In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks to Middle East policy journalist, analyst, and author Omar Rahman about the regional impacts and implications of Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza. Omar is currently a fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, where he focuses on Palestine, Middle East geopolitics, and American foreign policy in the region, and he is also a non-resident fellow at the Baker Institute for Public Policy. Omar is currently working on a book about Palestinian de-fragmentation in the post-Oslo era. Rahman is also a frequent speaker on panels, at conferences, and in the media.
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Bio: Omar H. Rahman is a fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, where he focuses on Palestine, Middle East geopolitics, and American foreign policy in the region. He is the Editor of Afkār, the Council’s online publication providing insights and analysis on current events in the region. He is also a non-resident fellow at the Baker Institute for Public Policy. He was previously a visiting fellow at the Brookings Doha Center, where he researched and wrote about Palestine-Israel, the Arab Gulf, and the intersection between the two. Prior to this, Rahman was a research analyst at the Arab Gulf States Institute, where he focused on the political economy of the Gulf states. Rahman established his career as a journalist based in the U.S. and the Middle East, including three years in Palestine where he was a columnist for +972 Magazine. Rahman was also an associate editor at World Politics Review in New York, as well as an editor and senior Middle East correspondent at Argus Media. His writing has been published in The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, The National Interest, Lawfare, VICE, PBS NewsHour, Quartz, Al-Jazeera English, and The National, among other outlets. Rahman’s other work includes peer-reviewed policy papers. academic articles, and book chapters including in the recently-published volume: What is Israel/Palestine? (Routledge, 2022). He is currently working on a book about Palestinian de-fragmentation in the post-Oslo era. Rahman is also a frequent speaker on panels, at conferences, and in the media.
- Follow Omar on Twitter/X: @omarrahman
Recent publications by/interviews with Omar Rahman
- Middle East Council on Global Affairs (February 15, 2024): Is a Regional War Inescapable?
- Middle East Council on Global Affairs (November 26, 2023): Normalization and Its Flaws: Moving from the Abraham Accords to the Arab-Iranian Rapprochement
- Remarks at the Fifth Annual Gulf International Conference (November 16, 2023): How the Abraham Accords have affected the role of the Gulf State in the Israel-Palestinian Conflict [starting at 1:01:45)
- The National Interest (February 6, 2024): Condemning Qatar is Counterproductive
- Middle East Council on Global Affairs (October 7, 2022): Hamas’ ‘Al-Aqsa Flood’ Operation Will Leave Nothing Untouched
- Remarks at Doha Forum (December 10, 2023): The Middle East’s Fragile Reset (minute 25)
More writings from Omar Rahman
- At the Middle East Council on Global Affairs: https://mecouncil.org/experts_members/omar-h-rahman/
- At the Baker Center (Rice University):- https://www.bakerinstitute.org/expert/omar-rahman
- At the Brookings Institution: https://www.brookings.edu/people/omar-rahman/
- At +972 Magazine:- https://www.972mag.com/writer/omarh/
Other resources mentioned in this podcast
The National Committee for the Heads of the Arab Local Authorities in Israel (2006) — The Future Vision of the Palestinian Arabs in Israel