Contemporary Readings

#136 Contemporary Readings June 2024 – Including Israel-Hamas War

July 8, 2024

Assembled by Scott Abramson and Ken Stein, Center for Israel Education

“AJC Survey Shows American Jews are Deeply and Increasingly Connected to Israel,” American Jewish Committee, June 10, 2024,  “https://www.ajc.org/news/ajc-survey-shows-american-jews-are-deeply-and-increasingly-connected-to-israel

Alan Aziz, “Israel at War But It Keeps Innovating,” Jewish Chronicle, June 30, 2024, https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/israels-at-war-but-keeps-on-innovating-h4agk5vt

Shaul Bartal, “From the Battle of Badr to Military Defeat: Changes in Hamas Perceptions of the Gaza War,” Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, June 25, 2024, https://besacenter.org/category/perspectives-papers/

Tal Beeri, “Will Shiite Militia Operatives Come to Lebanon as Reinforcements for Hezbollah During a War?,” Alma Research and Education Center, June 26, 2024,  “https://israel-alma.org/2024/06/26/will-shiite-militia-operatives-come-to-lebanon-as-reinforcements-for-hezbollah-during-a-war/

Yoni Ben Menachem, “The Biden Administration Cannot Keep Hizbullah Away from the Border,” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, June 18, 2024, https://jcpa.org/the-biden-administration-cannot-keep-hizbullah-away-from-the-border/

Louis Rene Beres, “War With Iran: Israel’s Legal Obligation to Prevent Iranian Nuclear Weapons,” June 19, 2024, Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, https://besacenter.org/war-with-iran-israels-legal-obligation-to-prevent-iranian-nuclear-weapons/

Michael Berger, “The Haredim and the State of Israel,” Center for Israel Education, July 12, 2019, https://israeled.org/the-haredim-and-the-state-of-israel/

Patrick Clawson, “Khamenei’s Presidential Choice: Weak Reformer or Strong Hardliner” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, June 20, 2024, https://israeled.org/june-20-2024-patrick-clawson-khameneis-presidential-choice-weak-reformer-or-strong-hardliner-penetrating-assessment-washington-institute-for-near-east-policy-with-permission/

Gabby Deutsch, “Despite Un-endorsing Bowman, J Street Doesn’t View His Loss as a Victory,” Jewish Insider, June 28, 2024, https://jewishinsider.com/2024/06/despite-un-endorsing-bowman-j-street-doesnt-view-his-loss-as-a-victory/

Dan Diker, “Poll Reveals Dramatic Shift in Israeli Public Opinion after October 7 Attacks,” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, June 3, 2024, 

Mohamed Ibrahim Eldawiry, “Israel: Is It Time for Self-Reflection?,” Al-Ahram, June 15, 2024, https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/4/525580/Opinion/Israel-Is-it-time-for-selfreflection.aspx

Mustafa Fahs, “Southern Lebanon and Difficult Scenarios,” al-Sharq al-Aswat, June 28, 2024, “https://english.aawsat.com/opinion/5030817-southern-lebanon-and-difficult-scenarios%C2%A0

Joel Fishman, “Electronic Media as a Weapon of Political War: The Hamas Strategy,” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, May 26, 2024, https://jcpa.org/electronic-media-as-a-weapon-of-political-war-the-hamas-strategy/

Amir Fuchs, “Official State Commission Sends Warning Letters in Submarine Acquisition Inquiry,” Israel Democracy Institute, June 27, 2024, https://en.idi.org.il/articles/54778

Robert Harward and Jacob Olidort, “We Got Islamism Wrong,” Real Clear Defense, June 28, 2024, https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2024/06/28/we_got_islamism_wrong_1041015.html

Tariq al-Homayed, “It is Sinwar and Netanyahu’s Battle Now,” al-Sharq al-Aswat, June 12, 2024, https://english.aawsat.com/opinion/5030126-it-sinwar-and-netanyahu%E2%80%99s-battle-now

Lela Gilbert, “Tumultuous Times in Israel,” Hudson Institute, June 18, 2024,

https://www.hudson.org/terrorism/tumultuous-times-israel-lela-gilbert

Herb Keinon, “Palestinian Poll Shows Hamas Widely Supported in Gaza, West Bank,” JPost,  June 16, 2024, https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-806498

James Jeffrey, “A Multinational Authority for ‘the Day After’ in Gaza,” Jerusalem Strategic Tribune, May 2024, https://jstribune.com/jeffrey-a-multinational-authority-for-the-day-after-in-gaza/

Eytan Laub, “Why Jerusalem Remains Relatively Quiet during the Gaza War,” Jerusalem Strategic Tribune, June 2024, 

https://jstribune.com/laub-why-jerusalem-remains-relatively-quiet-during-the-gaza-war/https://jstribune.com/laub-why-jerusalem-remains-relatively-quiet-during-the-gaza-war/

Matthew Levitt, What Does Hamas Want?” Fathom Journal, June 2024, “https://fathomjournal.org/what-does-hamas-want-an-interview-with-matthew-levitt/

