Itamar Rabinovich on Israel, the Palestinians, and an Inglorious 75-Year History of Failed Peace Initiatives
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In this episode, Andrew talks to Itamar Rabinovich, the author of Middle Eastern Maze, about the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict between 1948 and 2023.
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Itamar Rabinovich is a distinguished nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution. A professor and president emeritus at Tel Aviv University, he served as Israel’s ambassador to the United States and chief negotiator with Syria. He’s also the president of the Dan David Foundation, which administers the Dan David Prize, the largest history prize in the world. His most recent book, with Carmit Valensi, is Syrian Requiem (Princeton, 2021).
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