Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel occurred over a year ago, but it will be a long time before we can list all the consequences. What we know already is devastating. Hamas killed about 1,200 Israelis and took 251 hostages back to Gaza. Israel’s response was a ferocious war in Gaza, a combined air and ground…
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H-Diplo | RJISSF Commentary II-5 on the Israel-Hamas War
On 7 October 2023, Hamas attacked Israel in an unprecedented and unexpected manner. The attack, which included taking 240 hostages, killing more than 1,100 citizens, and engaging in “widespread sexual assaults against Israeli women” shocked the Israeli national psyche.[1] Israel responded with unprecedented force which (as of mid-April 2024) has led to more almost 38,000…
H-Diplo|RJISSF Commentary: “From Disengagement to Unprecedented Engagement: the US, the War in Gaza and the New World Order”
Is it just a coincidence that at the same time as President Joe Biden’s wartime visit to Israel, the Chinese and Russian leaders met in Beijing in the framework of the Belt and Road Conference? While the timing might be a coincidence, the contrast between the two events indicates some of the links between the…
H-Diplo|RJISSF Commentary II-1: “Massacre in Israel: A Transformational Moment, or More of the Same?”
H-Diplo|RJISSF Commentary Editor: Diane Labrosse | Production Editor: Christopher Ball 15 October 2023 | Vol. II: No. 1 “Massacre in Israel: A Transformational Moment, or More of the Same?” https://hdiplo.org/to/CII-1 Essay by James R. Stocker, Trinity Washington University On 7 October 2023, the Palestinian militant group Hamas shocked the world by launching attacks by land,…