Rafael Medoff, “Is it Antisemitic to Celebrate 10/7?” Jewish Journal, June 19, 2024, https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/372470/is-it-antisemitic-to-celebrate-10-7/

“Hamas Official Says Nothing New in Modified U.S. Gaza Proposals, an-Nahar, June 30, 2024, https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/306255-hamas-official-says-nothing-new-in-modified-us-gaza-proposals

Selin Nasi, “The Seesaw Relationship between Turkey and Israel,” Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, June 13, 2024, 

https://dayan.org/content/seesaw-relationship-between-turkey-and-israel

Neomi Neumann, “What if Gaza’s “Day After” Converges With the Day After Abbas?” PolicyWatch 3894, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, July 1, 2024, https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/what-if-gazas-day-after-converges-day-after-abbas

Assaf Orion, Roy Ben Tzur, Ofir Dayan, “Facing Off—China and Taiwan in the Contexts of the Swords of Iron War,” The Institute for National Security Studies, June 16, 2024,  

https://www.inss.org.il/publication/china-taiwan-israel

Joel Parker, “Israel Is About to Make a Disastrous Mistake in Lebanon,” Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, June 5, 2024, https://dayan.org/content/israel-about-make-disastrous-mistake-lebanon

Yohanan Plesner, “Supreme Court Ruling on Haredi Draft,” BBC News, June 26, 2024, https://en.idi.org.il/galleries/54574

“Public Opinion Poll No. 92,” Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, June 12, 2024, https://www.pcpsr.org/sites/default/files/Poll%2092%20English%20press%20release%2012%20June2024%20%28003%29.pdf

Susan Quitaz, “Al Jazeera – Feeding the Muslim Brotherhood’s Political Agenda to the Arab World,” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, June 18, 2024, https://jcpa.org/article/al-jazeera-feeding-the-muslim-brotherhoods-political-agenda-to-the-arab-world/

Nicolas Rostow, “Israel Under Fire – Israel’s Survival: Little Room to Maneuver,” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, May 30, 2024, 

Arik Rudnitzky, “In-Depth Survey of the Arab Public in the Shadow of the Ongoing War Between Israel and Hamas,” Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, June 20, 2024, https://dayan.org/content/depth-survey-arab-public-shadow-ongoing-war-between-israel-and-hamas

Yezid Seyigh, “Why is the West Divided over Palestinian Statehood?” Carnegie Endowment for Peace, May 26, 2024,  https://carnegieendowment.org/people/yezid-sayigh?lang=en

Netta Seroussi, “A Whole Economic Fabric Faces Collapse,” Globes, June 25, 2024, https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-a-whole-economic-fabric-faces-collapse-1001482610

Jeremy Sharon, “In Historic Ruling, High Court Says Government Must Draft Haredi Men Into IDF,” Times of Israel, June 25, 2024, https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-historic-ruling-high-court-says-government-must-begin-drafting-haredi-men-into-idf/

Ragip Soylu, “Turkish Goods Shipped to Israel via Greece Despite Official Ban,” Middle East Eye, June 20, 2024, https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkish-goods-shipped-israel-greece-despite-official-ban

John Stawson, “What Will Israel’s Bombshell Court Ruling That Haredi Jews Must Serve in the Military Mean for Netanyahu? Expert Q&A,” The Conversation, June 27, 2024, 

https://theconversation.com/what-will-israels-bombshell-court-ruling-that-haredi-jews-must-serve-in-the-military-mean-for-netanyahu-expert-qanda-233460

Dana Stroul, “Escalation – Hezbollah-Israel,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, June 28, 2024, https://israeled.org/dana-stroul-escalation-hezbollah-israel-washington-institute-for-near-east-policy-june-28-2024-video-129/

David Suissa, “Why Did a Massacre of Jews Lead to an Explosion of Antisemitism?” Jewish Journal, June 26, 2024, https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/columnist/editors-note/372624/why-would-a-massacre-of-jews-lead-to-an-explosion-of-antisemitism/

Jesse R. Weinberg, Alon Berkman, Rebecca Meller, “The American Foreign Aid Package and Its Implications,” The Institute for National Security Studies, June 19, 2024,  https://www.inss.org.il/publication/the-us-foreign-aid-package/

David Wolpe, “My Year at Harvard,” Jewish Journal, June 26, 2024,  https://jewishjournal.com/cover_story/372630/my-year-at-harvard/

Erwin Van Veen and Hamidreza Azizi, “Playing With Fire: Patterns of Iranian-Israeli Military Confrontation,” War on the Rocks, June 25, 2024, https://warontherocks.com/2024/06/playing-with-fire-patterns-of-iranian-israeli-military-confrontation/

Ben-Dror Yemeni, “Khamenei is leading Israel like a lamb to geopolitical slaughter,” Ynet, June 4, 2024, https://www.ynetnews.com/article/byicgnhvc

Moran Zaga, “Qatar’s Need for Adaptation: Shifting Foreign Policy in the Middle East,” Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African, May 25, 2024,  Studies

https://dayan.org/content/qatars-need-adaptation-shifting-foreign-policy-middle-east
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