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Join us for an expert conversation on the strategic, political, and military aspects of U.S. policy toward the Israel-Hamas conflict. Watch a live webcast starting at 11:00 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT) on Wednesday, October 18, 2023.

Oct 18, 2023

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• David Makovsky
• Zohar Palti
• Grant Rumley
• Neomi Neumann
• Ghaith al-Omari

It’s not too early to think about the “day after” the war—even preliminary planning to create an interim administration will help clarify objectives for Israel’s leaders, sustain U.S. support, provide a more positive alternative future for Palestinians, and give Arab allies a rationale to play a more constructive role.

Oct 17, 2023

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• Robert Satloff
• Dennis Ross
• David Makovsky

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A former IDF chief of staff joins Lebanese and U.S. experts to discuss whether additional fronts are poised to open in the north, and what Washington is doing to avert this risk.

Oct 17, 2023

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• Yair Golan
• Hanin Ghaddar
• David Schenker
• Farzin Nadimi

Maps & Graphics

The Iraqi "resistance" is using language that previously presaged attacks on U.S. targets, whether sincerely or as a supportive bluff amid the latest Hamas-Israel crisis.

Oct 16, 2023

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• Hamdi Malik
• Crispin Smith
• Michael Knights

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The group’s latest actions indicate that its strategy for the Gaza war has not changed: using limited and deniable border escalation to distract Israel without fully entering the conflict (for now).

Oct 16, 2023

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• Hanin Ghaddar

In its scope, depravity, and national reach, the Hamas assault is a much greater shock to the entire Israeli nation, and their response should be viewed through that lens.

Oct 15, 2023

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• Robert Satloff

The United States must underscore the risks that such action would incur and incentivize Tehran to rein in its proxies and partners.

Oct 13, 2023

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• Michael Eisenstadt
• Michael Knights

Maps & Graphics

Iraq's "resistance" militias all rhetorically supported the attack on Israel, but with interesting differences: Badr threatened Americans, while others seemed to downplay potential involvement.

Oct 13, 2023

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• Amir al-Kaabi
• Michael Knights

◆ Militia Spotlight

The depth of the president’s commitment greatly impressed Israelis, though a protracted Gaza war could test sentiments on both sides.

Oct 13, 2023

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• David Makovsky

The October 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel represent a turning point that should bring home oft-overlooked realities about the Middle East and compel U.S. policymakers to rethink preconceptions about the region and America's role and interests in it.

Oct 13, 2023

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• Robert Satloff
• Dennis Ross
• Michael Singh
• Patrick Clawson

The differences and parallels between urban battlefield circumstances in Gaza, Iraq, and Syria give U.S. policymakers a sobering but clear view of what exactly they will be committing to in supporting Israel’s ground campaign.

Oct 13, 2023

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• Michael Knights

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Veteran U.S., Palestinian, and Israeli experts and policy practitioners explore the broader strategic repercussions of the unfolding war, as well as the factors that enabled Hamas to reach its current level of malign regional influence.

Oct 13, 2023

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• Robert Satloff
• Ehud Yaari
• Matthew Levitt
• Neomi Neumann
• Ghaith al-Omari

The group might be content with its existing political gains from the conflict, but Washington should still try to shift its calculus given the grave risks of a wider war.

Oct 12, 2023

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• Hanin Ghaddar

The Biden administration views its defense support to Israel as sufficient at the current level of hostilities, but that may change as the war progresses and, potentially, expands.

Oct 12, 2023

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• Grant Rumley

Despite the completely surprising nature of the attack, Hamas did in fact give multiple signals that a major operation was in the works.

Oct 11, 2023

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• Matthew Levitt

The long-suffering residents of Gaza deserve a better future, but getting there will require the international community to demilitarize Gaza after the war and disarm whatever is left of Hamas.

Oct 11, 2023

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• Dennis Ross

Maps & Graphics

At least forty-four nations have condemned Hamas and decried its tactics as terrorism, but regional players such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Syria, and Iraq have pinned responsibility on Israel.

Oct 11, 2023

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• Cleary Waldo
• Gabriel Epstein
• Sydney Hilbush
• Aaron Y. Zelin

New Golan attacks and deployments by Iran-sponsored militias and Syrian forces are creating a worrisome distraction as Israel deals with the crisis on its southern front.

Oct 11, 2023

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• Andrew J. Tabler

Although the existential nature of the nuclear threat understandably demanded attention, Hamas and other Iranian proxies have dramatically increased their capabilities in the meantime.

Oct 10, 2023

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• David Schenker

As the IDF deals with residual infiltrators in the south, it is already clear that the lessons of the surprise 1973 war need updating.

Oct 9, 2023

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• Simon Henderson