CFR Education’s mission is to empower young people with the essential knowledge, skills, and perspective to navigate today’s interconnected world. We’ve assembled a list of resources to help students understand this conflict—and why it matters.
History
Lead your students on a deep dive into the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the role the United States has played with CFR Education’s timeline and a resource from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). For a multiday, project-based simulation, consider our Israeli-Palestinian Impasse Model Diplomacy simulation.
- Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Timeline | World101
- What Is U.S. Policy on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict? | Council on Foreign Relations
- Israeli-Palestinian Impasse Model Diplomacy Simulation
What’s Going On?
Give your students some concise analysis and context on Israel’s ground war against Hamas, and background on what Hamas is.
- Israel’s Ground War Against Hamas: What to Know | Council on Foreign Relations
- What Is Hamas? | Council on Foreign Relations
Humanitarian Issues
Explore the humanitarian issues around this conflict through a World101 resource on civilians in conflict, which includes comprehensive teaching resources, and analysis from CFR on the situation in Gaza.
- The Civilian Consequences of Conflict | World101
- How Do Humanitarian Corridors, Cease-Fires, and Pauses Address Violence in Conflict? | World101
- The Israel-Hamas War: The Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza | Council on Foreign Relations
Regional Issues
Help your students understand the roles that Egypt and Hezbollah could play in the conflict.
- Will Egypt Play a Role in Easing the Gaza War? | Council on Foreign Relations
- How Hezbollah Sees the War in Gaza | Council on Foreign Relations
Implications of International Law
Use World101, which includes comprehensive teaching resources, to understand what international law is and how it works, and explore analysis from CFR on the international law questions raised by the conflict.
- What Is International Law? | World101
- What International Law Has to Say About the Israel-Hamas War | Council on Foreign Relations
- The Laws of War, With Matthew Waxman | Council on Foreign Relations
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