Today on Midday, perspectives on the Israel-Hamas conflict: what’s happened and what’s next as a bloody war continues in the Middle East.
Israel is assembling troops near Gaza, from which it has cut-off food, water, fuel and electricity. Israel state officials believe that Hamas is holding about 150 hostages in Gaza. Yesterday, Hamas threatened to execute Israeli hostages if Israel bombs civilian homes in Gaza without warning.
Our guests today help us understand the complex layers of this conflict. First we hear from Dr. Steven A. Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Then we hear from Elisheva Goldberg, a former aide to former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and a contributing writer for Jewish Currents magazine. She’s also the Senior Media and Policy Director at the New Israel Fund.
Daniel Sokatch, the CEO of the New Israel Fund, will be speaking at Chizuk Amuno Congregation in Baltimore on November 2nd at 7:30 pm.
