Omar Shaban Ismail
Timeline — Three Decades of Work
A unified timeline of Omar Shaban Ismail's publications, media coverage, events and career milestones from the 1990s to today.
2026
- Research Institute Director in Gaza to Al-Ittihad: 90% of Gaza's Residents Live Under the Weight of Poverty — Al-Ittihad (Abu Dhabi)
- The Levant Beyond Conflict: Rebuilding States, Reconnecting Societies — MERI Forum 2026 — Middle East Research Institute (MERI)
- In Gaza, Three Years On, the War Goes On Quietly — L'Echo
- Israel, Palestine and the Future of Regional Diplomacy — Cyprus Forum 2026 — Cyprus Forum
- ‘There Are Thirty Plans to Rebuild Gaza, and No One Has Pledged the Money’: Omar Shaban Live on Al Jazeera English — Al Jazeera English
- Who Will Finance the Reconstruction of Gaza? The Question No Plan Has Answered — PalThink for Strategic Studies
- A Year after the Gaza War, Hamas Sits Firmly in the Saddle in the Gaza Strip — Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
- Can EU States Reach a Common Position on Israeli Settlement Goods? — France 24 Arabic
- Researchers and Economists Warn Against Sidelining Palestinians in Gaza's Reconstruction — Al-Hadath (Ramallah)
- From Exposing Vulnerability to Building Productive Resilience: What Can Gaza Learn from Qatar's Response to the 2017 Blockade? — PalThink for Strategic Studies
- Research Institute Director in Gaza to Al-Ittihad: 1.8 Million People Confined to 60 Square Kilometres — Al-Ittihad (Abu Dhabi)
- What Is Hamas Waiting for after Electing al-Hayya to Succeed Sinwar? — Mada Masr
- Gaza Under War: The Humanitarian Crisis and the Complexity of the Palestinian Situation — EU Member States Officials (Closed Seminar)
- Regional Developments: Palestine, Lebanon & Syria — Session with Western Diplomats — University of Jordan & Konrad Adenauer Foundation
- Gaza and its people may not survive this phase of ceasefire — Responsible Statecraft
- EuroMeSCo Annual Conference 2026 — Session: Gaza, Trust and Europe's Engagement in the Future Peace Process — EuroMeSCo / European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed)
- Control of 70% of the Strip Threatens Tens of Thousands of Lives — Experts: A Systematic Plan to Displace Gazans — Al-Quds Al-Arabi
- What does it mean to squeeze 2 million people into 30% of the already very small area of the Gaza Strip? — PalThink for Strategic Studies
- A Sentence of Slow Execution: Economist Warns Against Confining Gaza's Population to 30% of the Strip — Radio Al-Shams
- The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza: An Empty Shell Facing Israel's Obstruction Strategy — Le Monde
- Experts Urge the PA to Adopt a Comprehensive Reform Plan to Stop Financial Waste and Rescue the Palestinian Economy — Felesteen Online
- Unmet Needs: Gaza's Humanitarian Crisis and the International Response Gap — Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS) — Doha
- Unmet Needs: Gaza's Humanitarian Crisis and the International Response Gap (CHS webinar) — Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS) — Doha
- Why Cyprus Could Become a Quiet Hub for Israeli‑Palestinian Peace — Politis (Cyprus)
- The NCAG's Uncertain Role in Gaza — ISPI — Italian Institute for International Political Studies
- Will Israel succeed in annexing the occupied West Bank? — TRT World Now
- Omar Shaban Supports the Israeli Palestinian Confederation — Israeli Palestinian Confederation (Substack)
- Israel required to open Rafah crossing as part of ceasefire deal — TRT World Now
- Sources Reveal to Sada News the Names of Palestinian Figures to Join the Technocratic Committee to Run Gaza — Sada News
- Gaza: The Politics of Future in the Aftermath of Genocide — UCL Bartlett Development Planning Unit
- Prospects for Gaza: Trump's 20-Point Plan Ended the War, but Can It Bring Peace? — Neue Gesellschaft / Frankfurter Hefte
- The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG). From the Board of Peace Summit to the Iran War: A Governance Body Under Existential Pressure — IEMed
- PalThink Discusses Legislative Elections and the Prospects of New Political Movements — PalThink for Strategic Studies
- Gaza: The Politics of Future in the Aftermath of Genocide — UCL Bartlett Development Planning Unit (London)
- Researchers, Economists and Business Leaders Warn Against Bypassing the Palestinian Role in the Gaza Reconstruction Plan, or Confining It to Technical Implementation Alone — Al-Hadath (Ramallah)
2025
- Israel's Clan Strategy in Gaza: Using Disorder to Create Order? — Middle East Institute (The Middle East Journal)
- Gaza Is Being Run Under American Supervision, With No Unified Palestinian Position — Radio Al-Shams
- Gaza on the Edge of an Experiment: Lessons of Foreign Administration from Kosovo to Iraq — Al Jazeera Net
- Gaza's Limbo: Fragile Ceasefire and the Roadblocks to Trump Plan's Phase Two — ISPI — MED This Week
- Gaza after the Ceasefire: The Stakes of Reconstruction, Political Shifts and Rebuilding Society — Arab Democratic Center
- Gaza: Why Hamas Is Very Hard to Defeat — Powergame.gr (Greece)
- Sis preguntes encara sense resposta sobre el fràgil alto el foc a Gaza — ARA
- Can Gaza Become a ‘Dubai’ from the Ruins? — Naftemporiki (Greece)
- Ceasefire in Gaza: How Hamas Is Fighting for Supremacy — Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
