Issues & Analyses
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Tell The Whole Story, Not as You Want it To Be
Ken Stein - April 18, 2017For the last several years, I have heard and witnessed personal stories about Israel (dis)engagement. Everyone asks how to stem distancing from Israel.
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CIE’s The June 1967 War
Ken Stein - April 17, 2017New book–for personal or group use–trips, camps, JCCs, schools, sermons, adult education; providing essential context, time lines and maps. Remind yourself how the 1967 War has changed Israeli, Jewish, and Middle Eastern history.
Today in Israeli History
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Teddy Kollek Is Born
May 27, 2017Teddy Kollek, Zionist leader and long-time mayor of Jerusalem, is born in Nagyvázsony, Hungary.
Timeline
The timeline contains more than 800 entries, following Jewish History through Jewish identity in the diaspora, Zionism, to contemporary issues in Israel. Search by year or by a subject through time.
Eras
Early History to 1897: Identity Formation and Modern Zionism
- Jewish law, custom and anti-Semitism knitted Jews as a people
- Surviving as a minority schooled Jews on self-reliance
- Failure to achieve civic equality prompted Zionism, Jewish nationalism
Era II 1898 to 1948: Autonomy and State-Building
- Translating an idea into reality required Jewish leadership, commitment, and pragmatism
- Recruiting support from great powers made Israel a reality
- Inept Arab decisions and societal fragmentation gave Zionists an unsurmountable edge
Era III 1949 to 1979: From Sovereignty to Recognition
- Israel’s building blocks linked people, land, an economy and collective self-defense
- Success in the June 1967 War solidified Israel as a state
- Egypt took the unprecedented Arab step of accepting Israel as a reality
Era IV 1980 to Present: Recognition to Normalization
- Israel flourished as a democracy with a multi-party system
- Solidifying a strategic relationship with the US benefitted both country’s welfare
- Seeking peaceful borders and neighbors determined its well-being
Resources
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