Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, officially declared war with Gaza on Sunday after a Gaza group, the Hamas, launched a surprise attack on Israel. Hamas launched their attack nearly 50 years to the day after the Yom Kippur War in Israel in 1973. Since the attack on Saturday, more than 700 people have been killed and over 2,000 have been injured.
Ned Lazarus is a full-time professor of International Affairs and an Israel Institute Teaching Fellow. Dr. Lazarus is an expert in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Dialogue, Evaluation and Peace Education. Dr. Lazarus has conducted evaluative studies of peace building initiatives on behalf of USAID, USIP, the EU and the US Department of State. Dr. Lazarus previously served as the Middle East Program Director for Seeds of Peace in Jerusalem.
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