Middle East /newsroom/taxonomy/term/2498/all en Experts: Escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians /newsroom/channels/news/experts-escalating-violence-between-israelis-and-palestinians-331055 <p>Israel hit three multi-storey towers as it hammered the Gaza Strip with airstrikes, and militants in the territory fired barrages of rockets at Israel, in the most severe outbreak of violence since the 2014 Gaza war, with no resolution in sight. The fighting has taken on many hallmarks of that devastating 50-day conflict between Israel and Hamas, but with a startling new factor: large, heated protests by Israeli Arabs in support of those living in the territories as well as counter-violence by Jewish Israelis.</p> Thu, 13 May 2021 19:51:15 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 265175 at /newsroom Sarah Moser /newsroom/sarah-moser Mon, 20 Jan 2020 18:47:03 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 197513 at /newsroom Expert: Gulf of Oman tankers attacked /newsroom/channels/news/expert-gulf-oman-tankers-attacked-297795 <p>An attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman occured this morning. All crew members were evacuated and are safe, according to the owners of the two ships. (Source: <a href="https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/gulf-of-oman-incident-latest-intl/index.html">CNN)</a></p> <p>Here's a Â鶹AV expert that can provide analysis and context on the current developing situation in the Middle East:</p> Thu, 13 Jun 2019 20:28:26 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 168837 at /newsroom Expert: Israel and Iran trade fire /newsroom/channels/news/expert-israel-and-iran-trade-fire-287155 <p>Iran says it is ready to restart its nuclear program on an "industrial scale" in the wake of the decision by US President Donald Trump to abandon the deal that curbs the country's nuclear ambitions. (source <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/11/middleeast/iran-israel-syria-intl/index.html">CNN</a>)</p> <p> </p> Fri, 11 May 2018 18:52:26 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 39875 at /newsroom Rex Brynen /newsroom/rex-brynen Tue, 29 Jun 2021 19:23:10 +0000 Anonymous 23404 at /newsroom Laila Parsons /newsroom/laila-parsons Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23204 at /newsroom Iran Nuclear Deal (July 14) /newsroom/channels/news/iran-nuclear-deal-july-14-253951 <p> Tue, 14 Jul 2015 19:04:23 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 24324 at /newsroom