Edward "Ned" Walker, Jr., '62, the Christian A. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Global Political Theory, contributed an op-ed to the San Diego Union-Tribune (5/23/07). In "Ending the Civil War in Gaza," Walker writes that "The Palestinians appear to be in an 'uncivil war' even as Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert are working toward serious dialogue on peace." Walker observes: "In my experience ... when there are any signs of progress toward a peaceful resolution of the issue through a two-state solution, Hamas, probably acting on instructions from its leaders in Damascus, will raise the temperature of violence to entice the Israelis into violent response and thus end this dangerous talk of peace."
Walker, adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute, is a former U.S. ambassador to Israel and Egypt and also served as assistant secretary of state for Near East Affairs. He was president of the Middle East Institute from 2001 to 2006 and served as the Linowitz Professor of Middle East Studies at Hamilton in 2003 and 2005.
Walker, adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute, is a former U.S. ambassador to Israel and Egypt and also served as assistant secretary of state for Near East Affairs. He was president of the Middle East Institute from 2001 to 2006 and served as the Linowitz Professor of Middle East Studies at Hamilton in 2003 and 2005.
