Contemporary Readings

#104 Contemporary Readings, CIE October 2021

November 4, 2021

Assembled by Ken Stein and Michele Freesman, Emory University’s Institute for the Study of Modern Israel and the Center for Israel Education, kenstein@israeled.org

AFP, “Saudi Arabia: Dealing with Hezbollah-dominated Lebanon is ‘pointless’,” Times of Israel, October 31, 2021,  https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-arabia-dealing-with-hezbollah-dominated-lebanon-is-pointless/ 

Al-Ahram Online Staff, “Israel’s president apologizes for 1956 Kafr Qasem massacre,” Al-Ahram Online, October 30, 2021, https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/436756.aspx 

Moshe Albo, “A new regional architecture? The impact of U.S. strategy on the regional Arena,” Reichman University, October 2021, https://www.idc.ac.il/en/research/ips/pages/insights/albo-14-10-21.aspx 

Rina Bassist, “For Israel’s Acceptance to the AU as Observer Reveals Continental Divides,” Moshe Dayan Center: Ifriqiya, October 28, 2021, https://dayan.org/content/israels-acceptance-au-observer-reveals-continental-divides 

Naama Barak, “Astronauts carry out space mission in Israeli desert,” Israel21C, October 14, 2021, https://www.israel21c.org/astronauts-carry-out-space-mission-in-israeli-desert/ 

Ron Ben-Yishai, “Iran’s attack on U.S. base in Syria is a message to Israel,” YNet News, October, 21, 2021, https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjr9xachk 

BICOM Staff, “Israel passes new climate change action plan,” BICOM, October 27, 2021, https://www.bicom.org.uk/news/israel-passes-new-climate-change-action-plan/ 

Brian Blum, “Game-changing tech will digitize farming and increase sustainability,” Israel21C, Ocotber 12, 2021,  https://www.israel21c.org/game-changing-tech-will-digitize-farming-and-increase-sustainability/ 

Center for Israel Education, “30 Years After the Madrid Middle East Peace Conference: Context and Consequences, October 27, 2021, https://israeled.org/israel-in-context-30-years-after-the-madrid-middle-east-peace-conference/

Oded Eran, “Jordan 2021: Cause for Concern in Israel, but No Need to Panic,” INSS, October 18, 2021, https://www.inss.org.il/publication/jordan-2021/ 

Tom Eshed, “Antisemitism in the United States: A Critical Look at the Data, Monitoring, and Measurement,” INSS, October 13, 2021, https://www.inss.org.il/publication/antisemitism-data/ 

Haggay Etkes, “The Arrangements Law and the Palestinian Economies,” INSS, October 12, 2021, https://www.inss.org.il/publication/economic-reforms/ 

Liran Friedmann, “The most important lesson Yitzhak Rabin taught us,” YNet News, October 18, 2021, https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rkuiswohy 

Amos Gilead, “The strategic map: Achievements in the face of mounting challenges,” Reichman Univesity, October 2021, https://www.idc.ac.il/en/research/ips/pages/insights/insights-15-10-21-ips.aspx 

Al-Hamadani, “A Constitutional Challenge to Iraq’s Treatment of Iraqi Jews,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, October 21, 2021, https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/constitutional-challenge-iraqs-treatment-iraqi-jews 

Mai Abu Hasaneen, “Gazans study Hebrew as Israel increases work permits,” Al-Monitor, October 31, 2021, https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/10/gazans-study-hebrew-israel-increases-work-permits#ixzz7Az1rUAxh 

Haisam Hassanein, “The Muslim Brotherhood Sees Cairo’s Flirtation with Biden as an Opportunity,” Washington Institute Near East Policy, October 27, 2021, https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/muslim-brotherhood-sees-cairos-flirtation-biden-opportunity 

David Horovitz, “Jerusalem dedicates square to Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, who saved thousands of Jews in WWII,” Times of Israel, October 11, 2021, https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/jerusalem-dedicates-square-to-japanese-diplomat-chiune-sugihara-who-saved-thousands-of-jews-in-wwii/ 

Efraim Inbar, “Realpolitik Should Guide Israeli-Russian Relations,” Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, October 18, 2021, https://jiss.org.il/en/inbar-realpolitik-should-guide-israeli-russian-relations/ 

Jerusalem Post Staff, “Nachman Shai to be considered for Jewish Agency Chairman,” Jerusalem Post, October 17, 2021, https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/nachman-shai-to-be-considered-for-jewish-agency-chairman-682220 

Patrick Kingsley, “Whose Promised Land? A Journey Into a Divided Israel,” New York Times, October 25, 2021, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/25/world/middleeast/israel-jews-palestinians-journey.html?searchResultPosition=2 

Joshua Krasna and George Meladze, “The “Four Plus One”: The Changing Power Politics of the Middle East,”Moshe Dayan Center, October 7, 2021, https://dayan.org/content/four-plus-one-changing-power-politics-middle-east 

Joshua Krasna, “Jordan: With Relations with Washington and Jerusalem Back in Order, a Flurry of Diplomatic Activity,” Moshe Dayan Center: Tel Aviv Notes, October 20, 2021, https://dayan.org/content/jordan-relations-washington-and-jerusalem-back-order-flurry-diplomatic-activity 

Susie Linfield, “Palestine Isn’t Ferguson,” The Atlantic, October 24, 2021, https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/10/israeli-palestinian-conflict-ferguson/620471/ 

