Will the Middle East War Lead to a Second Arab Spring?
Voternomics looks at the economic toll the widening conflict is taking and how it could affect the political future of the region.
Hundreds of people gather in front of the Husseini Mosque in support of the Palestinian resistance and the Gaza Strip on Sept. 20.
Photographer: Laith Al-jnaidi/Getty Images
Israel once hoped to be a true economic force in the Middle East, with a path mapped out for a more stable future, including normalization of relationships with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. These hopes are not lost, Stephanie Flanders, Allegra Stratton and Adrian Wooldridge hear from two guests on this episode of Voternomics. But they may be fading.
The rest of the Middle East is grappling with the collision of politics and economics, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expands the Gaza war to Lebanon just as neighboring populations, furious over the tens of thousands of Palestinians and Lebanese killed in the conflict, ramp up pressure on their leaders to sever ties with Tel Aviv. Bloomberg reporter Sam Dagher joins from Dubai to discuss the dilemma facing Arab governments and shares his experiences in Amman, where civilians take to the streets to champion Hamas and Hezbollah.