The reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas, as well as the Israeli decision to cancel the meeting between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators as a consequence of the effort to end internal Palestinian strife, are the topics of discussion in this briefing.

Guest: Dr. Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University, former advisor to Palestinian negotiators, and author of Brokers of Deceit: How the U.S. Has Undermined Peace in the Middle East (2013) and The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood (2006)