• Event Video
    SyriaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Arab Normalization with the Assad Regime: Domestic and International Implications.

    Apr 27, 2023

    Arab Center Washington DC held a briefing on April 25, 2023 with Dr. Bader Jamous, President of the Syrian Negotiation Commission, Sheikh Salem Al-Meslet, Pres…

  • Expert Interview
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Reality Check: Update from the Ground in Palestine and Israel

    Mar 24, 2023

    Leading human rights lawyer Jonathan Kuttab gives an update on the situation in Palestine under the new far-right Israeli government.

  • Event Video
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Israel’s Judicial Overhaul: Domestic and International Implications

    Mar 23, 2023

    Experts discuss recent events in Israel and their implications for the country as a whole, for Palestinians in particular, for Israeli relations with the globa…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Unpacking the Issue of Security in Palestine/Israel

    Mar 16, 2023

    Yousef Munayyer discusses the lack of safety and security that Palestinians experience under Israeli occupation. Munayyer is a Non-resident fellow at Arab Cent…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    The Implications of the New Israeli Government

    Feb 17, 2023

    Jonathan Kuttab discusses the implications of Israel's new far-right government led by Benjamin Netanyahu. Kuttab is a leading human rights lawyer and a Non-re…

  • Event Video
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Protecting Human Rights in Occupied Palestine: Working Through the United Nations

    Feb 16, 2023

    Three former UN Special Rapporteurs discuss the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.

  • Expert Interview
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Defending Palestinian Human Rights: A Conversation with Jessica Montell

    Dec 1, 2022

    Jessica Montell and Khalil E. Jahshan discuss Israel's growing violations of Palestinians' human rights, and legal efforts to provide some reprieve to Palestin…

  • Expert Interview
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Israel’s Unrelenting Campaign against Palestinian NGOs and the US Response

    Aug 23, 2022

    Experts discuss the recent Israeli raids and closures of Palestinian civil society organizations and the baseless claims by the Israeli government that these o…

  • Event Video
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Unraveling the Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh: The Issue of Accountability

    Jun 30, 2022

    Panelists discusses the findings of existing investigations and debates whether they can lead to accountability and the protection of journalists and of press …

  • Event Video
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    The Targeting of Palestine Activism in the United States: Suppression of American Constitutional Rights

    May 26, 2022

    This Webinar discusses efforts to suppress and criminalize the movement for Palestinian rights in the United States and the implications of those measures for …

  • Event Video
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    The International Human Rights Community and Israeli Crimes of Apartheid

    Apr 21, 2022

    A special conversation with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, Stanley Mi…

  • Event Video
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    The Practical Dimension of The Struggle for Equality by Palestinian Citizens in Israel

    Mar 23, 2022

    Arab Center Washington DC hosted Sami Abu Shahadeh, Palestinian Knesset Member (BALAD/Joint List), for a luncheon during his visit to the Washington DC in Marc…

  • Event Video
    SyriaMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    The Deteriorating Humanitarian Crisis in Syria: Is There an End in Sight?

    Feb 24, 2022

    This webinar examines the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria and the urgent need for political attention to the conflict there. Speakers discuss the…

  • Event Video
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Israel’s Continuing Policy of Palestinian Dispossession: From Sheikh Jarrah to Al-Naqab

    Jan 27, 2022

    Experts discuss the volatile situation in the Naqab in the context of Israel’s larger and ongoing policy of displacement and dispossession against Palestinians…

  • Event Video
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    The Political and Legal Implications of Israel’s Crackdown on Palestinian NGOs

    Nov 18, 2021

    On November 18, 2021, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) hosted a webinar titled “The Political and Legal Implications of Israel’s Crackdown on Palestinian NGOs.”…

  • Event Video
    Security and Defense

    Weapons Sales in the Middle East: Economics, Priorities, and Human Cost

    Sep 15, 2021

    The fourth panel of our sixth annual conference focuses on the economics, priorities, and impacts of weapons sales in the Middle East and North Africa. Speaker…

  • Event Video
    Democracy and Governance

    Impact of Global Competition on Democracy and Human Rights in the Middle East

    Sep 14, 2021

    In the first session of Arab Center Washington DC's Sixth Annual Conference, panelists focus on the role of global power competition in empowering authoritaria…

  • Event Video
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Reconstruction in Gaza: Between Israel’s Siege and the Politics of International Funding

    Jul 8, 2021

    Arab Center Washington DC held a webinar on July 8, 2021 to discuss the current situation in Gaza strip and the status of the reconstruction that was promised …

  • Event Video
    SyriaMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    The Way Forward in Syria: The Political Process, Transitional Justice, and US Policy

    Apr 20, 2021

    On April 20, 2021, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) held a webinar titled “The Way Forward in Syria: The Political Process, Transitional Justice, and US Policy.…

  • Event Video
    Democracy and Governance

    Ten Years after the Arab Spring

    Mar 11, 2021

    On March 11, 2021, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) convened a webinar titled “Ten Years after the Arab Spring: Assessing the State of Human Rights and Democrat…