Israel-Palestine: Understanding the Crisis, Exploring the Future
The conflict between Israel and Palestine continues to dominate global headlines — raising urgent questions about justice, power, and the future of the region.
In this event we explore the facts on the ground, and how they have changed in recent months. How are regional actors and global powers shaping the course of events? What role does international law play, and where does diplomacy stand?
With implications that extend far beyond the immediate conflict — affecting regional stability, global alliances, and public opinion worldwide — this event explores the stakes of the current crisis and what a path forward might look like for all involved.
About the Speakers
Daniel Levy
Daniel Levy is a political analyst and President of the U.S./Middle East Project (USMEP). He previously served as MENA Director for the European Council on Foreign Relations and Head of the Middle East Taskforce at the Washington DC New America Foundation.
Levy was a Senior Advisor in the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office and to Justice Minister Yossi Beilin during the Government of Ehud Barak (1999-2001). He was a member of the official Israeli delegation to the Israel/Palestine peace talks at Taba under Barak and at Oslo B under Yitzhak Rabin (1994-95).
Levy briefed the UN Security Council on four occasions in the past five years, the latest of which from February 2025 can be viewed here.
Wadah Khanfar
Wadah Khanfar is a prominent Palestinian media leader, scholar, and public intellectual. He previously combined his journalistic courage with visionary leadership to guide Al Jazeera into a global force. Today, he shapes policy discourse through the Al Sharq Forum, advocating for inclusive political and social development in the Arab world.
About the Chair
Nabeela Rasheed
British by birth, Pakistani by heritage, American by choice, Biochemist by training, Lawyer by profession, lesbian by love, Muslim by faith, activist by passion.
Prior to her position as Vice President for Legal and Intellectual Property at biopharmaceutical company Cullinan Therapeutics, Dr. Rasheed served a similar role at Amunix Pharmaceuticals Inc, and worked on the M&A activities leading to the acquisition of that company by Sanofi, Inc.
She started her in-house corporate career as Section Head of IP at AbbVie. Before going in-house, she gained over two decades of experience in private practice as a senior partner at law firms such as McAndrews Held & Malloy, and Marshall, Gerstein & Borun, where her practice focused on counseling biotechnology and pharmaceutical clients in intellectual property related issues. She has also served on the Chicago Commission on Human Relations. She is presently vice-chairperson on Chicago House Social Services Agency, an agency focused on providing housing and wrap around services for people affected by HIV/AIDS. Dr. Rasheed believes in being a patient advocate for all of the communities that she serves following the adage that “service to others is the rent that we pay for being on this earth.”
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