Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Online
Palestinian Politics, Publics and Paths forward Post October 7
by Middle East Institute
Please join us tomorrow, Wednesday, October 1, at 10:00 AM EDT for a discussion with Tahani Mustafa and Wasim al Masri about Palestinian politics, publics and the road ahead, the first in a series of MEI conversations focused on the manifold implications of, and paths forward from, October 7.
Two years on from Hamas's attack on Israel and Israel's ongoing reprisal attack on Gaza, the situation for Palestinians hasn't looked bleaker since 1948. With weak and divided political leadership; an unclear practical path forward to realizing statehood; a re-traumatized public for whom the prospect of a peaceful diplomatic horizon is a distant or non-existent memory; and Israel’s entrenching occupation in the West Bank, the future of the Palestinian national movement is at an inflection point. Join us for this discussion about the present challenges, and assessment of paths forward in the shadow of October 7.
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Speakers:
Wasim Almasri is Director of Programs at the Alliance for Middle East Peace, with over a decade of experience in cross-border peacebuilding and civil society development. He has led regional programs, youth networks, and advocacy campaigns across Palestine, and holds a degree in public diplomacy and policy, with a focus on governance and institutional development.
Tahani Mustafa is a Visiting Fellow in the Middle East and North African Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations and former senior Palestine analyst at the International Crisis Group. She works on issues including security and socio-political and legal governance in the West Bank
Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen (Moderator) is a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute, where she focuses on Arab-Israeli relations. Prior to joining MEI, she spent 15 years on that portfolio at the US Institute of Peace, most recently as Director of its work on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.