Smart Take | A Week of Escalating Tensions in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Tensions heightened this week in the Levant as protesters marched in the streets of Tel Aviv, the Israeli Army launched one of its biggest attacks on the West Bank in years, and rockets were fired into Israel from Lebanon. Merissa Khurma, Program Director of the Wilson Center’s Middle East Program, discusses the week’s events, analyzing the rise in tensions and what impact they will have on the region.

Middle East Program

The Wilson Center’s Middle East Program serves as a crucial resource for the policymaking community and beyond, providing analyses and research that helps inform US foreign policymaking, stimulates public debate, and expands knowledge about issues in the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.   Read more

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