The Gaza Crisis (Fall 2007)

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    A New and Complicated Palestinian Landscape

    Dennis Ross Fall 2007
    iF: Please describe your take on what happened in Gaza. DR: There is no doubt in my mind that Hamas basically planned this. There is...

    The Prospects of al-Qaeda in Hamas-Controlled Gaza

    Jonathan Schanzer Fall 2007
    "Thanks to the support of Hamas, al-Qaeda is entering Gaza," Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas told an Italian television station in July, just...

    Congressional Roundtable: Sen. Jon Kyl and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

    iF: What is the most pressing challenge for U.S. policy makers as a result of the Hamas takeover? JK: U.S. policy makers are in the...

    The Iran-Hamas Alliance

    Meyrav Wurmser Fall 2007
    The Hamas coup against the Palestinian Authority in Gaza was a monumental event, not just for the Palestinians, but also for its patron Iran....

    Palestinians at the Negotiating Table: Past Meets Present?

    Kenneth W. Stein Fall 2007
    Since 1939, there have been more than a half dozen Middle East conferences aimed at managing or resolving portions of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The...

    The Hamas PR Machine in America

    Alyssa A. Lappen and Rachel Ehrenfeld Fall 2007
    On August 8, the U.S. Treasury Department designated the al-Salah Society as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), calling it "one of the largest...

    Will Israel Return to Gaza?

    Mitchell Bard Fall 2007
    Two years after Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon unilaterally pulled Israel out of the Gaza Strip, his controversial disengagement policy is now widely viewed...