Understanding the Israel-Palestine Conflict

#CrisisinContext – OCC Factsheet

By Barah Mikaïl

On October 7, 2023, new violence erupted in Israeli-Palestinian relations. However, it’s important to note that the situation was far from calm even before this date, as these relations have long been marked by structural violence. This factsheet puts “the Israeli-Palestinian conflict” in perspective and aims at giving keys to better understand the current context. Access the full PDF below:

Barah Mikaïl is an associate Professor of International Security at SLU-Madrid and Director of the Observatory on Contemporary Crises. 

To quote this article or video, please use the following reference:  Barah Mikaïl (2023), OCC Factsheet: Understanding the Israel-Palestine Conflict”,  https://crisesobservatory.es/occ-factsheet-understanding-the-israel-palestine-conflict.

The OCC publishes a wide range of opinions that are meant to help our readers think of International Relations. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and neither the OCC nor Saint Louis University can be held responsible for any use which may be made of the opinion of the author and/or the information contained therein.

Featured Image credit: Palestine-Israel Historic Borders Over Time © 2023 by איתמראשפר is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0