At least 1,200 people have been killed in Israel as the Israeli military is revealing more details about the horrors and atrocities of Hamas’ surprise attack last weekend, according to CNN. Israel is hitting hundreds of targets in Gaza with airstrikes and Palestinian officials say at least 1,055 people have been killed in Israel’s counteroffensive.
Faculty experts at the George Washington University are available to provide context, historical analysis and explanation to the conflict and war between Israel and Hamas. If you would like to speak to an expert, please contact GW Media Relations at [email protected].
Ned Lazarus is a full-time professor of International Affairs and an Israel Institute Teaching Fellow. Lazarus is an expert in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Dialogue, Evaluation and Peace Education. Lazarus has conducted evaluative studies of peace building initiatives on behalf of USAID, USIP, the EU and the US Department of State. He previously served as the Middle East Program Director for Seeds of Peace in Jerusalem.
Arie Dubnov is the Max Ticktin Chair of Israel Studies and an associate professor of history. Trained in Israel and the U.S., he is a historian of twentieth century Jewish and Israeli history, with emphasis on the history of political thought, the study of nationalism, decolonization and partition politics, and with a subsidiary interest in the history of Israeli popular culture.
Michael Barnett, University Professor of International Affairs and Political Science, is an expert on international affairs, global governance, global ethics, humanitarianism, the Middle East and the United Nations.Barnett’s current research projects include an edited volume and the changing forms of global governance; hierarchies in humanitarian governance; the end of the two state-solution and the rise of the one-state reality in Israel and Palestine; and the relationship between suffering and progress in the liberal international order.
Sina Azodi is a professorial lecturer at the GW Elliott School of International Affairs. His research interests include international security, nuclear nonproliferation, and U.S.-Iranian relations. Specifically, Azodi’s areas of expertise include international relations of the Middle East, Iranian foreign policy, U.S.-Iranian relations, and Iran's nuclear program.
Gordon Gray, Kuwait Professor of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs is a retired Ambassador. Professor Gray is an expert in Diplomacy and Statecraft and U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East and Northern Africa. Gray served the US government for 35 years with many foreign assignments.
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