Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Assessing the Conduct of Hostilities in Gaza – Difficulties and Possible Solutions

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Assessing the Conduct of Hostilities in Gaza – Difficulties and Possible Solutions

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Assessing the Conduct of Hostilities in Gaza – Difficulties and Possible Solutions The current armed conflict affecting Israel and the Gaza Strip raises many international humanitarian law (IHL) questions. Many answers depend on whether...
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The IDF, Hamas, and the Duty to Warn

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The IDF, Hamas, and the Duty to Warn

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The IDF, Hamas, and the Duty to Warn On October 22, the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States issued a joint statement “reiterat[ing] their support for Israel and its right to defend itself...
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Inside IDF Targeting

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Inside IDF Targeting

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Inside IDF Targeting Events in Israel and Gaza have again plunged the Middle East into armed conflict. As this post is being written, intense fighting is underway in Israel and Gaza. There are skirmishes with Hezbollah along Israel’s...
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Facts Matter: Assessing the Al-Ahli Hospital Incident

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Facts Matter: Assessing the Al-Ahli Hospital Incident

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Facts Matter: Assessing the Al-Ahli Hospital Incident In the evening hours of October 17, 2023, reports emerged of an explosion at the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in the Gaza Strip. The Gazan Ministry of Health spoke of a massacre, suggesting...
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The Circle of Suffering and the Role of IHL

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The Circle of Suffering and the Role of IHL

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The Circle of Suffering and the Role of IHL Great suffering is the cause and consequence of armed conflict. International humanitarian law (IHL) sets a minimum base line of humanity at times when tensions and emotions run at unbearably...