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Foreign diplomats and State Department officials discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at a virtual event hosted by the Wilson Center. They assessed the current ceasefire agreement betw…

Scholars at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy discussed the recent violence between Israel and Hamas and next steps for the U.S. in trying to de-escalate the situation.

Ambassador Dennis Ross and David Makovsky talked about their book, Be Strong and of Good Courage: How Israel’s Most Important Leaders Shaped Its Destiny, on modern Israel’s founding fathers:…

During the Washington Institute for Near East Policy’s 2019 Soref Symposium dinner, a panel of Middle East experts discussed and analyzed remarks made by Jared Kushner, son-in-law of and sen…

A panel of experts at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy discussed the upcoming Israeli elections, set for April 9, 2019. They predicted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …

Middle East experts talked about the future of U.S.-Israel relations. The speakers also previewed the upcoming meeting between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu i…

Israeli Cabinet Minister Tzachi Hanegbi and former Israeli Ambassador Itamar Rabinovich talked about the future of U.S.-Israel relations. The speakers also analyzed the prospects of a two-st…

Panelists talked about the possible implications of President Obama’s trip to the Middle East, which was scheduled for later in the week. Topics included Israel and Iran’s nuclear program.

Panelists spoke about Middle East policy and security challenges facing the region. Among the issues they addressed were Iranian nuclear development, political unrest and violence in Syria, …

As the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) convention began in Washington D.C., David Makovsky discussed American and Israeli relations. The looming tensions between Iran and th…

Participants spoke about a diplomatic delegation’s trip to the Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt. The focused on the status of efforts to restart peace negotiations, regional security, and…

Middle East experts talked about the prospects and challenges of renewed peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders. They also answered questions from the audience. Renewed negotiat…

A panel of experts paid tribute to former Representative Charlie Wilson (D-TX, 1973-1996), who was scheduled to attend but fell ill before the event. Zvi Rafiah related stories of his 35-yea…

David Makovsky talked about President Obama’s trip to the Middle East and his speech at Cairo University. Mr. Makovsky also discussed his views on how the trip and the Cairo speech was perce…

A panel discussion was held on the prospects for peace in the Middle East five years after President Bush proposed a “two-state solution” in a Rose Garden address. Topics included the rise o…

A forum titled “From Diplomacy to War: June 1967 Revisited” was held marking the 40th anniversary of the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War. Mr. Makovsky introduced his videotaped interview with Princ…

A forum titled “From Diplomacy to War: June 1967 Revisited” was held marking the 40th anniversary of the 1967 Arab-Israeli Six-Day War. Opening remarks were made by Yuval Rabin, son of then-…

Mr. Makovsky talked about a United Nations cease-fire resolution concerning the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon and the expansion of ground operations into Lebanon by Israel…

Moderated by Mr. Makovsky, the panelists discussed the prospects for peace in the Middle East following the Hamas victory in the Palestine elections, the new government in Israel, and new th…

Middle East scholars talked about the U.S. role in the Middle East peace process, primarily the Palestinian-Israeli situation. Other topics included Palestinian freedom, the formation of two…