“The Center for Israel Education is like a user-friendly digital encyclopedia for the student of Israel’s history and present. Whether you want a quick timeline of the Six-Day War or a deep dive on the Madrid peace conference, and anything in between on a plethora of topics, it’s got you covered. As a scholar and commentator on current affairs, the Center for Israel Education is an essential tool for my work.”

“The Center for Israel Education’s website is a unique, unparalleled source of information and analysis on all things Israel—history, politics, society, national security, and culture—including short explainers, long-form articles, self-learning courses, as well as maps and illustrations. There are even links to online sources for Israeli TV, music, and news. The CIE website is a one-stop shop for all things Israel. Never before has there been something like it, and never has it been more sorely needed!”

“The CIE has created the most significant, reliable, and comprehensive site extant on all that one may need to know or should know about Israel, its history, present reality, the ongoing conflict and more.  It assembles in one easy-to-use platform a wide variety of materials from original written documents from archives and public sources and visual materials that enable the reconstruction and analysis of current and historic events.  Although this richness is intelligently organized for viewers, the ease with which they are presented enable and encourage personal exploration and discovery. It also provides a wealth of resources, including bibliographies and links to other sites that extend and enhance what is found here.  There is no other site like this.  It should be on the list of scholars, students, educators and anyone seeking to acquire information and learn about Israel.”

“The Center for Israel Education has an excellent website for anyone – academics, educators, or students – who is looking to enrich their knowledge about Israel, continuing valuable sources. While the interpretation of the documents is open for discussion and can serve critics or defenders of Zionism, one thing stood out for sure: in times when truth is hard to find, the trove of materials and primary sources at this website can be beneficial for every discussion or course about Israel.”

“Education is a difficult undertaking, not only in pedagogy and not only when it comes to the subject of Israel. It is a constant challenge, often working against resistance or ignorance, always searching for allies, and requiring patience and perseverance. CIE has followed this path consistently since its inception, with Emory University Professor Emeritus, Ken Stein as its guiding spirit. The wealth of collected material, source texts, and film material on the most diverse individual aspects of the subject area of Israel and the Middle East is impressive and provides scope for individual users or group-based curricula. Clearly structured according to individual topics and their subtopics, and thanks to its ease of use, access is also available to a wide range of users – all with the educational intention of “...we can help deepen the understanding of readers, viewers, or listeners about how current events fit into history.”

“I had the honor of studying Middle Eastern history under Ken Stein in the 1990s at Emory University. More than 30 years later, I now have the privilege of accessing the resources he used to teach thousands of students. The vast majority of these documents and books are scholarly sources, unvarnished by politics. This is crucial in today’s convoluted media environment. Teachers from K-12 to higher education have the best available material, all on one site. CIE is a rich and informative platform. It is also a wonderful way to ensure that Ken’s serious, balanced, and sober approach to Middle Eastern studies can benefit educators for years and years to come.”  

“The new CIE website is a treasure trove of historical information—clearly presented and richly illustrated to make it accessible to learners of all ages. At a time when narratives are too often shaped without regard for historical evidence, this site offers a vital corrective: grounding understanding in primary sources, context, and complexity. It’s an indispensable tool for scholars, activists, and curious laypeople who want to break through bias and make sense of Israel, Zionism, and the Jewish past and future.”

“In current times, where regrettably distortions regarding Israel and the conflict emanate from so many different sources and where truth has been a repeated casualty, the CIE website provides serious scholarship and access to essential materials about Israel’s story.. Neither CIE nor its website engages in propaganda. It offers essential documents and analyses,  curated from Israeli, Jewish, non-Jewish and think tank voices from across the world.  Its educational materials are usable in formal and informal learning settings; they include multiple types led by biographies, bibliographies, maps, photos, featured content, and webinars. A series of short video and prose explainers are ideal for quick learning and introductions for expansion into lengthy presentations. Six on-demand courses on Israeli society, history and politics may be easily accessed. Personally, I have used the website in doing research on the various conflicts in the Middle East, allowing for context in writing articles and a book.”

“The CIE website is a gold mine of information about Israel and its history, which will help to counteract the confusion and misinformation found in much of the discourse in the media. It provides a rich collection of readings, documentary sources, bibliographies, images and other resources on Israel and on the Arab-Israeli conflict. The new and multilingual website is even easier to navigate than the previous one. The Documents and Sources feature, which includes primary sources on a wide variety of topics, is especially recommended. As a historian who specializes in presenting archival documents to researchers and the public, I see it as invaluable for providing much needed information, context and nuance.”

“In a time where infotainment and propaganda have replaced facts and scholarship especially, as it relates to Israel and the Middle East.  The Center for Israel Education (CIE) offers an indispensable resource for students of all ages who want to grasp the complexities and richness of the region.  CIE relies on factual and scholarly works in a time where it is desperately needed and presents a superb comprehensive collection of primary sources in addition to the writings of the actors and decision makers who participated in the actual events.”

“CIE’s website is an indispensable treasure trove of commentary and source material that is essential for setting current affairs in their historical context.  In an era of fake news and Artificial Intelligence, reliable historical background and documentation are essential tools for sifting through the flood of information, misinformation, and disinformation to which we are regularly exposed in this day and age. CIE places an extraordinary range of documentary evidence, course syllabi, bibliographies, videos, webinars, and much more at your fingertips. It is unquestionably the best resource of its kind on Israel and its place in the Middle East.”