On October 11, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion on aggravation of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Anatoly Viktorov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the State of Israel; Vitaly Naumkin, Full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, President of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Andrey Baklanov, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Studies Section of the School of International Regional Studies, HSE University, Vice-Chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats; Amal Abou Zeid, Advisor to the President of Lebanon, Member of the Lebanese Parliament from the Free Patriotic Movement (2016–2018); Daniel Levy, President of the US/Middle East Project (USMEP); Zach Battat, Associate Research Fellow, Middle East and Central Asia Research Center, participated. The event was moderated by Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.