What are the real prospects for rebuilding Gaza? And what would it take to achieve lasting peace in the Middle East? Preet is joined by Dennis Ross, the former US Ambassador and peace negotiator; Karim Sadjadpour, an expert on Iran and the Arab world; and Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, a Gazan-American writer and analyst who grew up in Gaza City, and moved to the US as a teenager. 

Plus, Preet addresses President Trump’s controversial executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie. 

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REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: 

THE INTERVIEW:

• Ahmed F. Alkhatib, Atlantic Council 
• Dennis Ross, Washington Institute
• Karim Sadjadpour, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Trump’s “Shalom Hamas” post on X, 3/5/25 

Q&A:

• Executive Order: “Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLP,” The White House, 3/6/25
• Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice et al., Complaint, 3/11/25