Policy Paper: Perspec­tives for a political solution of the Middle East Conflict

 ‌ 1. Jul 2026  
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Amidst the situation in the Middle East, widely regarded as hopeless, repre­sen­ta­tives of Israeli and Pales­tinian civil society, as well as from the wider region, came together at the invitation of the Centre for Liberal Modernity to hold discus­sions and jointly seek political solutions to the Middle East conflict.

Following the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 and the subse­quent Gaza War, the conflicts with Lebanon and the war with Iran, the situation in the Middle East seemed almost hopeless. Never­theless, at the invitation of the Centre for Liberal Modernity, stake­holders from Israeli and Pales­tinian civil society came together. They were supported by experts from Saudi Arabia and Egypt, as well as repre­sen­ta­tives from German think tanks. Together, they formed the ‘Middle East Network’ and discussed ways out of the spiral of escalation – based on the idea of a two-state solution and the question of what this might look like today. In this booklet, members of the network from the region present their proposals and specific recommendations.

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