How far the violent exchanges between Israel and Iran will escalate may well hinge on how strong the two sides’ leader need to appear to their own people.
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Aid workers used to be considered off-limits in conflicts. The deaths of 7 aid workers in Gaza show that’s not the case anymore. Attacks on aid workers are on the rise.
What does it mean when a staunch supporter of Israel in Congress says he no longer supports Israel’s leadership? It’s a new kind of relationship between the longtime allies.
Recent moves to cut UNRWA’s funding are not the first time the UN agency has come under threat.
Patients with kidney failure need regular dialysis treatments to survive. However, the equipment, supplies and medical staff needed for dialysis have been largely destroyed by the assault on Gaza.
While the International Court of Justice lacks enforcement powers, it can issue orders that could heighten international pressure on Israel to curtail some of its offensive in Gaza.
Conflicts over the Alsace-Lorraine region and Northern Ireland offer examples of how territory is often at the center of a conflict − and what is necessary to pave the path to peace.
People talk about genocide in a few different ways, ranging from technical to colloquial – but a war of words does not replace a path to peace, a genocide scholar writes.
The hospital blast site has largely been cleared, Hamas says. But a forensic scientist explains what other evidence independent experts could look to while conducting an investigation.
For Jewish people, Hamas’ violence against children was reminiscent of the Holocaust. For Palestinians, The Israel Defense Force’s killing their children reminds them of a painful past, too.
Iran’s long-term strategy includes eradicating Israel and driving a wedge between Israel and its regional neighbors. So far, the war seems to be accomplishing that goal.
The two football-loving nations are also political allies with a shared history.
The concern and passion currently being manifested by supporters of the two sides could lead this time to more effective action.
As American Jews grieve, many are giving as well.
Israel’s war with Hamas is unlike anything Israelis have seen before in some important ways, writes an Israeli filmmaker. But in other ways, it is reminiscent of the distant and not so long ago past.
Many people in Gaza are reliant on the United Nations and other international aid groups to meet their basic needs, like food and medical care. A scholar of peace and conflict economics explains why.
Israel’s intelligence capacities are considered some of the best in the world – but unlike the US, it does not have a central organization coordinating all intelligence.
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Associate Research Professor of International Relations, Tufts University
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Researcher, Department of War Studies, King's College London
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Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Professor of Economic Development & Peacebuilding, University of San Diego
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Associate Professor of Journalism, Penn State
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Visiting Scholar of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Sport Policy & Management, Qatar University
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Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Brown University
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Project Lead for International Technical Forensic Services, Florida International University
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Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of International Politics and Director of the Center for Strategic Studies, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Associate Professor of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University
