Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Dec. 29 to correctly state the group that held the solidarity march for Israel. Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7, FAU students have held solidarity marches for Israel and Palestine, as the war is part of a century-old conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. FAU.
A Middle East politics class at Florida Atlantic University stopped their discussion Thursday night to listen to the president of the United States discuss the exact topic they’re studying.
"It's not in essence whether they lose or win, it’s how much damage they’re going to inflict on Israel." Professor Robert Rabil at FAU says he fears the war will spread to other parts of Israel.
Robert Rabil, professor of political science at Florida Atlantic University, spoke to a June 5th Middle East Forum Webinar (video) about the conditions that led to Lebanon becoming a failed state. The following is a summary of Rabil s comments: Modern
Christians in Lebanon face an existential crisis, as their country increasingly has become controlled by Hezbollah terrorists who answer to Iran, prompting a mass exodus. Over the years, Lebanese Christians have faced multiple attacks, now they also face a new threat in the form of a rapidly declining proportion in relation to the Islamic element