A New U.S. Approach to Israel-Palestine

Pace e Bene board chair Michele Dunne is the Senior Fellow and Director of the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and has invited all Pace e Bene supporters to join.

After three decades of an Israel-Palestine peace process that has entrenched occupation and seen settler numbers in the West Bank quadruple, it is time for a U.S. policy reset on conflict resolution. How can this U.S. administration help shift political calculations of Palestinians and Israelis, alter the negative trajectory of realities on the ground, and rebuild prospects for a durable peace?

Please join co-authors Marwan Muasher, Zaha Hassan, and Daniel Levy for the launch of a paper calling for a new U.S. approach to the conflict that prioritizes the rights and human security of Palestinians and Israelis.

An expert panel discussion featuring Lara Friedman, Salih Booker and Khaled Elgindy will follow the presentation of the report recommendations.

SPEAKERS

Salih Booker is the president and CEO of the Center for International Policy. Previously, he served as the vice president of external relations at the United States Institute of Peace.

Khaled Elgindy is a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute where he also directs MEI’s Program on Palestine and Israeli-Palestinian Affairs. 

Lara Friedman is the president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace and is a leading authority on U.S. foreign policy on the Israeli-Arab conflict, Israeli settlements, Jerusalem, and the role of the U.S. Congress.

Zaha Hassan is a human rights lawyer and visiting fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Daniel Levy is the president of the U.S. / Middle East Project. He was previously director for the Middle East and North Africa at the European Council on Foreign Relations, an advisor in the Israeli Prime Minister's office, and a member of the Israeli peace negotiating team.

Marwan Muasher is vice president for studies at Carnegie, where he oversees research in Washington and Beirut on the Middle East.