Since 1967 the Arab-Israeli confrontation has been shaped by both war-making and peacemaking. What have we learned about the balance of power, the internal politics of the main actors, and the role of outside powers? What lessons from negotiations—both successful and not—can be applied today’s situation? Join us as four seasoned observers of the Arab-Israeli conflict share their views on these and other matters.

Presented by the Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Middle East Forum of the Middle East Program at the Wilson Center.

Speakers

Jane Harman
Director, President and CEO, Wilson Center
Moderator

Aaron David Miller
Vice President for New Initiatives and Distinguished Scholar
Historian, analyst, negotiator, and former adviser to Republican and Democratic Secretaries of State on Arab-Israeli negotiations, 1978-2003; Global Affairs Analyst with CNN

Panelists

Ziad Asali
President and Founder, the American Task Force on Palestine

Hussein Ibish
Senior Resident Scholar, Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington

Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen
Director, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Program, U.S. Institute of Peace

Natan Sachs
Director, Center for Middle East Policy, the Brookings Institution; Fellow – Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy, the Brookings Institution