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URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/arab-center-washington-dc-the-regio
 nal-escalation-of-the-gaza-war-and-the-us-response/
SUMMARY:Arab Center Washington DC: The Regional Escalation of the Gaza War 
 and the US Response
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanelists\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 \n\n\n\nNader Hashemi\n\nDirector of the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christ
 ian Understanding and an Associate Professor of Middle East and Islamic Po
 litics\, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service\, Georgetown University
 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLahib Higel\n\nSenior Anal
 yst – Iraq\, International Crisis Group\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\
 n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPatricia Karam\n\nNon-resident Fellow\, Arab Center Washing
 ton DC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNabeel A. Khoury\n\n
 Non-resident Senior Fellow\, Arab Center Washington DC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\
 n\n\n\n\nImad K. Harb\n\nDirector of Research and Analysis\, Arab Center W
 ashington DC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Webinar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe October 7
  attack by Hamas and other Palestinian factions on Israel and the latter
 ’s response with endless war on the Gaza Strip opened what can be consid
 ered a new era in Middle East politics and in United States relations with
  the region. Israel’s devastating war on Gaza has generated regional res
 istance and confrontations on multiple fronts.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nIn solidarity
  with the besieged people of Gaza and with Hamas\, Hezbollah in Lebanon\, 
 the Houthis in Yemen\, and Shia militias in Iraq have opened armed confron
 tations with Israel. As the premier supporter of and supplier of weapons t
 o Israel\, and as the international power with undeniable strategic intere
 sts in the Middle East\, the United States has been targeted and seriously
  involved and has in fact taken military action against Iraqi militias and
  the Houthis. Its involvement will very likely impact its domestic politic
 s and regional alignments.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nArab Center Washington DC is orga
 nizing this webinar to explore the current conditions and possible wider r
 epercussions of the Israeli war on Gaza. Experts will discuss the regional
  dimensions of the conflict\, US involvement in it\, and its possible esca
 lation into open regionwide conflict.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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