The future of Israel and Gaza
Tuesday March 25th 2025
Event overview
Speakers
- Edward CarrDeputy editorEdward Carr is the deputy editor responsible for editorial. He works alongside the editor-in-chief to oversee The Economist‘s journalism. He joined the newspaper as a science correspondent in 1987. After a series of jobs covering electronics, trade, energy and the environment, he moved to Paris to write about European business. In 2000, after a period as business editor, Mr Carr left for the Financial Times, where he worked latterly as news editor. He returned to The Economist 2005 as Britain editor, then became business affairs editor for a number of years. He was foreign editor (2009-15) before taking up his current role.
- Josie DelapMiddle East editorJosie Delap is The Economist‘s Middle East editor. Prior to this she was the international editor and deputy briefings editor. She has also edited the Christmas double issue. Her previous roles at The Economist have included senior editor at 1843, retail correspondent, covering e-commerce, traditional retail and consumer companies around the world and Britain home-affairs correspondent, writing about immigration, the criminal justice system, religion and social affairs. Before that she worked as The Economist’s Southern Africa correspondent, based in Johannesburg and the online Middle East and Africa editor. She holds a BA in Arabic and French from Cambridge University and an MPhil in Modern Middle Eastern Studies from Oxford University.
- Gregg CarlstromMiddle East correspondentGregg Carlstrom is a Middle East correspondent for The Economist, based in Dubai. He has covered the region for more than a decade, with stints in Cairo, Beirut and Tel Aviv. His reporting and analysis on the Middle East has been published in a number of other publications, including Foreign Affairs, The Atlantic and Politico. His first book, “How Long Will Israel Survive: The Threat From Within,” was published in 2017.
- Anshel PfefferIsrael correspondentAnshel Pfeffer is The Economist’s Israel correspondent, from where he has reported for the past 26 years. He is also a senior correspondent and commentator for Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz. Over the years he has covered a broad range of subjects including religion, education, the military, and foreign affairs. His most recent book is “Bibi: The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu,” which was published in 2018. His latest book “God Fearers, on Jewish Fundamentalism” will be published by Penguin in 2024.
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