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

• 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)
• Gaza and its people may not survive this phase of ceasefire — Responsible Statecraft
• 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
• 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
• 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 International Response — CHS Doha Panel — Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS) — Doha
• The NCAG's Uncertain Role in Gaza — ISPI — Italian Institute for International Political Studies
• What Future Do We Give to Gaza's Children? — Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS)

2025

• Gaza Is Being Run Under American Supervision, With No Unified Palestinian Position — Radio Al-Shams
• Seis preguntas aún sin respuesta sobre el frágil alto el fuego en Gaza — ARA en español
• Sis preguntes encara sense resposta sobre el fràgil alto el foc a Gaza — ARA
• How Global Economic and Political Conditions Bear on Rebuilding Gaza — Radio Al-Shams
• 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
• What is Needed to End the Gaza War? — Middle East Institute
• "מעבירים 100 דולר - מקבלים 50": כך הפכו סוחרי המזומנים לשליטי עזה — ynet (עברית)
• 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
• What is Needed to End the Gaza War? — Middle East Institute (MEI) — Washington
• Reviving the Two-State Solution: Prospects for the Next Palestinian Leadership — Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI)
• 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
• 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 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)
• What do you hope the 20,000 orphans of Gaza will become in the future? — Ara.cat Interview — Ara.cat (ARA Media Group)
• Omar Shaban: «Què espereu que siguin en el futur els 20.000 orfes de Gaza?» — ARA
• Interview — El País: 'Europeans Should Be Ashamed of Their Silence on Gaza' — El País (Spain)
• Interview — Ara.cat: 'What Future Do You Hope the 20,000 Orphans of Gaza Will Have?' — Ara.cat (ARA Media Group — Catalonia)
• PalThink Holds the Closing Conference for Palestinian Civil Society Project — PalThink
• In the Gaza Strip, the Beginnings of Protest Against Hamas — Le Monde
• Gaza starts to push back against Hamas — Le Monde in English
• The Arab League Proposal for the Reconstruction of Gaza: what place and role for Palestinians? — Arab Reform Initiative
• Reconstruction in Gaza: Between Israel's Siege and the Politics of International Funding — Arab Center Washington DC
• A Reading of the Ceasefire Agreement Between Israel and Hamas – Dimensions and Challenges — Center for International Policy
• 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
• Predictions of Further Economic Deterioration in the West Bank and Gaza — Al-Araby Al-Jadeed
• 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
• Will Palestinian Government Implement Reforms to Unlock EU Funds? — Al-Monitor
• Rebuilding from Rubble: The Future of Gaza — The Cairo Review
• Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza: The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown — 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

2024

• A Reading on the Future of Hamas — The Cairo Review
• World Movement for Democracy Award for PalThink — World Movement for Democracy / Open Society Foundation
• Dr Omar Shaban: Gaza's People Are on the Death Lists — Radio Al-Shams
• TV Interview — France 24: Gaza Reconstruction and Political Future — France 24
• Interview on France 24: Gaza Reconstruction and Political Future — France 24
• Interview on Al Jazeera English: Negotiations to Stop the War in Gaza — Al Jazeera English
• PalThink Concludes “Turning Human Rights and Democracy into Everyday Practices” ToT Course — PalThink
• PalThink Concludes Second ToT Course — PalThink
• Gaza's War Is No Longer a Global Priority, and We Have No Arab or Islamic Support — Radio Al-Shams
• TV Interview — Al Jazeera English: Gaza Ceasefire Negotiations — Al Jazeera English
• A Proposal for a Gaza Reconstruction Council — Center for International Policy
• Rebuilding Gaza: Considerations for a Habitable Future — Al-Shabaka
• Rebuilding Gaza: Considerations for a Habitable Future — Al-Shabaka
• The Israeli War on Gaza: Post-War Scenarios — Arab Reform Initiative
• CIP Names Gazan Analyst Omar Shaban as Inaugural Leahy Fellow — Center for International Policy (CIP)
• Appointed as Inaugural Leahy Human Rights Fellow — Center for International Policy — Center for International Policy (CIP) — Washington
• What Future Are We Giving Gaza's Children? — FEPS Video — FEPS — Foundation for European Progressive Studies
• Cutting Aid to UNRWA Is an Act Against Stability and Modernity — PalThink for Strategic Studies
• Training of Trainers / PalThink institutional activity — PalThink
• A Reading on the Future of Hamas — Strategic Analysis — PalThink for Strategic Studies
• The Future of Palestinian Politics in the Wake of War — Middle East Institute
• ACTED / ICHR institutional activity — PalThink
• Leadership course / PalThink activity — PalThink
• PalThink Opens the Third Training of Trainers — PalThink for Strategic Studies
• Reconciliation conference / PalThink activity — PalThink
• Women in the Palestinian political system — PalThink activity — PalThink
• PalThink concludes Training of Trainers — PalThink for Strategic Studies
• PalThink inaugurates Training of Trainers — PalThink for Strategic Studies

2023

• MSc in Development Policy and Practice — Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland
• 5 Things in the World to Be Thankful for on Thanksgiving 2023 — Foreign Policy
• La devastación israelí de Gaza coloca a Egipto ante su mayor temor — El País
• Once, There Was Hope in Gaza. I'd Like to Think There Can Be Again. — The New Republic
• Eyewitness Account From Gaza: “It Is Impossible to Live” — The New Republic
• Israel Is Blocking Vital Humanitarian Aid From Gaza — The New Republic
• Gaza: »Die Straßen sind voll von verzweifelten Leuten, die nicht wissen, wohin« — DER SPIEGEL
• TV Interview — BBC Arabic: Gaza Economy and the Humanitarian Crisis — BBC Arabic
• Local Governance and Reconstruction: Comparative Experiences — Arab Reform Initiative (ARI)
• Climate policy session led by Omar Shaban — PalThink for Strategic Studies
• Analyst Omar Shaban: Poverty Above 50% and Unemployment Near 75% — WAFA News Agency
• Safa Hosts PalThink's Founder, Omar Shaban — SAFA News Agency
• Expert Briefing for MEPs on Palestinian Conditions — European Parliament — Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET)
• Interview in "The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process Thirty Years After the Oslo Accords" — Tà Politiká
• Omar Shaban: 'We Are Living a War Unlike Any We Have Ever Known' — Le Temps
• Climate Change Repercussions in Palestine and Confrontation Policies — PalThink Library

