Israel-Hamas War

Members of the media may directly contact:

Costanza Musu (English and French)

Professor of Public and International Affairs - Faculty of Social Sciences

c.musu@uottawa.ca

Professor Musu's expertise includes the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, conflict resolution and security studies and Middle East politics.

Thomas Juneau (English and French)

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences

Thomas.Juneau@uOttawa.ca

Professor Juneau's research focuses on politics and conflicts in the Middle East, U.S. foreign policy in the region and Canadian foreign and defence policy.

Ruby Dagher (English, French and Arabic)

Assistant Professor, School of International Development and Global Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences

rdaghe3@uottawa.ca

Professor Dagher's expertise focuses on conflicts in the Middle East.

"There are a number of concerns, from the inhumanity displayed by the politicians and armies of  both Hamas and Israel; the lack of real understanding of how people in Gaza live and who they support; the factors that led up to these horrific events on both sides; the need to pull back for the sake of humanity; and the inhumane manner in which many Israeli officials and those of the western world view Palestinians."

Noomane Raboudi (English and French)

Assistant Professor, School of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences

nraboudi@uottawa.ca

Professor Raboudi's expertise includes:

• Arab-Muslim politics
• Conflicts and peace processes in the Middle East
• Obstacles to development in the Middle East and North Africa
• Islam, democracy and human rights

Saeid Mirzaei Yengejeh (English only)

Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law - Common Law Section

smirzaei@uottawa.ca 

Professor Mirzaei Yengejeh’ s expertise in international law and international organizations allows him to discuss the conflict from the perspective of the UN, where he spent 30 years. He teaches the law of international organizations and can discuss different aspects of international law and relations, including the law of armed conflict. 

Jan Claudius Völkel (English and German)

Visiting Professor, School of Political Studies, Graduate School of Public and International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences.

jvolkel@uottawa.ca

Professor Völkel's expertise includes:

• Middle East and North Africa
• Euro-Mediterranean relations, including Mediterranean migration
• European Union foreign policy

Ferry De Kerckhove (English, French, Spanish, Russian)

Senior fellow, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences.

ferry.de.kerckhove@uOttawa.ca