Israel Events
September Crisis or Compromise: The Palestinians, the UN, and the Peace Process
September 13, 2011 // 9:30am — 11:00am
Middle East Program
The much anticipated UN Palestinian initiative has sparked enormous controversy and concern. Some fear it; others welcome it; and many just don’t think it matters much.
Security, Politics, and a Two-State Solution: A View from Israel
July 25, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Middle East Program
Four prominent Israelis – Shaul Arieli, Shlomo Gazit, Alon Pinkas, and Gilead Sher – with decades of experience in military and security issues, outline Israeli views on a two-state solution in a discussion moderated by Wilson Center scholar Aaron David Miller.
An Israeli-Palestinian Agreement? What's Possible and What Isn't
June 28, 2011 // 10:00am — 11:30am
Middle East Program
The Israeli-Palestinian peace process is at an impasse. Fears of violence, unilateral actions, and UN action in the fall are poised to fill the ever expanding vacuum in the absence of serious negotiations. Are sustainable negotiations possible by year's end? And what are the likely consequences if they aren't?
A Conversation with Moshe Yaalon
March 24, 2011 // 10:00am — 11:30am
Middle East Program
Moshe Yaalon, Vice Premier, Minister of Strategic Affairs and Likud Knesset Member; Aaron David Miller, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center
The Sixth Crisis: Iran, Israel, America, and the Rumors of War
November 22, 2010 // 11:00am — 12:00pm
Middle East Program
Steven Simon, Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Dana Allin, Senior Fellow, International Institute for Strategic Studies
A Conversation With Saeb Erakat
November 04, 2010 // 5:00pm — 6:30pm
Middle East Program
Saeb Erakat, Chief Palestinian Negotiator and Director, Negotiations Affairs Department; Moderator Aaron David Miller, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center
America and the Peace Process: A View from the Region
October 29, 2010 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Middle East Program
Nabil Fahmy, Dean, School of Public Affairs, American University in Cairo, and former Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United States; Marwan Muasher, Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and former Ambassador of Jordan to the United States and Deputy Prime Minister; Ephraim Sneh, Chairman, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue, Netanya Academic College and former member of the Knesset, and Deputy Defense Minister; Moderator Aaron David Miller, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center
The Worst-Kept Secret: Israel's Bargain With the Bomb
October 07, 2010 // 4:00pm — 6:00pm
Nuclear Proliferation International History Project
Avner Cohen, Senior Fellow, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies; Morton Halperin, Senior Adviser, Open Society Institute, Samuel W. Lewis, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel; Bruce Riedel, Former Senior Director, National Security Council, Near East Affairs
Envisioning the Two-State Solution: Young Political Leaders from Israel and Palestine
September 29, 2010 // 9:00am — 10:00am
Middle East Program
Ahmad Omeir, Youth Leader, OneVoice Palestine and Acting Director, Young Entrepreneurs Palestine; Danny Shaket, Youth Leader, OneVoice Israel and Head, OneVoice Israel's Tel Aviv University Chapter
Book Talk: Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956-1978
April 29, 2010 // 4:00pm — 5:00pm
Middle East Program
Kai Bird, Former Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center and Contributing Editor, The Nation