Hamas' coordinated attacks on Israel on the morning of October 7th mark a terrorizing and significant turning point in the Israeli-Palestinian war. This week, host Elisa is joined by Matthew Levitt, a decades long Hamas and terrorism expert, to unpack the foundations of Hamas, how they came to be, how they operate, and what the regional and global response might tell us about the road ahead.

Matthew Levitt is the Fromer-Wexler Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of its Jeanette and Eli Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence:

https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/experts/matthew-levitt

References:

Levitt, Matthew. “The War Hamas Always Wanted.” Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2023:

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/war-hamas-always-wanted

The 1993 Oslo Accords and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process:

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1993-2000/oslo

Join us for the 33rd Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law CLE Conference this November 16-17, held at the Renaissance Washington DC Downtown Hotel:

https://web.cvent.com/event/7eb6b360-9f77-4555-844f-4fa28099f64a/summary