VIOLENCE IN GAZA AND ITS REGIONAL IMPLICATIONS
May 18, 2021
What has Happened: Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police in the contested city of Jerusalem have escalated into large scale conflict. The violence includes the conflict between Israeli forces and Hamas, which has killed at least 150 people in Gaza and 12 in Israel, but also a wave of mob attacks in mixed Arab-Jewish cities in Israel. It had been seven years since the last major conflict with Hamas, and 16 since the last significant Palestinian uprising. Below, Generals Robert Walsh, Spider Marks, and Frank Kearney of Academy’s Geopolitical Intelligence Group discuss the significance of the ongoing and potentially escalating ... VIOLENCE IN GAZA AND ITS REGIONAL IMPLICATIONS