and TV, NRK Nyhetsmorgen radio (listen at 1hr 8mins 20secs) and the Spanish online newspaper, El Diario here and here (republished by MSN Spain, Pledge Times and El Tambor). Jørgen was also interviewed by Norway’s NTB newswire, which was republished widely, including by ABC Nyheter and TV2. He was also mentioned in another article on the same theme by NewsyList. He was interviewed about photos taken by the Israeli military, in an article by VG. Lastly, he partook in a podcast by Jadaliyya on former US President Jimmy Carter and the Middle East.
PRIO published a press release on the potential consequences of Israel’s ban on the UN’s humanitarian agency in Palestine (UNRWA). The press release was based on a new PRIO Policy Brief, ‘Consequences of the Israeli Ban,’ co-authored by Jørgen Jensehaugen.
Jørgen was interviewed by multiple media outlets as a result of the press release, including BBC radio, Al Jazeera, Germany’s Deutsch Welle (DW), the French newspaper Mediapart, Ireland’s national broadcaster RTE, Japanese news agency Jiji Press, Japan’s Asahi newspaper, Inside Geneva podcast by Swiss Broadcasting called Development Today, Norwegian newspapers Dagbladet and Aftenposten, and Forskning.no. The DW article was republished by MSN UK.
The press release was also picked up by the media, including by Norway’s TV2, Danish outlet Globalnyt, Truthout, World Socialist Web Site, Evangelisch, ORF, Head Topics, Norwegian newspaper Bergens Tidende here and here, Kyiv Post, the Turkish news wire Anadolu Agency, and republished by Middle East Monitor, Press TV, Al Mayadeen, Biglobe and A News.
Jørgen Jensehaugen also continued to be interviewed by the media on the ceasefire in Gaza, including by the Swiss public radio, SRF, NRK’s Nyheter radio (listen at 2 mins) and Helgemorgen.
Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about the ceasefire in Gaza by the Norwegian newspapers, Aftenposten and VG. The former article was republished by Stavanger Aftenblad. He was also mentioned in another article by Aftenposten on Gaza.
PRIO researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed by Norway’s state broadcaster NRK about Norway considering prison sentences for trading with Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed by Norway’s state broadcaster NRK about Norway considering prison sentences for trading with Israeli settlers in the West Bank. The article was republished by Turkey’s TRT World, Daily Sabah, Muslim Network News, VIN News, Ynet, Head Topics, Federalna, Times, News Wav and Bytes Europe.
Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about US President Trump changing Lake Antario’s name to Lake America, by Canada’s leading nightly news programme, CBC News The National. He was also interviewed by the Lebanese newspaper L'Orient-Le Jour about Western sanctions on Israeli settlers (see Article 1 attached). He was also interviewed on NRK Helemorgen radio (listen at 24mins 18 secs) about settler violence and the situation on the West Bank. An article on the same topic was produced for NRK’s website which included quotes by Jørgen Jensehaugen.
Jørgen Jensehaugen wrote an opinion piece in the Norwegian aid magazine Panorama Nyheter about the US relationship with Israel deteriorating. You can read it in English on PRIO Comments. The op-ed was republished by HCN Times, and formed the basis of articles by Publika and News.
Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed by NRK TV (watch at 7mins 20secs) about the renewed Israel-Iran war. He was also quoted in an article on the same topic by NRK. He was also interviewed by NRK Ekko radio (listen at 58mins 14secs) where the audience asked questions about Israel. In addition, Jørgen was interviewed by NRK’s Dagsnytt 18 on the Israel-Iran war.
Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about the conflict in Lebanon multiple times by Norway’s NRK, including by NRK Radio Studio 2 (listen at 2mins 20sec) and NRK TV (watch at kl9.10), Nyheter TV (watch at 2mins 20secs). He was also interviewed by TV2 news about the connection between the US-Iran ceasefire and Israel's war in Lebanon. Mentions of the NRK radio interviews were republished by Europe Says. Lastly, Jørgen was interviewed by Dagbladet newspaper on the Oslo negotiations.
Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed for an article about Israel’s military strategy in Lebanon by the Norwegian newspaper, VG; about the refugee crisis in Lebanon by NRK’s Nyhetsmorgen TV show (watch at 38mins); mentioned in articles about the Iran war by Aftenposten newspaper here, here and here; by Bergens Tidende newspaper and by NTB news wire.
PRIO Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed on the war in the middle east by Norwegian Broadcast NRK TV (watch at 11min).
