Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Arab Center Washington DC and the Institute for Middle East Studies at George Washington University bring together a panel of experts to discuss the implications of the White House’s plan for Gaza and how it will affect the region. This webinar panel will seek to address numerous questions, including: What is the likelihood of the plan moving forward? What resistance will it meet if it does from Palestinians as well as other countries throughout the region? How do neighboring states view this issue and what are the implications for them? What is the broader role of regional actors in this moment? What is the position of the Arab League regarding these pronouncements from President Trump? What would pursuing this policy mean for American interests and relations in the region and around the world?
Welcoming Remarks:
Shana R. Marshall
Assistant Research Professor of International Affairs; Associate Director, Institute for Middle East Studies, George Washington University
Speakers:
Michael Barnett
University Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University
Tahani Mustafa
Senior Palestine Analyst, International Crisis Group
Nancy Okail
President and CEO, Center for International Policy (CIP)
Sean Yom
Associate Professor of Political Science, Temple University; Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
Moderator
Moderator:
Yousef Muanyyer
Head of the Palestine/Israel Program and Senior Fellow, Arab Center Washington DC
Chapters:
0:03 Welcoming Remarks
1:57 Introduction
04:43 Tahani Mustafa
13:47 Sean Yom
25:31 Nancy Okail
43:15 Michael Barnett
1:00:50 Q&A
Arab Center Washington DC and the Institute for Middle East Studies at George Washington University bring together a panel of experts to discuss the implications of the White House’s plan for Gaza and how it will affect the region. This webinar panel will seek to address numerous questions, including: What is the likelihood of the plan moving forward? What resistance will it meet if it does from Palestinians as well as other countries throughout the region? How do neighboring states view this issue and what are the implications for them? What is the broader role of regional actors in this moment? What is the position of the Arab League regarding these pronouncements from President Trump? What would pursuing this policy mean for American interests and relations in the region and around the world?
Welcoming Remarks:
Shana R. Marshall
Assistant Research Professor of International Affairs; Associate Director, Institute for Middle East Studies, George Washington University
Speakers:
Michael Barnett
University Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University
Tahani Mustafa
Senior Palestine Analyst, International Crisis Group
Nancy Okail
President and CEO, Center for International Policy (CIP)
Sean Yom
Associate Professor of Political Science, Temple University; Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
Moderator
Moderator:
Yousef Muanyyer
Head of the Palestine/Israel Program and Senior Fellow, Arab Center Washington DC
Chapters:
0:03 Welcoming Remarks
1:57 Introduction
04:43 Tahani Mustafa
13:47 Sean Yom
25:31 Nancy Okail
43:15 Michael Barnett
1:00:50 Q&A
