Trond Bakkevig

Trond Bakkevig left PRIO in 2022. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons.

Email: trond.bakkevig@gmail.com

Trond Bakkevig
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PRIO Blogs

Friday, 8 Dec 2023

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - DECEMBER 2: Israeli police guard a gate to the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, sacred to Muslims, as Jews and Palestinians live daily lives, in the ancient walled Old City of Jerusalem, Israel, on December 2, 2023. The attack against Israel by Hamas militants on October 7, which killed 1200 Israelis and left 240 people taken hostage, triggered a military bombardment and ground invasion that Palestinian officials say has so far killed 13,000 people. A week-long ceasefire and hostage-for-prisoner exchange ended on Dec. 1, with Israeli leaders vowing to continue their offensive until defeat of Hamas. (Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images). Photo: 2023 Scott Peterson

Gaza: A Religious Conflict?

Hamas named its terror attacks on 7 October ‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’. Hamas believes that Jewish extremists, with the direct and indirect support of the Israeli authorities, pose a threat to, and are plotting to take over, the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem. The terror attacks led to an outbreak of ...

News

Monday, 22 Aug 2016

A closed roundtable discussion on the Middle East was hosted by PRIO.

Roundtable with the Foreign Minister of Qatar

On the occasion of the visit to Oslo by the Foreign Minister of the State of Qatar, H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani, a closed roundtable discussion on the Middle East was hosted by PRIO.

PRIO Blogs

Wednesday, 1 Nov 2023

RE'IM, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 12: A general view at the Supernova Music Festival site where hundreds were killed and dozens taken by Hamas militants near the border with Gaza on October 12, 2023 in Kibbutz Re'im , Israel. Israel has sealed off Gaza and launched sustained retaliatory air strikes, which have killed at least 1,200 people with more than 300, 000 displaced, after a large-scale attack by Hamas. On October 7, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel from Gaza by land, sea, and air, killing over 1,200 people and wounding around 2800. Israeli soldiers and civilians have also been taken hostage by Hamas and moved into Gaza. The attack prompted a declaration of war by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the announcement of an emergency wartime government. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images). Photo: 2023 Getty Images

But “Evil” Is a Dangerous Word

The conflict in the Middle East can only be resolved with good and patient political craftsmanship. It will not end until everyone in the region has the same rights. “I understand the Jews’ need for security,” said the sheikh to Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders. The sheikh is one of ...

PRIO Blogs

Friday, 27 Feb 2015

Temple Mount Western Wall with Al Asqua mosque above. Photo: David Shankbone. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Between the Mosque and the Temple Mount

Unrest on and around the Al Aqsa Mosque/Temple Mount in Jerusalem last autumn caused the Palestinian president, Mahmood Abbas, to warn that the conflict between Israel and Palestine could escalate into a religious war. The site has extremely powerful national and religious symbolic value for both Palestinians and Israelis. Jordanian ...

Event

8–10 Dec 2018

Trustbuilding in Iraq: Current Challenges and Opportunities

On 8-10 December 2018, PRIO organized a conference in Istanbul on “Trustbuilding in Iraq: Current Challenges and Opportunities”.