As violence continues to escalate in the Gaza Strip between Israeli forces and Hamas fighters, Brookings Foreign Policy experts are taking to Twitter to discuss the evolving conflict. Below are some accounts worth following as the conflict unfolds—and some of their recent updates on what’s transpired over the past week:
- Shadi Hamid, (@shadihamid) fellow with the Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World in the Center for Middle East Policy, author of Temptations of Power: Islamists and Illiberal Democracy in a New Middle East.
From a rational actor perspective, #Hamas has little incentive to accept a ceasefire along the terms of last week’s proposal.
— Shadi Hamid (@shadihamid) July 22, 2014
“Many Egyptians looking for more coverage of the fighting are turning to other outlets, particularly Al Jazeera.” http://t.co/o0TksqBXAM
— Shadi Hamid (@shadihamid) July 22, 2014
With Mubarak, there was at least pretense of being helpful on Israel-Palestine, in the hope it would forestall pressure on democratization.
— Shadi Hamid (@shadihamid) July 21, 2014
- Natan Sachs (@natansachs) fellow at the Center for Middle East Policy, focusing on Israeli foreign policy, domestic politics and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
.@galberger reports that Hamas declares a nightly curfew from 11pm
— Natan Sachs (@natansachs) July 22, 2014
Supposed BBC pro-Israel bias (per @OwenJones84) revisited by Shany Mor http://t.co/lc4DPE6Idk
— Natan Sachs (@natansachs) July 22, 2014
My intereview for @pbsnewshour on #Israel #Hamas conflict http://t.co/QD8iw1Fugy
— Natan Sachs (@natansachs) July 18, 2014
- Salman Shaikh, (@Salman_Shaikh1) director of the Brookings Doha Center and fellow at the Center for Middle East Policy, former UN staffer and Middle East policy adviser.
Seems ‘Iron Dome’ has provided effective strategic counter-balance to Hamas/PIJ rockets.However,#Gaza tunnels cld be strategic game-changer.
— Salman Shaikh (@Salman_Shaikh1)
Seems ‘Iron Dome’ has provided effective strategic counter-balance to Hamas/PIJ rockets.However,#Gaza tunnels cld be strategic game-changer.
— Salman Shaikh (@Salman_Shaikh1) July 21, 2014
Tonight in #Doha,we have #UNSG Ban, Pal Pres #Abbas, Hamas political chief,#Meshaal & Norwegian FM.Other majors (read:Kerry) on phone.#Gaza
— Salman Shaikh (@Salman_Shaikh1) July 20, 2014
Last days there’s been talk of another “cycle of violence in #Gaza“.Tdy,it sounds/feels diff.We shldn’t assume same rules/outcomes of ‘game’
— Salman Shaikh (@Salman_Shaikh1) July 20, 2014
- Khaled Elgindy (@elgindy_) fellow with the Center for Middle East Policy, founding board member of the Egyptian American Rule of Law Association and former advisor to Palestinian leadership.
Abbas has been reluctant to pursue ICC/war crimes out of fear of jeopardizing relationship w/US. Sadly, he doesn’t know he doesn’t have one.
— Khaled Elgindy (@elgindy_) July 22, 2014
Uncomfortable reality: since this crisis began, Hamas has killed mostly soldiers while Israel has killed mostly civilians.
— Khaled Elgindy (@elgindy_) July 20, 2014
Sooner or later the civilized world will have to declare a War on Counterterrorism, which is even deadlier for civilians than just terrorism
— Khaled Elgindy (@elgindy_) July 18, 2014
- Shibley Telhami, (@ShibleyTelhami), Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland and nonresident senior fellow with the Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World, former advisor to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and the Iraq Study Group.
#Hamas‘s tally of Israeli deaths (52; #Israeli says 32) reminds of restrained #Hezbullah tally in 2006. They are careful to appear credible.
— Shibley Telhami (@ShibleyTelhami) July 23, 2014
My article on Egypt’s dilemma in #Gaza. | The Great Debate http://t.co/FQyOV4D424
— Shibley Telhami (@ShibleyTelhami) July 22, 2014
More than 100,000 people are now taking refuge with UNRWA in #Gaza. Numbers are growing
— Shibley Telhami (@ShibleyTelhami) July 21, 2014
- H.A. Hellyer, (@hahellyer) nonresident fellow with the Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World at Brookings and an Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies in London.
My latest in the National: “Egypt is pondering its next move in the Gaza crisis” http://t.co/TRmqsEdgOV
— H.A. Hellyer د. إتش (@hahellyer) July 24, 2014
Stupid, dumb and wrong. Leave schools out. MT “@KenRoth: UNRWA condemns rockets found in second vacant Gaza school http://t.co/H0oNw0IOjy“
— H.A. Hellyer د. إتش (@hahellyer) July 23, 2014
Egypt, Gaza, Israel and the future – my latest for @AlArabiya_Eng http://t.co/pfn4bX8dy4
— H.A. Hellyer د. إتش (@hahellyer) July 21, 2014
- Beth Ferris (@Beth_Ferris) co-director of the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement and a senior fellow in Foreign Policy.
Over the past 2 days in #Gaza, one Palestinian child has been killed every hour”- @UNRWA, plus over 100,000 Palestinians displaced (updated)
— Elizabeth Ferris (@Beth_Ferris) July 24, 2014
As Israeli offensive continues, I think displacement will be the defining characteristic of the #Gaza conflict. http://t.co/NJpNcV1Elo
— Elizabeth Ferris (@Beth_Ferris) July 22, 2014
Wondering how #R2P applies to #Gaza? Read this thoughtful article by @Alex_J_Bellamy
http://t.co/8NtWMvbDVa
— Elizabeth Ferris (@Beth_Ferris) July 22, 2014
Read more about what Brookings experts are saying about the conflict here.
Elina Saxena contributed to this post.