Jørgen Jensehaugen was mentioned in an article on the recognition the Palestine, by Norway’s Aftenposten newspaper, and also interviewed by Aftenposten and NRK TV (watch at 11mins) on the current conflict in the Middle East. He was also mentioned in articles on the same topic by Bergens Tidende newspaper and Europe Says.
Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about the two-state solution in the Middle East, by the Norwegian news outlet, Adresseavisen, Aftenposten and Forskning.no. Jørgen was also mentioned in an article about Palestine by the Norwegian news site, Klar Tale. He was interviewed by NRK on annexations in the West Bank, and the article was republished by Europe Says. NRK Nyhetsmorgen radio also interviewed him about new laws in the West Bank (listen at 1min 36secs). In addition, he was interviewed by NRK Studio 2 on Palestinian President Abbas’ visit to Norway (listen at 1min 40secs). Jørgen’s PRIO opinion piece on US President Trump’s attention-grabbing tactics was republished by Europe Says.
PRIO researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed by Klar Tale & adressa.no discussing why the two-state solution to the Israel–Palestine conflict appears less likely than ever.
PRIO researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen wrote an op ed in Norwegian in Panorama Nyheter arguing that U.S. President Donald Trump’s deliberate “attention war” over issues like Greenland has systematically diverted global focus toward sensational but less consequential events, at the expense of more serious humanitarian crises.
PRIO researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed by NRK on Trumps peace deal for Gaza.
PRIO researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about the ceasefire in Gaza by Norway’s TV2.
Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about Israel’s latest military campaign in Gaza, by the Norwegian newspaper VG. He was also interviewed by TV2 (watch at 5mins 55secs), NRK Nyheter (watch at 10mins 8secs), NRK Urix (listen at 22min 18 secs), NRK Ekko radio (listen at 24 mins) and Vårt Land. He was also interviewed about recognition of Palestine by Aftenposten newspaper, by NRK, Stavanger Aftenblad.
Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about Israel’s long term plan for Gaza, by VG newspaper.
PRIO researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about Israel’s latest military campaign in Gaza, by TV2 (watch at 5mins 55secs), NRK Nyheter (watch at 10mins 8secs), NRK Urix (listen at 22min 18 secs) and NRK Ekko radio (listen at 24 mins).
PRIO researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about Israel’s latest military campaign in Gaza, by the Norwegian newspaper VG.
Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed by the Norwegian newspaper Dagsavisen, about the Israeli Government’s plan to take over Gaza. He was also referenced in an article about the Norwegian Oil Fund and its investments in Israeli-linked assets, by NRK, Newsylist, Maldankon and Nachedeu.
PRIO researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed by the Norwegian newspaper Dagsavisen, about the Israeli Government’s plan to take over Gaza.
Jørgen Jensehaugen’s research on UNRWA was referenced in an article by nineteen psychologists arguing that professionals have a moral duty to speak out against human rights abuses in Gaza, by Psykologisk.no.
PRIO researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about the crisis in Palestine by Norway's Panorama Nyheter.
Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about humanitarian aid in Gaza, by Swiss Info. The interview was also covered by the site Sohu.
Jørgen Jensehaugen wrote an opinion piece on the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza that was published in the Norwegian aid magazine, Panorama Nyheter. He was interviewed by the Norwegian news wire, NTB, NRK’s Dagsnytt 18, NRK Nyheter and VG newspaper about US President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East. The interview was republished by Bergens Tidende and Dagbladet newspapers. In addition, Jørgen was interviewed about the ceasefire between Israel and Palestine, by the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten here and here. He was also referenced in articles on the Israel Palestine conflict by Swiss Info, Aftenposten, NRK and the site Maldankon here and here.
PRIO researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen wrote an opinion piece on the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza that was published in the Norwegian aid magazine, Panorama Nyheter.
Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about food warehouses in Gaza being empty, by the Norwegian aid magazine Panorama Nyheter. He was also interviewed about the Gaza crisis by VG. Jørgen was interviewed by the Norwegian news wire, NTB, about President Trump’s visit to the Middle East.
Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about the impact of the Trump administration on the conflict in Gaza, by the Norwegian newspaper, Dagbladet. He was also interviewed about the recent Israeli attacks on Gaza, by VG, TV2, NRK, Bergens Tidende, and Dagsavisen here and here (republished by Head Topics here and here).
Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about aid restrictions in Gaza, by the Danish newspaper, Information.
Jørgen Jensehaugen wrote an opinion piece about how Norway should form new international coalitions to support global norms and institutions that the new US administration has sought to undermine, for the Norwegian aid magazine Panorama. He was interviewed about Palestinians being evicted from the West Bank, for NRK. The interview was republished by Le Portale.
