Gaza

This year’s celebration was mixed with joy and grief as the Israel-Hamas war continues.

We go On the Record with Rabbi Daniel Burg, on a solidarity mission to Israel. How are families there coping with trauma, loss and uncertainty? Plus Sumayyah Bilal and Rebekka Paisner, two Baltimore friends, tell of convening their Muslim and Jewish communities -- to share grief and healing.

We go On the Record with the head of Catholic Relief Services, to ask about bringing aid to civilians caught in the crossfire between Israel and Hamas. Plus a Palestinian journalist in Maryland on the life-and-death choices confronting her family in Gaza.

Professor Shibley Telhami of the University of Maryland and Professor Sa'ed Atshan of Swarthmore College share their viewpoints on Israel and Hamas.

Ishaan Tharoor, foreign affairs columnist for the Washington Post talks about the history of trauma and violence that has been part of Gaza since the founding of the State of Israel.

We go On the Record with two scholars of Middle East politics. The appalling violence is only the latest in a decades-long conflict — How will this war impact the region’s balance of power?