Hof on the Hamas-Israel Conflict

MENASource
Jun 24, 2025

Dispatch from the Gulf: Finding middle ground amid Israel-Iran war

By
Allison Minor

Congressional delegation visit coincided with Israel and Iran squaring off in a direct military confrontation.

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Hof on the Hamas-Israel Conflict

MENASource
Jun 18, 2025

Dispatch from Jerusalem: Inside Israel’s bunkers as Iran war erupts

By
Sarah Zaaimi

The stakes are higher as two opposing rhetorics about the region’s future are at play: Pan-Abrahamism and Revolutionary Islamism.

Civil Society
Iran

Hof on the Hamas-Israel Conflict

Inflection Points
Jun 14, 2025

Israel’s Iran strike provides a historic chance for Middle East realignment

By
Frederick Kempe

History will remember this moment less for the Israeli strikes themselves and more for what follows.

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Israel


Israel-Hamas war

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In the News

Jul 23, 2014

Hof on the Hamas-Israel Conflict

By Frederic C. Hof

Al-Monitor quotes Rafik Hariri Center Senior Fellow Frederic Hof on US policy for ending the current crisis between Israel and Hamas and what can be done in the future to prevent similar outbreaks of violence:

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Middle East

In the News

Jul 21, 2014

Oren: Hamas Media Strategy Relies on Deaths of Civilians

By Michael Oren

Atlantic Council Ambassador-in-Residence Michael Oren writes for CNN on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas:

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News

Jul 21, 2014

Oren on Israel-Hamas Conflict

By Michael Oren

The Times of Israel quotes Atlantic Council Ambassador-in-Residence Michael Oren on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas:

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Middle East

In the News

Jul 21, 2014

Oren: A Gaza Solution- Demilitarization

By Michael Oren

Atlantic Council Ambassador-in-Residence Michael Oren writes for the Los Angeles Times on the key to ending the current conflict between Israel and Hamas: 

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Middle East

MENASource

Jul 18, 2014

Egypt and the Gaza Ceasefires

By Joel Gulhane

On Thursday night, the Israel Defense Forces launched a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip following the Israeli Security Cabinet’s approval. The decision came “after Israel agreed to the Egyptian ceasefire proposal, whereas Hamas rejected the ceasefire proposal and continued firing rockets at Israeli cities,” according to a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.

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In the News

Jul 17, 2014

Herbst on the Israel-Hamas Conflict

By John Herbst

Eurasia Center Director John Herbst joins Bloomberg’s Taking Stock to discuss Israel’s ground operation into Gaza: 

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Middle East

MENASource

Jul 17, 2014

Egypt’s Half-Hearted Gaza Initiative

By Khaled Dawoud

The most significant development in Egypt’s reaction to the latest round of fighting between Israel and Hamas, that left a heavy death toll among Palestinian civilians and forced millions of Israelis to hide in bunkers for a week so far, was how slow and neutral Cairo’s role appears to be.

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Middle East

In the News

Jul 15, 2014

Oren on Clinton’s Middle East Legacy

By Michael Oren

Politico quotes Atlantic Council Ambassador-in-Residence Michael Oren on whether the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas is a stain on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s legacy: 

Israel
Middle East

In the News

Jul 14, 2014

Oren: A Smart Way Out of the Gaza Confrontation

By Michael Oren

Atlantic Council Ambassador-in-Residence Michael Oren writes for CNN on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas: 

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Middle East

Article

Jul 2, 2014

Column: Israel Shouldn’t Turn Tragedy into Fiasco

By Barbara Slavin

The murder of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank has sent shock waves through Israeli and Palestinian society and raised fears that the relatively quiescent Arab-Israeli front will explode into a new war. A stormy Israeli cabinet session considered a variety of retaliatory options for the killings of Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Shaar and Eyal […]

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Ahmed F. Alkhatib

Resident Senior Fellow, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Arabic Conflict

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Jean-Loup Samaan

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Arabic Defense Policy

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Daniel B. Shapiro

Distinguished Fellow, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Conflict English

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Ali Faqeeh

Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security

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William F. Wechsler

Senior Director, Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

National Security Middle East

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Rachel Whitlark

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense

Defense Policy Israel