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Podcast: Middle East Dossier
Episode: [Book Talk] Hope and Despair: Israel's Future in the New Middle East
Description: Before Hamas’ attacks on Israel on 7 October and the ensuing war in Gaza, most of the policy discussions in the Middle East focused on the process of normalisation between Israel and the Arab world. The Abraham Accords, signed in 2020 between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, seemed to herald a new era for the region.
In his book, Hope & Despair, Michael A. Horowitz tells the story behind this push for normalisation. It looks not only at the hopes ushered in by the normalisation agreements, but also at the enduring despair both Israelis and Palestinians feel about the...