In a discussion with Dr. Sarah Feuer, Amb. Dana Shell Smith and Amb. Barbara A. Leaf shared their views on the Arab world. According to Amb. Leaf, the striking thing about the unveiling of Trump’s peace plan is that Jordan and Egypt were not in the room. They made general statements that they support the general effort but avoided addressing the content. Amb. Leaf noted that the Trump plan was top-down: it presented for people to admire but there needs to be a more collaborative approach. Amb. Smith advised the next president to be very clear about the US role in the region, and that the United States does have interests in the region, and a strong Israel is one of them. She noted that the plan “dropped like a stone,” as there are more pressing concerns in the region than the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Governments are not mobilizing their populations in protest and this is a big shift. Amb. Smith also talked about young Qataris and their interest in Israel and its innovations. Amb. Leaf said that in the past views were shaped by governments, but in the last 10–15 years, profound information landscape has changed. In Iraq, for example, Iraqis still listened to radio and read government newspapers in 2010 and had a dated attitude toward Israel. Now the penetration of the internet is much greater and the governments cannot shape people’s opinion anymore. There is interest in Israel and interaction with Israelis.