Can the ‘New Normalizers’ Advance Israeli-Palestinian Peace?

USIP’s Lucy KurtzerEllenbogen and Ambassador Hesham Youssef examine how the recent outbreak of IsraeliPalestinian violence raised renewed discussion on how Arab states that inked normalization agreements with Israel in 2020 can advance peace between Israelis and Palestinians. The “new normalizers” (UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco) may be weighing the pros and cons of heavily involving themselves in efforts to resolve this protracted conflict but should not dismiss the opportunity, Amb. Youssef wrote recently

This video is an excerpt from a longer conversation, during which they explore other bigpicture trends they have been following, including shifting support for a twostate solution, the future of the Oslo framework, the role of the United States and the international community, and what might move the needle for peace

Read more of our analysis of the IsraeliPalestinian conflict here

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