Wednesday, October 7 at 2:00 pm
A Big Deal, Not a Peace Deal
This month, Israel signed deals with two Gulf States on the White House South Lawn. They’re the first Arab-Israel agreements in 25 years, known as the “Abraham Accords,” and President Trump hailed them as a major foreign policy achievement. So why were the Palestinians missing from the agreements? In this episode, we take a closer look at these deals and how they will affect the peace process in the region.
Guests:
Daniel Estrin, NPR Correspondent in Jerusalem @DanielEstrin
Khaled Elgindy, Director of the Program on Palestinian - Israeli Affairs at the Middle East Institute and Author of Blind Spot: America and the Palestinians, From Balfour to Trump @elgindy_
To listen to the audio of “A Big Deal, Not a Peace Deal” from World Affairs online, please click HERE.