Arab Leaders Try to Get Trump’s Attention

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Congressional delegation visit coincided with Israel and Iran squaring off in a direct military confrontation.

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Arab Leaders Try to Get Trump’s Attention

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Frederick Kempe

History will remember this moment less for the Israeli strikes themselves and more for what follows.

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Israel-Hamas war

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New Atlanticist

Apr 4, 2017

Arab Leaders Try to Get Trump’s Attention

By Shehab al-Makahleh

Eager to unlock the door to US-Arab cooperation on tackling regional issues following decades of disappointment with Washington’s lack of understanding of their concerns, three Arab leaders are engaging US President Donald Trump’s new administration over the next month. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met Trump at the White House on April 3; Jordan’s King […]

Israel Middle East

In the News

Mar 31, 2017

Shaffer Quoted by VOA on Turkey-Israel Relations and Energy

By Brenda Shaffer

Read the full article here.

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

Event Recap

Mar 28, 2017

Israel in Africa: a roundtable with African ambassadors

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, March 28, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a luncheon for African ambassadors with an Israeli delegation, including Ambassador Jeremy Issacharoff, vice director general and head of multilateral affairs directorate for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ambassador Gil Haskel, deputy director general of the foreign ministry and head of Israel’s international […]

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In the News

Mar 17, 2017

Daniels Joins Rudaw Erbil to Discuss the Trump Administration’s Policy Toward Iran and Israel

By Owen Daniels

Watch the full interview here.

Iran Israel

In the News

Mar 7, 2017

Shaffer in the Hill: Israel-Jordan Gas Trade Portends Brighter Future in Middle East

By Brenda Shaffer

Read full article here.

Energy & Environment Israel

In the News

Mar 5, 2017

Blanford in the Arab Weekly: Hezbollah, Israel Brace for All-Out Conflict

By Nicholas Blanford

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Israel

In the News

Mar 1, 2017

Blanford in the Christian Science Monitor: As US Pressures Iran, Parallel Tensions Grow Between Israel and Hezbollah

By Nicholas Blanford

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Iran Israel

New Atlanticist

Feb 21, 2017

Lessons from a Regional Approach to Solving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

By Richard LeBaron

Towards the end of their press conference on February 15, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald J. Trump hinted at their evolving strategy to solve the Israel-Palestine conflict and broader Arab-Israeli differences through a regional approach.  Netanyahu: And I believe that the great opportunity for peace comes from a regional approach from […]

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In the News

Feb 19, 2017

Blanford in the Arab Weekly: Israel Boosts Missile Defences Against Hezbollah

By Nicholas Blanford

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Israel

In the News

Feb 18, 2017

LeBaron in Mainichi Shimbun: US Israel Summit Meeting

By Richard LeBaron

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Ahmed F. Alkhatib

Resident Senior Fellow, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

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