David Makovsky and Josh Kram, “Think Regionally: A US Role for Deepening the Abraham Accords,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, October 3, 2021, https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/think-regionally-us-role-deepening-abraham-accords 

Aaron David Miller, “Reflections on Colin Powell’s Legacy,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, October 18, 2021, https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/10/18/reflections-on-colin-powell-s-legacy-pub-85583 

Orna Mizrahi, “The Diplomatic Crisis that Adds Fuel to the Lebanese Fire,” INSS, October 31, 2021, https://www.inss.org.il/social_media/lebanon-gulf-crisis/ 

Orna Mizrahi and Yoram Schweitzer, “Hezbollah Faces Domestic Challenges with Self-Confidence,” INSS, October 25, 2021, https://www.inss.org.il/publication/hezbollah-internal-challenges/ 

Doaa A. Moneim, “Egypt to create new VAT refund system for tourists in all ports,” Al-Ahram Online, October 31, 2021, https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/436836.aspx 

Daphna Aviram-Nitzan and Hila Shoef Kollwitz, “Israel 2050: Global Warming – Israelis Concerned – Survey Part I & II,” Israel Democracy Institute, October 28, 2021, https://en.idi.org.il/articles/33054 

Marina Ottaway, “Sudan: The Last Domino Stood Up by the Arab Uprisings has Fallen,” Wilson Center, October 26, 2021, https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/sudan-last-domino-stood-arab-uprisings-has-fallen 

Dennis Ross, “A Pro-Israel Summit in Erbil Breaks New Ground,” Washington Institute Near East Policy, September 30, 2021, https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/pro-israel-summit-erbil-breaks-new-ground 

Dennis Ross, “The Threat of War Is the Only Way to Achieve Peace With Iran,” Foreign Policy, October 27, 2021, https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/10/27/threat-war-iran-nuclear-biden-israel-only-way-achieve-peace/ 

Richard Rother and Maegan Vazquez, “US officially rejoins controversial UN Human Rights Council,” CNN, October 14, 2021, https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/14/politics/us-united-nations-human-rights-council/index.html 

Ismael Abu Saad, “Fighting Crime Through Education in the Arab Sector,” Israel Democracy Institute, October 9, 2021, https://en.idi.org.il/articles/36378 

Nermine El Saadany, “Egyptian Women & Labor Force: Challenges and Opportunities,” Wilson Center, October 25, 2021, https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/egyptian-women-labor-force-challenges-and-opportunities 

Katherine Q. Seelye, “Marcia Freedman, First American Woman in Knesset, Dies at 83,” New York Times, October 2, 2021, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/02/us/marcia-freedman-dead.html?searchResultPosition=22 

Michael Sharnoff, “Nasser and the Palestinians,” Middle East Quarterly, Summer 2021, https://www.meforum.org/62399/nasser-and-the-palestinians 

Khalil Shikaki, “Press Release: Pre-local elections Poll,” Palestinian Center for Policy Survey Research, October 27, 2021, https://www.pcpsr.org/en/node/862 

Bret Stephens, “Is There a Future for American Jews?”  Sapir Journal of Jewish Conversations, Autumn 2021, https://sapirjournal.org/continuity/2021/10/is-there-a-future-for-american-jews/ 

Zev Stub, Gil Hoffman, Jeremy Sharon, “Israel’s kashrut reform approved, 2021 budget to be NIS 609b,” Jerusalem Post, October 27, 2021, https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/kosher-reform-plan-passes-in-committee-683233 

Nathan Sussman, Daphna Aviram-Ntizan, Hila Shoef Kollwitz, “A Just Transition to a Low Carbon Economy,” Israel Democracy Institute, October 28, 2021, https://en.idi.org.il/articles/36475 

TOI Staff, “Israeli study: COVID booster shots 92% effective at preventing serious illness,” Times of Israel, October 30, 2021, https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-study-covid-booster-shots-92-effective-at-preventing-serious-illness/ 

Ken Stein, “The October 1973 War and its Aftermath – Quotable Quotes and Key Conversations,” Center for Israel Education, October 17, 2021, https://israeled.org/the-october-1973-war-and-its-aftermath/

Ken Stein, “The October 1973 War – Henry Kissinger’s choreography in it,” (Israel’s Ambassador to the US, Simcha Dinitz recalls) Center for Israel Education,” October 8, 2021, 

https://israeled.org/ken-stein-interview-with-simcha-dinitz-jerusalem-israel/

TOI Staff, “PM: Israeli tech must pivot from making cool apps to fighting climate change,” Times of Israel, October 30, 2021, https://www.timesofisrael.com/pm-israels-tech-sector-must-pivot-from-making-apps-to-fighting-climate-change/ 

Dov Waxman, “Finding New Ways to Write About and Grapple With Israel,” New York Times, October 29, 2021, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/29/books/review/can-we-talk-about-israel-daniel-sokatch-haifa-republic-omri-boehm-twelve-tribes-ethan-michaeli.html?searchResultPosition=1 

Vivian Yee, “Iran Will Rejoin Nuclear Talks, Top Negotiator Says,” New York Times, October 27, 2021, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/27/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-talks.html 

Michael Young, “An Investigation in Lebanon Has Led to Armed Clashes Reminiscent of the Civil War,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, October 15, 2021, https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85573  

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