Latin American Recognition of a Palestinian "State"—Repercussions for U.S. and Israeli Diplomacy

May 2011

Past Event

Latin American Recognition of a Palestinian "State"—Repercussions for U.S. and Israeli Diplomacy

Past Event

Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters

May 25, 2011

May 2011

Past Event

1015 15th Street, N.W., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20005

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Speakers:

Jaime Daremblum,

Director of Hudson's Center for Latin American Studies

Pepe Eliaschev,

Lead investigative journalist for Perfil (Buenos Aires)

Samuel Feldberg,

Senior Research Scholar, Holocaust and Antisemitism Studies, University of Sao Paolo

Armando Gonzalez,

Corporate op-ed Editor in Chief of La Nacion‘s media group

Kenneth Weinstein

Hudson Institute President & CEO

Elliott Abrams,

Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Daniel Mariaschin,

Executive Vice President, B’nai B’rith International

Aaron David Miller,

Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center

Since December 2010, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay have endorsed an independent Palestinian State that does not yet exist. Why have these countries chosen to recognize the Palestinian Authority (PA) as a state before final status talks in the Middle East peace process are resolved? Does the move challenge traditional U.S. leadership in the region? Is there a link between these diplomatic initiatives and Iran's growing footprint in the region?

To analyze the drive for Palestinian recognition in Latin America and the declining American and Israeli influence in the region this portends, Hudson Institute's Center for Latin American Studies hosted a discussion with leading regional experts and specialists on the Middle East.

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