Israel vs. Hamas Conflict

Art of Discussing

In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the Israel vs Hamas conflict including Israel's history, what happened on October 7th and the potential future of the conflict.
Research and Resources:

• Creation of Israel, 1948 by Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute. Published in United States Department of State and available on https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/creation-israel
• Gaza Strip by CIA World Factbook, Published in Library of Congress Juna 2014 and available on https://www.loc.gov/today/placesinthenews/archive/2014arch/20140708_gazastrip.html
• How Hamas broke through Israel’s border defenses during Oct 7th attack by Shira Rubin and Loveday Morris. Published in the Washington Post October 27, 2023 and available on https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/27/hamas-attack-israel-october-7-hostages/
• Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks by Summer Said, Benoit Faucon, and Stephen Kalin. Published in the Wall Street Journal October 8, 2023 and available on https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-israel-hamas-strike-planning-bbe07b25
• Israel launches second ground incursion into Gaza, Hamas commander killed in airstrike by Chris Pandolfo, Elizabeth Pritchett, Greg Wehner, Anders Hagstrom, Brie Stimson, and Landon Mion. Publishe din Fox News website October 28, 2023 https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/october-27-israel-hamas-war
• Biden is worried about wider war in the Middle East. Here’s how it could happen by Nahal Toosi, Lara Seligman and Paul McLeary. Published in Politico website Oct 25, 2023 and available on https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/25/israel-hamas-war-fallout-00123360
• Israel Gaza war: History of the conflict explained. Published in BBC website October 23, 2023 and available on https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-44124396
• A Brief History of Israel by Echoes & Reflection. Published in the Echoes and Reflections website and available on 011-02-07_StudentHandout_ABriefHistoryofIsrael.pdf
• How the Yom Kippur War Changed Israel by Olivia B. Waxman. Published in Tim Magazine website October 11, 2023 and available on https://time.com/6322802/yom-kippur-war-israel-history/

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