Meeting

One Year Later: U.S. Policy Options in the Israel-Hamas War

Tuesday, October 1, 2024
MARCUS YAM / LOS ANGELES TIME
Speakers
Elliott Abrams

Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Former Deputy National Security Advisor

Aaron David Miller

Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Former Senior Advisor, Arab-Israeli Negotiations, U.S. Department of State; CFR Member

Mara E. Rudman

James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Professor, Miller Center, University of Virginia; Director, Ripples of Hope Project; Former Deputy U.S. National Security Advisor; CFR Member

Dana L. Stroul

Director of Research and Shelly and Michael Kassen Senior Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East

Presider
Ethan Bronner

Israel Bureau Chief and Senior Editor, Bloomberg; CFR Member

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As the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks approaches, panelists discuss U.S. policy options regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict, including the administration’s proposed peace deal and the ramifications of the upcoming U.S. presidential election.

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