30
June 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Israel and the New Middle East

Virtual Event | Israel and the New Middle East

Past Event
Online Only
June 30, 2021
30
June 2021
Past Event
Speakers:
Attila Somfalvi

Senior Political Commentator for Ynet, Chief Anchor for Ynet TV, & Host of "The Headline" Daily Podcast

Lior Weintraub

Political and Media Strategist & Former Chief of Staff and Spokesperson for the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C.

Mohammed Baharoon

Co-founder and Director General of the Dubai Public Policy Research Center (b’huth)

Josh Block (Moderator)

Adjunct Fellow, Hudson Institute

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Hudson Institute Adjunct Fellow Josh Block will host a discussion on the political realignment within Israel and across the Middle East with Israeli political journalist and news anchor Attila Somfalvi, former Israeli diplomat and political adviser Lior Weintraub, and Mohammed Baharoon, head of the leading think tank in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The panel will discuss Israel’s recent change in government, the future of the Abraham Accords and regional realignment in the Middle East, Iran’s nuclear program, and the role of the UAE in regional affairs. Please join Hudson Institute for this timely event.

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