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The Israel–Gaza War: What Brought Us Here? [Part 4 with Ronny Simon]
A historical, eyewitness-informed overview of the Israel–Gaza conflict tracing key events from Sadat’s 1977 Knesset visit and the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace, through the rise of the PLO and Hamas, the Oslo process, the 2005 Gaza disengagement, Hamas’s electoral takeover, to the October 7, 2023 attacks and Israel’s ongoing military and humanitarian response. The speaker emphasizes misunderstandings about motivations (national vs. religious), Israel’s policy choices and mistakes, Hamas’s ideology and tactics, the hostage crisis, and the contested flow and control of humanitarian aid.