On Thursday, May 7, Dr. Marwan Muasher, former Jordanian foreign minister and ambassador to Israel and the United States, discussed the impact Israeli unilateral annexation in the West Bank will have, including on the close relations between Israel and Jordan.

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Dr. Marwan Muasher is currently the vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He served as foreign minister (2002–2004) and deputy prime minister (2004–2005) of Jordan, as well as the Kingdom’s ambassador to Washington (1997 to 2002) and its first ambassador to Israel (1995-1996). Muasher played a central role in developing the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative and the 2003 Middle East Roadmap.

Muasher is the author of The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation (2008) and The Second Arab Awakening and the Battle for Pluralism (2014).