PRIO researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about two Israeli laws to prohibit the work of UNRWA, by the Turkish news agency Anadolu Agency.
PRIO researchers Kristian Berg Harpviken and Jørgen Jensehaugen were both interviewed on the consequences of stepping back from war for Israel and Russia’s leaders, in a longform piece by Norway's broadcaster, NRK.
PRIO researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was also interviewed on the conflict in Palestine by the Norwegian broadcaster NRK here and here, and by Aftenposten newspaper.
PRIO researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed on the crisis facing UNRWA by Ireland’s state broadcaster RTE, Sky News UK, France 24, Australia’s ABC radio, The New Arab, Portuguese news wire LUCA, Japan’s NHK, The National, Swedish Radio, Al Arabya TV and Spain’s El Periodico de España.
PRIO researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed on the Israel-Palestine crisis, including by the Norwegian outlets Aftenposten, Vårt Land here and here, Dagsavisen, VG, Bergens Tidende and Fagbladet. The Fagbladet article was republished by Document. Jørgen also appeared on TV2 on the same topic.
PRIO Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was also interviewed on the Israel-Palestine crisis, including by the Norwegian broadcaster, NRK, and newspapers VG and Bergens Tidende.
PRIO Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed by several media outlets about the Israel-Palestine crisis, including NRK and Denmark’s TV2.
NRK TV came to film PRIO’s Oslo Peace Days event, ‘The Oslo Peace Process and its Aftermath,’ interviewing Hilde Waage Henriksen and Jørgen Jensehaugen who were on the panel for the event (watch at 15:10).
PRIO researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed by multiple media outlets about the Israel-Palestine crisis including BBC World TV News. In Norway, he was interviewed by newspapers VG, Dagsavisen, Dagbladet, Bergens Tidende and Vårt Land, NRK radio (listen at 35 mins) several times, NRK Urix TV, NRK TV’s Nyhetskanalen, NRK Supernytt children’s news (listen at 3 mins 50 sec), the magazine Tendens, news wire NTB, Dagbladet, Denmark’s TV2, Denmark’s Midtjyllands Avis.
Jørgen wrote two opinion pieces for Panorama magazine - one article on Lebanon’s impending disasters and the other on the potential of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) collapsing.
PRIO researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed by several media outlets about the Israel-Palestine crisis, including the Spanish outlet, Eldiario, and by Norwegian outlets NRK, Nettavisen and Nipponese.
Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed by multiple media outlets about the Israel-Palestine crisis, including NRK’s Debatten (listen at 31 mins), NRK’s Agenda, NRK website, NRK Nyheter TV (listen at 1 hour 41 mins), Norway’s Dagbladet newspaper here and here, Klassekampen newspaper here and here, Sol, and Denmark’s Ekstra Baldet newspaper.
PROI Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was mentioned in multiple outlets on conflict between Israel and Palestine, including by the Spanish news outlet El Tambor and by the Norwegian newspaper, Aftenposten.
PRIO Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed by multiple media outlets on the 30-year anniversary of the Oslo Peace Accords. This included the Norwegian news wire, NTB, Aftenposten newspaper, NRK radio (listen at 1 hr 44 mins) and the Spanish news outlet El Diario. He was also mentioned in another Dagsavisen and NRK article.
Jørgen also wrote an opinion piece on the Palestine refugee crisis that ran in the Norwegian aid magazine, Panorama.
PRIO Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen wrote an opinion piece on the failure of the two state solution and inability of the Norwegian government to find an alternative road to peace between Israel and Palestine, which was published by the Norwegian newspaper, Dagsavisen.
PRIO Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about Israel turning 75 years, by the Norwegian state broadcaster, NRK radio.
PRIO Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about Israel’s political crisis by the Norwegian newspaper, Vårt Land.
PRIO Researchers Hilde Henriksen Waage and Jørgen Jensehaugen were interviewed on the possibility of the two-state solution to resolve the Palestine-Israel conflict, by Norway’s TV2.
PRIO Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about the new Israeli Government and the country’s shift to the right, by multiple Norwegian media outlets, including Aftenposten, Dagsavisen, Dagsavisen (separate interview) Vårtland and the podcast, Podtail. He was also interviewed on increasing tensions between Palestine and Israel by the Norwegian state broadcaster, NRK.
PRIO Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was quoted in an article about Norway’s Prime Minister congratulating the new Israeli Prime Minister on his appointment, in Norwegian newspaper, Vårtland.
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