Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 10:00 - 11:30 AM EDT - Zoom
What Comes Next in Gaza?
by Arab Center Washington DC
This webinar will also be livestreamed on our website
Speakers
Yara M. Asi - Assistant Professor at the School of Global Health Management and Informatics, University of Central Florida; Non-resident Fellow, Arab Center Washington DC
Diana Buttu - Palestinian-Canadian Lawyer and Analyst
Mouin Rabbani - Middle East Analyst; Co-Editor of Jadalliya
Jeremy Scahill - Investigative Journalist and Co-Founder of Drop Site News
Moderator Yousef Munayyer - Head of the Palestine/Israel Program and Senior Fellow, Arab Center Washington DC
About the Webinar
After nearly two years of relentless bombing, destruction, and mass atrocities in Gaza, the Israeli government threatens to deepen its military campaign by laying further waste to what remains of Gaza City. Arab Center Washington DC is convening a panel of experts to discuss the current situation on the ground in Gaza and around the world as a growing number of states continue to break with Israel over its conduct in the besieged strip. This panel will highlight the current humanitarian situation in Gaza, the impact of Israel’s siege policies and the politics of aid schemes, the domestic political situation in Israel and how that is shaping Israeli decision-making, the regional and global picture as Israel and the United States become more diplomatically isolated, and what, if anything, remains of ceasefire negotiations.
Among the many questions we will seek to answer are: How have Israel’s policies around humanitarian aid and international organizations led to starvation in Gaza? Has Israel’s military calculus around Gaza shifted after its war with Iran? What divisions inside Israeli decision-making spaces are likely to shape outcomes? What is US policy now toward the situation in Gaza and the Palestinian future? Where do ceasefire negotiations stand now, and what stands in the way of an agreement?