With the horror of the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel by the terrorist group Hamas and the subsequent air strikes on the Gaza Strip, we asked Middle East expert Eric Lob to break down the complex issues that led to the massacre and the perils of the conflict for the United States.
Lob is an associate professor at Florida International University in the Department of Politics and International Relations. His research focuses on the intersection of development and politics in the Middle East and on political violence and revolution.
Later in the show, Melissa White of the Key Biscayne Community Foundation joins us and talks about the planned vigil for Israel on Key Biscayne and how important it is to not lose sight of the human toll of the attack, as well as not to conflate Hamas with the plight of the Palestinian people.
John Pacenti also catches everybody up on the top news of the week for the island.