- Middle East: Can Gaza Rise Again from the Ruins? — WirtschaftsWoche
- Gaza: Billions, Power and the Question of Who Gets to Rebuild — Focus (Germany)
- How Global Economic and Political Conditions Bear on Rebuilding Gaza — Radio Al-Shams
- Gaza and Ukraine: What Does It Mean to Work for Democracy in the Midst of War? — EMBRACE Democracy podcast (Horizon Europe)
- ברשות מתרגשים מההכרה הבינלאומית, אך העם הפלסטיני מוטרד בעיקר מהמציאות בשטח — כולה / Kula
- Reviving the Two-State Solution: The UN Conference and the Recognition of Palestine — ISPI — Italian Institute for International Political Studies
- The Present Day Is the Day After: Hamas's Future in Gaza's Vacuum — Al-Manassa
- What is Needed to End the Gaza War? — Middle East Institute
- What is Needed to End the Gaza War? — Middle East Institute (MEI) — Washington
- Gazans’ Ordeal Is Great… The Power Vacuum in Gaza Has Benefited Gangs — Hürriyet (Turkey)
- "מעבירים 100 דולר - מקבלים 50": כך הפכו סוחרי המזומנים לשליטי עזה — ynet (עברית)
- In Gaza They Pay a 40% Commission for Cash — SKAI (Greece)
- Palestinians in Gaza Pay a High Price to Get Scarce Cash — Arab News Japan (AP)
- Cash in Gaza: Palestinians pay a high price in a shattered economy — Euronews (AP)
- Breakfast Townhall on the Financial Crisis in Palestine — Charity & Security Network
- Gulf States and the Palestinian Cause: Geopolitical Shifts across the Two U.S. Presidencies — PalThink for Strategic Studies
- The US and Israel want to drive Palestinians out to other countries — NRK — Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
- AMAN Calls for Pressure on Israel to Allow Cash into Gaza and Replace Worn-out Banknotes — Donia Al-Watan
- Roundtable on the Financial Crisis in Palestine and Humanitarian Access in Gaza — Charity & Security Network
- What FUTURE are we giving GAZA's children? | FEPS Talks with Omar Shaban — Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) — Brussels
- 'A New Palestinian Leadership Is Needed' — Radio Bullets (Italy)
- Silence Is Also Complicit — La Onda Digital (Uruguay)
- La questione israelo-palestinese oltre i due Stati — DIRE
- «Η ειρήνη και η επένδυση στους ανθρώπους μπορεί να αλλάξει τα πάντα» – Ευρωπαϊκή στρατηγική για ένα διαφορετικό Ιράκ — Mononews
- Delphi Sulaymaniyah International Economic Forum — Delphi Economic Forum / Kurdistan Region Presidency
- Gaza Protest Movement Has a Message for Hamas — Moment Magazine (US)
- Calls to Regulate the Relationship Between UN Agencies and Local Institutions in Managing Gaza's Fuel — Donia Al-Watan
- Gaza talks show progress on ceasefire framework but highlight deep divisions — The Jerusalem Post / The Media Line
- Gaza’s day after: Reconstruction and governance challenges — Brookings
- Omar Shaban on Gaza: 'Europeans Should Be Ashamed of Their Silence' — El País (Spain)
- Amid the Tariff War, Back to the Gaza Truce (RNE 'Tot a Europa') — RNE — Tot a Europa (via CIDOB)
- Omar Shaban: «Què espereu que siguin en el futur els 20.000 orfes de Gaza?» — ARA
- Returning Power to Gazans: How the Strip Sees the Day After — Sicha Mekomit / Local Call (Israel)
- War and Peace in the 21st Century — The Future of the Middle East: Understanding Conflict, Building Peace — CIDOB — Barcelona Centre for International Affairs
- PalThink Holds the Closing Conference for Palestinian Civil Society Project — PalThink
- In the Gaza Strip, the Beginnings of Protest Against Hamas — Le Monde
- The Arab League Proposal for the Reconstruction of Gaza: what place and role for Palestinians? — Arab Reform Initiative
- A Reading of the Ceasefire Agreement Between Israel and Hamas – Dimensions and Challenges — Center for International Policy
- Trump and the Future of Gaza — Dossier — Sin Permiso
- Five Questions Answered by Five Palestinian Experts on the Future of Palestine — Al Jazeera Net
- The Political Future of Palestinians, According to Palestinians — The New York Times
- Gaza Is a Windfall for Real-Estate Mogul Donald Trump: 'You Could See the Dollar Signs in His Eyes' — De Morgen
- Omar Shaban Presents His Vision for the Future of Governance in Gaza After the War — QudsNet
- Gazans’ Outlook on Future Governance: Divergent Views and Ambitious Aspirations — Arab Reform Initiative
- Wer wird Gaza nach dem Krieg regieren? — SRF
- PalThink Launches TOT Program in Democracy and Human Rights — PalThink
- Israeli-Palestinian Peace Simulation with Omar Shaban — Israeli-Palestinian Confederation
- Will the Arab League Plan to Reconstruct Gaza Work? — PalThink for Strategic Studies
- What Should Have Been Done? With Calm and Reason — PalThink for Strategic Studies
- Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza: The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown — The Cairo Review
- Rebuilding from Rubble: The Future of Gaza — The Cairo Review
- IPC Simulation Featuring Omar Shaban — Israeli-Palestinian Confederation — Israeli-Palestinian Confederation (IPC)
- War and Peace in the 21st Century: The Future of the Middle East — CIDOB Conference — CIDOB — Barcelona Centre for International Affairs
- Session Two: Local Recovery and Reconstruction Plans — MAS Institute
- Israel's Clan Strategy in Gaza: Using Disorder to Create Order? — Middle East Institute
2024
2023