Dr. Amélie Férey and Pr. Yossi Mekelberg will delve into the current state of affairs, the impact on both societies, and the broader implications for the region.
A year after the terrorist attacks led by Hamas in Israel, the Gaza strip as well as the Middle East are increasingly mired in conflict, with both Israeli and Palestinian societies under immense strain and few prospects for a sustainable ceasefire.
What does the future hold for Gaza and Israeli-Palestinian relations? How has the public debate on the conflict evolved? What roles can the US and EU play in the current war and peace efforts? And what are the risks of the conflict spreading further in the Mashreq region?
Join us as Dr. Amélie Férey and Prof. Yossi Mekelberg share their insights and analysis on the conflict and the potential paths forward, exploring both immediate and long-term implications.
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Dr. Amélie Férey is a Research Fellow and Head of the Defence Research Unit at Ifri's Security Studies Center. Her research focuses on the ethics of war, lawfare, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
In February 2018, she defended her PhD at Sciences Po, which later became her book Targeted Killings: A Critique of Weaponized Liberalism, published by CNRS Éditions in June 2020.
Amélie's most recent publication, Les Mots, armes d'une nouvelle guerre (2023), examines the strategic use of language in contemporary conflicts and highlights the impact of discourse on public perception and policy.
She regularly lectures at Sciences Po Paris and Polytechnique. Previously, she was a visiting researcher at the French Research Center of Jerusalem (CRFJ) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute for Strategic Studies (IRSEM).
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Yossi Mekelberg has been an associate fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House since 2002.
He was previously professor of international relations at Regent’s University, where he was head of the international relations and social sciences programme, and the faculty lead on outreach projects. He had taught at Regent’s University since 1996, and before that at King’s College, London. Yossi is currently a guest professor in International Relations at the University of Roehampton.
His fields of expertise include the politics of the Middle East, Israeli politics, the Middle East peace process, international relations theory and US foreign policy towards the MENA region.
For four years he wrote a weekly column for the Al-Arabiya network before moving to write twice a week for Arab News. He was also a member of the Human Rights Watch London Committee and currently a member of the scientific board of Trends Research and Advisory in Abu Dabi and member of the Global Advisory Board of Seeds of Peace
In addition Yossi is a regular contributor to international media on a variety of international affairs issues.
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Wilson Fache is a Brussels-based freelance journalist covering international news. He has reported for a variety of media outlets, including RTBF, RFI, Libération, L'Orient-Le Jour, RTS, and RTL. A correspondent in Iraq (2015-2018) and Jerusalem (2018-2019), his on-the-ground reporting also spans across Syria, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Gaza, Ukraine, Afghanistan, France, Belgium, the UK, and the US.
He has received many awards for his work, including the Prix Albert 2023 for his reports on Afghanistan, Ukraine and Tel Aviv.
