Stefanini in Lidentita on America’s response to Hamas attacks in Israel

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Stefanini in Lidentita on America’s response to Hamas attacks in Israel

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Stefanini in Lidentita on America’s response to Hamas attacks in Israel

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Israel-Hamas war

Experts from across the Atlantic Council are providing insight and analysis at speed and in depth on the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, Israel’s response, and how the emerging conflict is upending the Middle East and the world.

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In the News

Oct 16, 2023

Stefanini in Lidentita on America’s response to Hamas attacks in Israel

By Stefano Stefanini

On October 16, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Stefano Stefanini was interviewed in Lidentita discussing America’s response to the Israeli response to Hamas terrorist attacks (text in Italian).  

Israel Security & Defense

MENASource

Oct 16, 2023

Hamas’s actions are war crimes. Israel should not respond with further war crimes.

By Elise Baker

There are clear indications that both Hamas and the IDF have violated international humanitarian law, and some of their attacks constitute grave violations.

Human Rights Israel
Israeli soldiers stand in a tank near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel October 15, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

New Atlanticist

Oct 16, 2023

Live expertise: The latest insight as Israel prepares for a ground invasion of Gaza

By Atlantic Council experts

Atlantic Council experts are analyzing the Israel-Hamas conflict as it enters its second week.

Conflict Extremism

New Atlanticist

Oct 16, 2023

What was Hamas thinking? And what is it thinking now?

By Alan Pino

Ahead of the October 7 attacks, Hamas may have believed Israel was weakened, distracted, and divided by its internal political turmoil. But it also may have misjudged both the international support it will enjoy and Israeli determination to sustain the fight now.

Conflict Crisis Management

MENASource

Oct 14, 2023

Egypt cornered over Israel’s war on Hamas

By Shahira Amin

Whether Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will bow under US and Israeli pressure remains to be seen.

Israel Middle East

In the News

Oct 13, 2023

Nusairat in ISPI: Jordan: internal security first 

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

IranSource

Oct 13, 2023

What do Iranians think of Israel? Their views might surprise you

By Arash Azizi

Anyone familiar with Iranian society knows that anti-Israel attitudes have mostly failed to go beyond the most vociferous supporters of the regime despite years of attempted forced indoctrination.

Iran Israel

In the News

Oct 13, 2023

Punaro on Fox Business

Arnold Punaro discusses the attacks on Israel from Hamas on Fox Business

Conflict Extremism

In the News

Oct 13, 2023

Global China Hub nonresident fellow Wen-Ti Sung spoke to Nikkei Asia

Wen-Ti Sung spoke about China’s role thus far in the Israel-Hamas war. He explained that “China is still not willing to call Hamas out directly, and instead has tried to refer to them as combatants using language as ambiguous as possible, because it doesn’t want to be seen as betraying its developing world friends — […]

China Conflict

New Atlanticist

Oct 13, 2023

It doesn’t matter whether Iran planned the Hamas attack—Tehran is still to blame

By Jonathan Panikoff

For years, Tehran has provided Hamas the overwhelming majority of its funding, weapons, and training—all of which were leveraged for this attack.

Conflict Iran
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Itai Melchior

Nonresident Senior Fellow, N7 Initiative

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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Robert Fardi

Nonresident Senior Fellow, N7 Initiative

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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Dan Rothem

Nonresident Senior Fellow, N7 Initiative

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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Samantha Sutton

Nonresident Senior Fellow, N7 Initiative

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Conflict Israel

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Amir Asmar

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

Intelligence Israel

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Melanie Robbins 

Deputy Director, Realign for Palestine

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Civil Society Extremism
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