EIPA Press Briefing, 7th July 2021 ‘New government in Israel. New opportunity for renewed dialogue with the EU?’ With: Dr. MAYA SION -TZIDKIYAHU is a leading authority on EU-Israeli relations and the European Union integration process. She is Director of the Program on Israel-Europe Relations at Mitvim (The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies), one of Israel’s leading independent think-tanks, and Co-President of the European Association for the Study of European Integration (IASEI). She is an adjunct professor at the […]
EIPA Press Briefing, 12 May 2021 ‘Escalation in Jerusalem and Gaza border: how did we get there and what is the endgame? With: Fleur Hassan-Nahoum Jerusalem’s Deputy mayor responsible for foreign relations, economic development and tourism. A Jerusalem city council member since 2016, she previously headed up the European desk of Jerusalem’s Development Corp. She has also served as a communications consultant for corporations and NGOs. Prior to her deputy mayoralty in 2018, Fleur led the city council opposition. Khaled […]
EIPA Press Briefing, 29 April 2021 ‘Palestinian elections: the real story behind the scenes’ With: Mr. Ghaith Al-Omari is Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy where he focuses on the U.S.-Israel strategic relationship. He is the former executive director of the American Task Force on Palestine. He also served as advisor to the Palestinian negotiating team throughout the permanent permanent-status negotiations (Camp David, Taba). In addition, he held other strategic positions within the Palestinian Authority including […]
EIPA Press Briefing, 20 April 2021 ‘Opposition to the Abraham Accords: What Happened and What Comes Next for Regional Peace opponents?’ With: Dr. Moran Zaga is a researcher and a lecturer at the University of Haifa. Her main research interests are political and social boundaries, the history of borders in the Arab World and geopolitics of the Gulf States. Moran is a research fellow at the Chaikin Chair for Geostrategy at the University of Haifa and a policy fellow at […]
EIPA Press Briefing, 15 March 2021 ‘Iran’s nuclear program and its regional policies in the spotlight: challenges and opportunities’ With: Sima Shine A Senior Research Fellow in the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Israel’s leading think tank. Until 2016 she was the Deputy Director General of Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs, responsible, inter alia, for the Iranian file. Before joining the Ministry, Shine served as Deputy Head for Strategic Affairs of Israel’s National Security Council. Prior to that position, Shine served […]
EIPA Press Briefing, 23 December 2020 ‘Left behind as the Middle East changes? The EU and normalizations with Israel’ with: Dr. Ebtesam Al-Ketbi is a founder and president of the Emirates Policy Center and one of the first Arab women to lead an influential think tank. A professor of political science at United Arab Emirates University and a member of the Consultative Commission of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Dr. Ebtesam Al-Ketbi is also a founding member of the Emirates Human […]
EIPA Press Briefing, 29 October 2020 ‘Reset or Reboot? The Middle East after the US elections’ With: Dr. ODED ERAN has been one of Israel’s leading foreign-relations policy advisors. He is senior research fellow at Israel’s prestigious Institute for National Security Studies (INSS). Prior to having joined the INSS, Dr Eran headed Israel’s peace negotiating team with the Palestinians. He also served as the ambassador to the EU, NATO and Jordan. He held the position of deputy director general of […]
EIPA Press Briefing, 14 September 2020 ‘The UAE, Bahrein and Israel: rewriting the Middle East playbook?’ With Ambassador Dore Gold, the President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Ehud Yaari, a leading expert on Middle Eastern affairs