Have Arab states abandoned the Palestinian people?

In our forthcoming policy lab, Al-Shabaka analysts Tareq Baconi and Ibrahim Fraihat join host Nur Arafeh to weigh in on the historical understanding of normalization, implications of the UAE-Israel agreement and other normalization  developments across the region, and ways forward for Palestinians in light of these changing dynamics.

Tareq Baconi is a senior analyst for the International Crisis Group on Israel/Palestine and the author of Hamas Contained: The Rise and Pacification of Palestinian Resistance (2018).

Ibrahim Fraihat is an international conflict resolution professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies and Georgetown University, and the author of Iran and Saudi Arabia: Taming a Chaotic Conflict (2020).

Nur Arafeh is conducting her PhD in Economic Development at the University of Oxford. She previously served as Al-Shabaka's Palestine Policy Fellow from 2015 - 2017.

About the Policy Lab Program: Al-Shabaka's Policy Lab Program is an online live-stream space where audiences can engage directly with expert analysts from our nearly 200-member network as they craft policies and strategies related to Palestine. The labs are free and open for public participation, inviting viewers to join in on policy discussions.

Note: This discussion will take place in English. Our policy labs are supported through the generosity of donors. They are free to attend, though we accept contributions on a sliding scale upon registration to help sustain the program.

The opinions of individual members of Al-Shabaka’s policy network do not necessarily reflect the views of the organization as a whole.

Arab Normalization with Israel: Current Status and Potential Consequences