2022

• Annual Gaza Economic Conference — Transformations and Pathways — PalThink for Strategic Studies
• The causes and consequences of Israel’s latest attack against Islamic Jihad in Gaza — Middle East Institute
• Gaza, a Seaside Resort to Soften the Blockade — Le Monde
• International Aid to the Palestinians: Between Politicization and Development — Arab Center Washington DC
• Bishara's Claim of a $72 Million Budget Surplus Is Odd and Inconsistent — Shams News
• Food Insecurity in Palestine and the Russia-Ukraine War: The Worst Is Yet to Come — Arab Center Washington DC
• EuroMeSCo Annual Conference — Mediterranean Peace Pathways — EuroMeSCo / European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed)
• A Year After the Israeli Assault: A Stalled Economy and Slow Reconstruction in Gaza — Al-Quds Newspaper
• A Year After the Israeli Assault: A Stalled Economy and Slow Reconstruction in Gaza — Al-Quds Newspaper / AFP
• Why the latest escalation in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is unlikely to lead to a repeat of last year’s Gaza war — Middle East Institute
• Gazans Search for an Economic Future Under the Rubble of Their Factories — Al-Quds Newspaper
• Arab Support for the Palestinian Authority: Moody and Volatile — Al-Araby Al-Jadeed
• Building a Seaport in Gaza: Prospects, Challenges, and Opportunities — Masdar News Network
• Expert: Presidential Administrative Reform Committee Key to Addressing Financial Deficit and Inflation — Masdar News Network
• Building a Seaport in Gaza: Prospects, Challenges, and Opportunities — The Cairo Review
• Towards a More Active Role for Germany in Palestine — ORIENT — German Orient-Institut
• Rebuild or Resist? Hamas's Dilemma a Year After the Gaza War — Al-Monitor
• Completing Local Elections in the Gaza Strip: A Starting Point for Getting Out of the Impasse — PCPSR — Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research
• In Search of Understanding the Determinants of Germany's Foreign Policy in the Middle East — PalThink for Strategic Studies
• UNICEF / PalThink activity mentioning Omar Shaban — PalThink Library
• The Widening Crackdown on Palestinians in the Occupied Territories — Middle East Institute
• Al-Quds carries Omar Shaban's economic and political analysis — Al-Quds Newspaper
• Al-Quds article on the future of Gaza's economy — Al-Quds Newspaper

2021

• Defiant in war and isolation, Hamas plays long game in Gaza — Ynetnews
• Egypt Returns to the Gaza Strip Through the Reconstruction Gateway — Emarat Al Youm
• Egypt makes “unexpected, unimaginable” Gaza comeback with postwar reconstruction — The Times of Israel
• “Path of humiliation”: Anger grows as Gazans lament arduous, costly travel to Egypt — The Times of Israel
• Reconstruction in Gaza: Between Israel's Siege and the Politics of International Funding — Arab Center Washington DC
• Gaza's Hardest Question: Who Holds the Keys to Rebuilding the Besieged Strip? — Al Jazeera Net — Midan
• Israel's Big New Shift in Hamas Policy — Foreign Policy
• Swiss Diplomat: Life in Gaza Must Improve, and Quickly — Shams News
• Swiss Diplomatic Delegation Sees the Plight of Gaza's Fishermen — Shams News
• Gaza, caccia agli aiuti nella Striscia distrutta — Corriere della Sera
• Omar Shaban za N1: Situacija se pogoršava, nema sigurnog mjesta u Gazi — N1
• Labour Day: The Reality of Work and Unemployment in Gaza — وكالة معًا
• Labor Day: There Is Nothing to Celebrate — QudsNet
• Prospects for the Next Generation of Palestinian Leadership from Gaza — Middle East Institute (MEI) — Washington
• The Swiss Paper: A Roadmap for Resolving Palestinian Division and Achieving National Unity — QudsNet
• Webinar: The Gaza Strip — Foundation for Middle East Peace
• Hamas Focus on Gaza Reconstruction Curbs Escalation with Israel — Al Arab
• Would the Holding of Local Elections in the Gaza Strip ... — PCPSR — Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research
• Palestinian Elections: The International Community Has an Important Role to Play — RFI — Radio France Internationale
• Israel-Hamas: Beyond the Ceasefire — ISPI — Italian Institute for International Political Studies
• What Future for the Gaza Strip in the Next Five Years? — PCPSR — Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research
• The Gaza Reconstruction Process Must Not be Politicized — PalThink for Strategic Studies
• Virus surge in crowded Gaza threatens to overwhelm hospitals — Ynetnews
• Prospects for the Next Generation of Palestinian Leadership — Middle East Institute
• Després dels bombardejos, reconstruir Gaza altre cop — ARA
• Gaza anger mounts at cost, “humiliation” of Egypt journeys — Ynetnews

2020

• The Fading Golden Age of Oil and Its Geopolitical Implications for the Middle East — QudsNet
• PalThink Civic Education Corps activity — PalThink for Strategic Studies