Speakers
Jehad Abusalim
Executive Director of the Institute for Palestine Studies-USA
Khaled Elgindy
Middle East analyst and author; Adjunct Professor in Arab Studies, Georgetown University
Dalia Hatuqa
Independent Journalist covering Palestinian-Israeli affairs
Mairav Zonszein
Senior Analyst on Israel-Palestine, International Crisis Group
Moderator
About the Webinar
After 15 months of horrific bombardment in the Gaza Strip, a ceasefire agreement was finally reached in the last days of the Biden Administration and with the involvement of officials from the incoming Trump Administration. The deal, brokered by US, Qatari, and Egyptian mediators, will be implemented in phases beginning with a temporary ceasefire and the exchange of some Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, and later proceed to talks regarding a broader end to the war.
Arab Center Washington DC is convening a panel of experts to discuss the recently announced ceasefire and hostage exchange agreement between Israel and Hamas, its prospects and challenges, the role of the United States and the Trump Administration, and implications for Palestine/Israel and for the region.
What factors prompted Hamas and Israel to agree at this time? What role did President-elect Trump play in pushing the deal forward? What does the ceasefire agreement entail and how can we assess its prospects? What role will the Trump Administration have to play in its implementation and after the first phase? What will be the Trump Administration’s position toward Israel and Palestine in general? What are the implications of this ceasefire agreement for Gaza in particular and Palestinians more broadly? What fallout might there be in Israeli politics and in the region at large?
