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…
429 viewsScholars 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.
885 viewsDuring 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…
551 viewsIsraeli 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…
410 viewsPanelists 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.
250 viewsPanelists 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, …
188 viewsParticipants 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…
179 viewsMiddle 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…
278 viewsDavid 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…
162 viewsA 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…
87 viewsModerated 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…
59 viewsMiddle 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…
69 viewsParticipants talked about the future of a Palestinian state, the Middle East peace process, and Arab solidarity following the death of Chairman Arafat. Following their remarks they answered …
64 viewsDavid Makovsky spoke about the Middle East peace process and Israel’s decision to build a fence around the West Bank territory. He also responded to viewers' comments and questions.
146 viewsMr. Ross and Mr. Makovsky talked about the status of the Middle East peace process. Among the issues they addressed were Israeli and Palestinian leadership, the U.S. role in the process, rec…
30 viewsSaid Erikat of Al-Quds Daily and David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy discussed the escalation of violence in the Middle East and the prospects for President Bush’…
102 viewsParticipants talked about the future of the peace process in the Middle East, security threats in Israel, an economic crisis in Israel, relations between Arabs and Jews within Israel, and wa…
142 viewsFollowing an apparent breakdown in peace negotiations, Middle East experts briefed the media on the deteriorating situation in Israel and discussed the possibility of military escalation. Th…
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