BESA Researcher participated in the 40th Annual Conference of the Association for Israel Studies, held from 1-3 July 2024 at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. Among the presenters were BESA Director Prof. Eitan Shamir, Professor Efrat Aviv, Professor Jonathan Rynhold, Dr. Elai Rettig, and Professor Elisheva Rosman. Professor Shamir presented his research titled “Explaining the Divergence in European Attitudes Toward Israel’s War in Gaza,” an analysis of factors that explain different responses of European countries to the war in Gaza.
On July 4th, Professor Shamir gave a briefing at the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accompanied by Israel’s Ambassador to the Czech Republic, H.E. Anna Azari. The briefing and subsequent discussion focused on Israel’s challenges and options regarding the war in Gaza.
