Global Perspectives on the 2023 Israel-Hamas Conflict

User icon Heather Dray
16 November 2023
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International scholars, humanitarians and independent researchers help us understand the causes, impact and implications of the crisis in Gaza.


Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs · 25 December 2023 English

Dan Diker and Khaled Abu Toameh HAmAs’s invAsion of southern Israel Mosque, attested to the assault’s ideological even after it became a centralized national and its massacre of more than …


ELIAMEP: Hellenic Foundation For European and Foreign Policy · 18 November 2023 English

3 The EU and Gaza 2023: Terrorism is fought with Counter-terrorism, not Wars against Civilians AS A EUROPEAN FOLLOWING THE NEWS FROM GAZA in neighboring Jordan, I recall the words …


RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 27 December 2023 English

092 – 28 December 2023 The authors' views are their own and do not represent the official position of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies of the S. [...] …


RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 1 January 2024 English

On the one hand, Abu Turaife had indicated interest in becoming the “leader of jihad” in Southeast Asia during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.102 Moreover, after the killing of …


ADL: Anti-Defamation League · 17 October 2023 English

O C T O B E R 2 0 2 3 Media Guidelines for Covering the War in Israel Media from the United States and around the world are covering …


ISW: Institute for the Study of War · 28 October 2023 English

Israeli Ground Operations in the Gaza Strip The IDF conducted five raids into the Gaza Strip on October 27, and IDF ground forces will expand their operations overnight.7 The IDF …


Gisha · 19 October 2023 English

Other workers who arrived at checkpoints in the West Bank in the hopes of staying with acquaintances or in shelters prepared for this purpose report that upon attempting to cross, …


CER: Centre for European Reform · 20 October 2023 English

Israel-Hamas conflict 2023, Europe, foreign policy, EU foreign policy


HPA: Water Policy Association · 20 October 2023 English

But October 17, 2023 the resource has dwindled as hundreds of thou- sands of Palestinians were forced to flee to the The consequences of the Israe- strip of land during …


Yellowhead Institute · 25 October 2023 English

“Israeli forces have killed and under the rubble; 2 million deliberately cut o from food, injured thousands of Palestinian civilians in the OPT water, fuel, and electricity, unrelieved by the …



RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 2 January 2024 English

Most of the hostages remain in Gaza under the custody of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad. [...] With governments in the West steadfastly supporting Israel, Muslim migrant and diaspora protests …


ICG: International Crisis Group · 12 October 2023 English

The events left many speak publicly several hours after the start of Israelis feeling numb and vulnerable, as well as the Hamas operation, stating that the Islam- shocked by the …


More in Common · 4 December 2023 English

People express a range of strong and passionate views on the Israel-Palestine conflict. But in contrast to heated debates in the media and online, most Britons haven’t taken a ‘side’ …


RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 17 October 2023 English

The Latest Gaza War and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict By Rohan Gunaratna SYNOPSIS Following the surprise launch of Hamas’ multi-prong offensive to battle Israel on 7 October, the decades-long conflict between …



Brookings Institution · 28 October 2023 English

President Joe Biden has been a strong supporter of Israel throughout his long political career. Yet it has been stunning to watch his seeming tolerance of the calamity that has …


BESA: Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies · 29 October 2023 English

In the law of war, the standard of proportionality is never just a matter of intuition or “common sense.” It is a matter of reason, an integral foundation of both …


Amnesty International · 7 November 2023 English

Amnesty International reiterates its call for the immediate and unconditional release of all civilian hostages, some of them children, who have been held in the occupied Gaza Strip for a …


AEI: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research · 26 October 2023 English

In the important discussions in Congress about how to stem the tide of cash to terrorist groups, Hamas among them, much attention has been given to the $6 billion in …


IMF: International Monetary Fund · 13 September 2023 English

Years of isolation and continuous conflicts have left Gaza’s economic development far behind that of the West Bank. In 2022, per capita income in Gaza was only a quarter of …


Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network · 29 March 2023 English

Indeed, between 2010 and 2020, Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza increased their imports Addressing the complexities of the energy crisis in of electricity from the Israeli regime by …


JPR: Institute for Jewish Policy Research · 13 October 2023 English

But in that context, it is worth noting that the common thread in all such arguments is an incomplete or flawed understanding of the Jewish narrative; a moral and intellectual …


Lowy Institute for International Policy · 7 November 2023 English

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) last Friday completed an important component of its operation in Gaza. An armoured thrust across the middle of Gaza reached the sea. This has the …



Amnesty International · 20 December 2023 English

Amnesty International is deeply concerned for the fate and whereabouts of Palestinians from the occupied Gaza Strip detained by Israeli forces amid reports of mass enforced disappearances.


