Omar Shaban Ismail's participation in conferences and events: the European Parliament, the Middle East Institute, Brookings, CIDOB, EuroMeSCo, and meetings on Gaza's reconstruction.
Record of engagements
The Levant Beyond Conflict: Rebuilding States, Reconnecting Societies — MERI Forum 2026— Middle East Research Institute (MERI) · Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq · October 2026Event page
Israel, Palestine and the Future of Regional Diplomacy — Cyprus Forum 2026— Cyprus Forum · Nicosia, Cyprus (he took part online) · September 2026Event page
EuroMeSCo Annual Conference 2026 — Session: Gaza, Trust and Europe's Engagement in the Future Peace Process— EuroMeSCo / European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) · Larnaca, Cyprus · June 2026Event page
Regional Developments: Palestine, Lebanon & Syria — Session with Western Diplomats— University of Jordan & Konrad Adenauer Foundation · Amman, Jordan (he spoke remotely) · June 2026Event page
Gaza Under War: The Humanitarian Crisis and the Complexity of the Palestinian Situation— EU Member States Officials (Closed Seminar) · Valletta, Malta · June 2026Event page
Unmet Needs: Gaza's Humanitarian Crisis and the International Response Gap (CHS webinar)— Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS) — Doha · Online · May 2026Event page
Gaza: The Politics of Future in the Aftermath of Genocide— UCL Bartlett Development Planning Unit · London, United Kingdom · January 2026Event page
Israel's Clan Strategy in Gaza: Using Disorder to Create Order?— Middle East Institute (The Middle East Journal) · Online · December 2025Event page
What is Needed to End the Gaza War?— Middle East Institute (MEI) — Washington · Washington D.C., USA · July 2025Event page
Roundtable on the Financial Crisis in Palestine and Humanitarian Access in Gaza— Charity & Security Network · Washington D.C., USA · June 2025Event page
Delphi Sulaymaniyah International Economic Forum— Delphi Economic Forum / Kurdistan Region Presidency · Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq · May 2025Event page
War and Peace in the 21st Century — The Future of the Middle East: Understanding Conflict, Building Peace— CIDOB — Barcelona Centre for International Affairs · Barcelona, Spain · April 2025Event page
Israeli-Palestinian Peace Simulation with Omar Shaban— Israeli-Palestinian Confederation · Online · January 2025Event page
Democracy Courage Tribute to Palestinian civil society — accepted by Omar Shaban— World Movement for Democracy — 12th Global Assembly · Johannesburg, South Africa · November 2024Event page
TV Interview — France 24: Gaza Reconstruction and Political Future— France 24 · Online · August 2024Event page
TV Interview — Al Jazeera English: Gaza Ceasefire Negotiations— Al Jazeera English · Online · July 2024Event page
Appointed as Inaugural Leahy Human Rights Fellow — Center for International Policy— Center for International Policy (CIP) — Washington · Washington D.C., USA · April 2024Event page
Palestinian Civil Society for National Reconciliation— PalThink for Strategic Studies with REFORM · Gaza and Ramallah, Palestine · November 2022Event page
Reconstruction in Gaza: Between Israel's Siege and the Politics of International Funding— Arab Center Washington DC · Washington D.C., USA · July 2021Event page
EuroMeSCo Annual Conference 2019 — Civil Society and Social Movements in the Euro-Mediterranean Region— EuroMeSCo / European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) · Barcelona, Spain · June 2019Event page
Prospects for the Next Generation of Palestinian Leadership— Middle East Institute (MEI) — Washington · Washington D.C., USA · March 2017Event page
Middle East Conflict: Challenges and Prospects for a Resumption of Direct Peace Negotiations— Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung · Brussels, Belgium · September 2016Event page
10th Year of the Blockade in Gaza: Humanitarian Consequences— Belgian Deputy Prime Minister for Development Cooperation & UNRWA · Bozar, Brussels, Belgium · June 2016
Reviving the Stalled Reconstruction of Gaza— Brookings Doha Center · Doha, Qatar · April 2016Event page
Two Years after Sharm el-Sheikh: Gaza's Reconstruction Has Not Begun— PalThink for Strategic Studies · Gaza, Palestine · April 2011Event page
The Current Palestinian Crisis: How To Exit? — First Reconciliation Roadmap— PalThink for Strategic Studies · Gaza, Palestine · September 2007