Dr. Samieh El-Abd is a former peace negotiator, public works and housing minister, and deputy minister of planning for the Palestinian Authority.

Gilead Sher is the former Chief of Staff and Policy Coordinator to Ehud Barak, Israel’s former Prime Minister and Minister of Defense.

Dartmouth’s interdisciplinary programs in Jewish Studies and Middle Eastern Studies have a longstanding commitment to fostering dialogue, community, and joint academic inquiry. Building on this decades-long partnership and recent campus forums on the current conflict, the Middle East Dialogues foster learning and an open exchange of ideas to bridge what can appear to be an impenetrable divide.

The Middle East Dialogues represent the Dialogue Project's first special topic series, encompassing courses and events related to timely challenging topics.

Recorded February 1, 2024