ELIAMEP: Hellenic Foundation For European and Foreign Policy · 14 December 2023 English

Subsequently, the IDF has been engaging in intense fighting with the aim of denying pertaining to the ‘Hamas and other terrorist groups in Gaza the capacity to continue attacking its …


The Conference Board · 20 October 2023 English

The Geopolitical Implications of Israel at War Hamas’ devastating attack on Israeli citizens and Israel’s declaration of war against the militant group is only the brutal opening scene of a …


MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 14 December 2023 English

There is no denying the fact that Israel has taken precautions in the military campaign like warning civilians to vacate north Gaza and go towards the South of the Strip …


BESA: Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies · 19 November 2023 English

Swords of Iron: The Problem of Hostages and Missing Persons By Col. (res.) Shai Shabtai BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,233, November 19, 2023 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Until the end of …


Amnesty International · 1 May 2023 English

In this report, Amnesty International explores how facial recognition technology is used extensively by the Israeli authorities to support their continued domination and oppression of Palestinians in the OPT. With …


ACAPS · 7 November 2023 English

These include UN agencies such as UNICEF, UNRWA, WHO, durable and sustained humanitarian truce leading to a cessation of hostilities”, the immediate WFP, the International Committee of the Red Cross …


AFA: Arab Forum For Alternatives · 23 November 2023 English

Since the start of the Israeli aggression, massive protests were staged across the Arab region to support the Palestinian people, hence bringing the Palestinian cause, the issue of normalization, and …


UNDP: United Nations Development Programme · 9 November 2023 English

The war in Gaza continues unabated well past its first month, leaving behind massive losses of life and infrastructure damage and forcing displacements of unprecedented scale. The unfolding humanitarian emergency …


RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 30 November 2023 English

Dangers and Opportunities in the Role of Religion in the Israel-Hamas War By Nazirudin Mohd Nasir SYNOPSIS Religion has been appropriated to fuel tension and hatred in the current Israel-Hamas …


PMLQ: Parti marxiste-léniniste du Québec · 25 October 2023 English

Green Light Defiant demonstration in Ramallah, Palestine condemns Israeli aggression, October 18, 2023, the day after the bombing of the Al-Ahli hospital Millions of people throughout the world have risen …


BESA: Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies · 21 January 2024 English

As in the trials of Nazi war criminals, including Adolf Eichmann, the testimonies of survivors will inform future generations in the face of campaigns working to erase and deny the …


NORC : The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research · 20 November 2023 English

Thinking about the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians, do you think the United States is too supportive, not supportive enough, or about right in its support of each …


Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs · 22 January 2024 English

The designations employed and the presentation of the material on the maps in this report do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever concerning the legal status of any …


Amnesty International · 26 January 2024 English

Today’s decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order provisional measures in response to South Africa’s genocide case against Israel is an important step that could help protect …


UN-Habitat: UN Human Settlements Programme · 16 November 2023 English

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Humanitarian chiefs will not take part in unilateral proposals to create “safe zones” in Gaza 16 November 2023 NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 16 November …




Cato Institute · 22 December 2023 English

As the number of dead civilians in Gaza approaches 20,000, 16 or so times the number of Israelis killed by Hamas’s brutal initial attack, even the Biden administration is growing …


Cato Institute · 6 November 2023 English

The United States is barreling toward another war in the Middle East. The conflict between Israel and Hamas is rapidly escalating across the region and risks dragging the United States …


ILO: International Labour Organisation · 3 December 2023

The conflict is resulting in a deep humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with huge implications on the labour market, employment prospects and livelihoods, not only within Gaza, but also in the …


FRS: Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique · 15 November 2023 French

En réponse aux attaques du 7 octobre menées par le Hamas au cours desquelles ont été tués plus de 1 200 Israéliens, en grande majorité des civils, blessés plus de …


ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 14 October 2023

Initial reports of the gruesome massacre carried out by Hamas in Israel on October 7 came with an unpleasant sense of déjà vu. After the last conflagration in Gaza in …


Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network · 24 October 2023

The Roots of the Palestinian Struggle It is impossible to discuss, let alone fully understand and analyze, the developments of October 2023 without recognizing their inextricable connection to the root …


ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 21 October 2023

In the 1982 graphic novel ‘V for Vendetta’, penned by famous English author Alan Moore, words said by the protagonist particularly stand out: “Beneath this mask, there is an idea, …