ALM Live Journalism

Al-Monitor's Israel Columnist Ben Caspit and Palestine Columnist Daoud Kuttab, alongside our Pentagon Correspondent Jared Szuba and State Department Correspondent Elizabeth Hagedorn, broke down Biden's first trip to the Middle East as president.

Al-Monitor columnist and managing partner at Eurasian Nexus Partners Bijan Khajehpour spoke about efforts to revive the nuclear deal, Iran’s energy industry and relations with Russia and China.

Egyptian Ambassador to the US Motaz Zahran addressed the “strategic” nature of ties between Washington and Cairo, human rights in Egypt, and the country’s conflict with Ethiopia over its mega dam on the Nile River.

Israeli Ambassador the the US Michael Herzog commented on the Palestinian political process, escalating violence at Jerusalem’s holy sites, Israel’s relations with Gulf states and more.

Director General of Israel’s Foreign Ministry Alon Ushpiz and the UAE's Assistant Minister for Culture and Public Diplomacy Omar Ghobash joined Al-Monitor's Andrew Parasiliti and Ben Caspit to discuss the growing trend of normalization between Israel and Arab states, prospects for Israeli-Palestinian peace, Iran, and much more.