Taylor Luck

1 month ago | wilsoncenter.org | Taylor Luck |Izabella Tabarovsky

Posted date/time:March 14, 2025 Major US Sanctions are a major barrier to reconstruction in Syria. With violence erupting on the country’s coast, US policymakers remain skeptical of lifting sanctions on the new government, which desperately needs investment to avoid economic collapse. Amid five days of violence, one question is on the minds of Syrians across the country, from average citizens returning to war-torn homes to business owners: when will the US lift sanctions?

Jan 17, 2025 | csmonitor.com | Taylor Luck |Ghada Abdulfattah

With a ceasefire and hostage release deal due to begin Sunday, an outpouring of happiness, sorrow, and delayed grief is coming to the fore across Israel and the Gaza Strip. All is overshadowed by uncertainty. For war-weary Israelis, there is cautious hope for a return to normal life, as families of the hostages watch and wait to see who returns alive. Why We Wrote ThisA story focused onOver more than 15 months of war and loss, Israeli and Palestinian emotions have been rubbed raw, or suppressed.

Jan 17, 2025 | everand.com | Taylor Luck

As Israel’s Cabinet finally seals a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, an outpouring of happiness, sorrow, and delayed grief is coming to the fore across Israel and the Gaza Strip. For war-weary Israelis, there is cautious hope for a return to normal life. For Palestinians in Gaza, who awoke Friday to the unsettling sounds of renewed Israeli airstrikes that have killed scores in recent days, Sunday’s ceasefire is a means to simply stay alive. All is overshadowed by uncertainty.

Jan 16, 2025 | everand.com | Taylor Luck

After 15 months of war and suffering, Israelis and Palestinians holding out for a ceasefire and hostage deal appear to be getting a pause, but not yet peace. A deal that was announced with great fanfare late Wednesday, and set to be implemented starting Sunday, provides for a six-week ceasefire and the release of some Israeli hostages held by Hamas in exchange for scores of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.

Nov 21, 2024 | csmonitor.com | Taylor Luck |Ghada Abdulfattah

As the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for allegedly depriving Gaza’s civilians of “objects indispensable to their survival” and “impeding humanitarian aid,” residents of the Gaza Strip were still having difficulty finding food and aid.