Michael Koplow
Israel-Gaza Violence:
Why and What Next?
Zoom Webinar
May 24, 2021 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
The roots of the conflict between Israel and Palestine are generations old. Yet, the ongoing clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians quickly escalated this past week, with over 200 killed. Why has the violence ramped up so quickly and what hope is there for de-escalation? How do domestic politics play into the recent violence? Tune in on Monday, May 24th at 12 PM ET when we discuss this event with Dr. Michael Koplow, Policy Director of Israel Policy Forum.
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SPEAKER:
Michael Koplow
Policy Director of the Israel Policy Forum
Michael Koplow is the Policy Director of the Israel Policy Forum. Before coming to Israel Policy Forum, he was the founding Program Director of the Israel Institute. He holds a Ph.D. in Government from Georgetown University, where he specialized in political development and ideology, and the politics of Middle Eastern states. He writes Israel Policy Forum’s weekly Koplow Column and edits the Israel Policy Exchange, which is a leading source for commentary and analysis on Israel and American Jewry, and his work regularly appears in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Atlantic, and the Forward, among other publications. In addition to his Ph.D., he holds a B.A. from Brandeis University, a J.D. from New York University, and an M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard University.
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