Watch: Brandeis scholars unravel Israel-Hamas conflict
October 23, 2023
Two in-depth discussions — one hosted by the Crown Center for Middle East Studies and one by the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies — examined the attack on Israel by Hamas and the unfolding war in Gaza.
On Oct. 12, the Schusterman Center hosted "War in Israel: Reflections from Brandeis Faculty."
The discussion featured Eva Bellin, Myra and Robert Kraft Professor of Arab Politics in the Department of Politics and the Crown Center for Middle East Studies; Yuval Evri, assistant professor of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies on the Marash and Ocuin Chair in Ottoman, Mizrahi, and Sephardic Jewish Studies; Shai Feldman, Raymond Frankel Professor in Israeli Politics and Society at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies; Abdel Monem Said Aly, founding senior fellow at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies; and University Professor Jonathan D. Sarna. It was moderated by Alexander Kaye, Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies and Karl, Harry, and Helen Stoll Chair in Israel Studies.
On Oct. 18, the Crown Center for Middle East Studies hosted a discussion focused on the question "Can Arab-Israeli peace be expanded despite an intensifying Palestinian-Israeli conflict?" The discussion also featured Shai Feldman, Abdel Monem Said Aly, and Khalil Shikaki, director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research in Ramallah and a founding senior fellow at the Crown Center. It was moderated by Michal Ben-Josef Hirsch, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Legal Studies at Suffolk University and a former senior fellow at the Crown Center.
Watch both discussions above.
