The U.S.-brokered 20-Point Gaza Peace Plan marks a significant breakthrough, but true peace requires more than ceasefires alone. Lasting stability depends on strong institutions, accountable governance, and regional cooperation. This webinar will explore how Palestinian state-building and multilateral frameworks must accompany ceasefires to ensure durable peace.
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Jacob Heilbrunn (moderator) is the editor of National Interest, editor-at-Large of the Jerusalem Strategic Review, and nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.
Samer Sinijlawi is a Palestinian political activist and Chairman of the Jerusalem Development Fund. He is recognized for his efforts to foster dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians, advocate for reform and democracy, and critically examine the viability of the two-state solution. He is the author of My Hope for Palestine (The Atlantic)
Ronit Levine is a Professor of Law at Tel Aviv University. Her research bridges legal theory, political institutions, and regional governance, with a particular focus on the resilience, legitimacy, and distributional impacts of regimes under stress or in transition. She is the author of A Ceasefire Alone Won’t Result in Israeli-Palestinian Peace (The National Interest)
Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili is the Founding Director of the Center for Governance and Markets and Professor of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. She is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Her research focuses on the intersection of security, political economy, and development.