Only days after Trump ordered the bombing of Iran, it’s impossible to know just how bad things will get. As the president contemplates “regime change,” Israel continues to bomb Iran, Iranian missiles fly into Israel, and Iran strikes US bases in Qatar in retaliation. The rest of the Middle East braces for more war, while the world awaits the economic chaos that escalation between the US and Iran may bring. Many have noted the similarities to the invasion of Iraq, recalling the dubious intelligence and the catastrophic human toll for Iraqis. And those who have called for an end to Israel’s campaign of starvation and bombing of Palestine now watch in dismay as the media turns its focus from Gaza, where Israeli forces continue to kill Palestinians lining up for food aid.
To help make sense of the circumstances, join Jewish Currents this Wednesday, June 25th at 10:15am ET for an exclusive, members-only conversation between editor-at-large Peter Beinart and former US Special Envoy to Iran Robert Malley. Together, Robert and Peter will discuss the urgent questions provoked by the attacks. What led us to this moment? What possible scenarios lay ahead? What are the implications for Palestine and the ongoing assault on Gaza? How are the Democrats responding—and how should they respond?
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Robert Malley is a senior fellow at the Yale Jackson School and the former Special Envoy for Iran under President Biden. Prior to that, he served as President and CEO of the International Crisis Group. Under President Barack Obama, he served as Special Assistant to the President, Senior Advisor to the President for the Counter-ISIL campaign, and White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa and Gulf. Under President Clinton he served as Special Assistant for Arab-Israeli Affairs. He is the author of the forthcoming Tomorrow is Yesterday: Life, Death and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine with Hussein Agha.
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Peter Beinart is editor-at-large of Jewish Currents. He is the author, most recently, of Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning. He teaches national reporting and opinion writing at the Newmark J-School and political science at the CUNY Graduate Center. He is an MSNBC political commentator, and a fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace.
