BI in Context [Old MOOS Additional References]

A rare look at what an in-depth conversation between friends who have been divided by an extraordinarily deep, and perhaps unbridgeable, conflict looks like.

In addition to its relatively narrow military objectives, the Gaza war is, perhaps most importantly, the battle for the hearts and minds of the global population. This article looks at the high-tech information ecosystem in which this battle will be fought.

From a military perspective, an especially detailed and honest assessment of the unfathomable horrors likely to accompany Israel's invasion of Gaza and an explanation of why some better method of defeating Hamas is so badly needed.

An exploration of an especially troubling aspect of Hamas' war against Israel -- suicide bombers and martyrdom. This is something that has huge implications on the battlefield and for prospects of negotiating a coexistence-based resolution of the conflict.

A detailed look at what Hamas' strategy of using civilian shields looks like in actual practice and a description of the elaborate fortifications it has constructed and supplied under Gaza's civilian population.

An analysis of the depressingly successful strategy that Hamas has used to turn its barbarous conduct into a winning political strategy and thoughts about the terrible precedent that this sets.

From longtime peace negotiator, Dennis Ross, a description of what he sees as the most promising path toward a better future for both Israelis and Palestinians.

Reflections on the terrifying and heartbreaking experience of being a Jew in a world where so many excuse and, often, celebrate the barbarity of Hamas' attack on Israel and anti-Semitism, more generally.

From Francis Fukuyama, an especially thoughtful and objective effort to explain the context surrounding Hamas' attack on Israel and the ensuing war.

A challenge to the depressing assertion that society is horrible and racist and can never be improved.