Details:
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 7-8:30 p.m.
George S. Dively Building
Premier Industrial Lecture Hall, Room 202
Event information:
Hussein Ibish and David Myers have partnered together for a decade in bringing a nuanced, multi-lens perspective to the history of Israel-Palestine. In their joint presentation at CWRU, they will offer such a perspective on the lead-up to the brutal Hamas attack of Oct. 7, 2024, and the devastating Israeli response in Gaza.
Only four years earlier, the Abraham Accords were signed, heralding a new era in relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors. While the Accords were seen by supporters as but a first step in regional normalization, they ignored the Palestinian question. This exclusion has been seen by some as one factor prompting Hamas to attack Israel as it did.
This presentation will explore the array of forces that led to Oct. 7, and the profoundly consequential sequence of events that followed it. In addition to offering much-needed historical perspective, it will also address where the rapidly unfolding events in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon and Iran might be heading in the future.
Refreshments will follow the presentation.
RSVP by the end of day Thursday, Oct. 3.