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Ali on implementation of ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas

January 17, 2025 ABC
Closely cropped headshot of Javed Ali in Weill Hall's 2nd floor hallway
Javed Ali (Credit: Michigan Photography)

"Now the really hard part is going to start with the implementation of phase one" of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas says Javed Ali, Ford School professor and Former National Security Council Senior Director for Counterterrorism.

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Javed Ali

Associate Professor of Practice
Ali is a former senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council, with over 20 years of professional experience in national security and intelligence issues in Washington, D.C. He served in the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he also held senior positions on joint duty assignments at the National Intelligence Council, the National Counterterrorism Center, and the National Security Council.