Assembled by Ken Stein and Eli Sperling
Emory University and Center for Israel Education
kenstein@israeled.org or kstein@emory.edu

Amb. (Ret.) Barukh Binah, “US Policies towards Israel and the Middle East,” The Israel Institute for Regional Foreign Relations, January 2019. http://mitvim.org.il/images/US_Policies_towards_Israel_and_the_Middle_East_-_December_2018.pdf

Anat Ben Haim and Udi Dekel, “Israel’s Dilemma over Syrian Reconstruction,” INSS, January 27, 2019. https://www.inss.org.il/publication/israels-dilemma-syrian-reconstruction/?offset=0&posts=1133&type=399

Nir Boms and Stephane Cohen, “Iran and the New State of Play in Southwest Syria,” Moshe Dayan Center, January 22, 2019.  https://dayan.org/content/iran-and-new-state-play-southwest-syria

Alan Boyle, “Israeli lunar lander passes tests in preparation for SpaceX launch to the moon,” Geek Wire, January 30, 2019. https://www.geekwire.com/2019/israeli-lunar-lander-passes-tests-preparation-spacex-launch-moon/

Jeffrey Feltman, Samantha Gross, Martin Indyk, Kemal Kirişci, Suzanne Maloney, Bruce Riedel, Natan Sachs, Amanda Sloat, Angela Stent, Tamara Cofman Wittes, and Bruce Jones, “The new geopolitics of the Middle East: America’s role in a changing region,” Brookings Institute, January 2019. https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-new-geopolitics-of-the-middle-east-americas-role-in-a-changing-region/

Seth J. Frantzman, “Israeli Strikes in Syria Reveal New Battlefield for Post-civil War Era,” Jerusalem Post, January 21, 2019. https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Israeli-strikes-in-Syria-reveal-new-battlefield-for-post-civil-war-era-578148

Matti Friedman, “There Is No ‘Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,’” New York Times, January 16, 2019. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/opinion/israeli-palestinian-conflict-matti-friedman.html

Manfred Gerstenfeld, “Angela Merkel’s Legacy and the Jews,” BESA Center, January 3, 2019. https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/angela-merkel-jews/

Cassandra Gomes-Hochberg, “In the Heart of the Negev, Where Musicians and Hikers Meet,”Jerusalem Post, January 22, 2019. https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/In-the-heart-of-the-Negev-where-musicians-and-hikers-meet-578288

Eytan Halon, “Israel Gives Green Light to Medical Cannabis Exports,” Jerusalem Post, January 27, 2019. https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israel-gives-green-light-to-medical-cannabis-exports-578815

Ari Kalker, “Is Zionism Dead?” Jerusalem Post, January 26, 2019. https://www.jpost.com/Jerusalem-Report/Is-Zionism-dead-578398

Matthew Kalman, “Israel’s “startup nation” is under threat from the tech giants that nurtured it,” MIT Technology Review, January 8, 2019. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612717/israels-startup-nation-is-under-threat-from-the-tech-giants-that-nurtured-it/

Knesset, ” Elections for the Knesset,” The Knesset, January 2019. https://main.knesset.gov.il/en/mk/pages/elections.aspx

Daniel Kurtzer, “Israeli politics: A guide to the perplexed,” New York Daily News, January 22, 2019. https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-israeli-politics-a-guide-to-the-perplexed-20190122-story.html

Abigail Klein Leichman, “Israeli jazz musician wins international piano competition,” Israel21c, January 8, 2019. https://www.israel21c.org/israeli-jazz-musician-wins-international-piano-competition/

David Makovsky and Dennis Ross, “We need to talk about Iran and Russia in this Israeli election,” Ynet News, January 2, 2019. https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5439738,00.html

Haim Malka, “Turbulence Ahead The North African Maghreb in 2019,” Center for Strategic and International Studies, January 2019. https://csis-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/publication/190115_HMalka_commentary_v3.pdf

Judy Maltz, “Nonreligious Israeli Teachers Are Suddenly in High Demand in America,” Haaretz, January 23, 2019. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-nonreligious-israeli-teachers-are-suddenly-in-high-demand-in-america-1.6869217

Yehuda Mersky, “The End of the World that 1948 Made,” Tablet Magazine, January 2, 2019. https://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/277870/the-end-of-the-world-made-in-1948

Emmanuel Navon, “The New Emerging Energy Hub in the Eastern Mediterranean,” Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, January 18, 2019. https://jiss.org.il/en/navon-the-new-emerging-energy-hub-in-the-eastern-mediterranean/

Margaux Nijkerk, “France’s Role in Syrian Reconstruction, and the Implications for Israel,” INSS, Winter 2019. https://www.inss.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/nijkerk.pdf

Daniel Pipes, “Europe’s Jews vs Israel,” Israel Hayom, February 2, 2019. www.israelhayom.com/opinions/europes-jews-vs-israel/

Gideon Rahat, “Why Are There so Many Political Parties, and Why Does This Fragmentation Obstruct Governance?” Israel Democracy Institute, January 27, 2019. https://en.idi.org.il/articles/25792 

Rachel Ringler, “The Grand Canvases of Nirit Takele’s Ethiopian-Israeli Experience,” Tablet, January 15, 2019. https://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/278904/the-grand-canvases-of-nirit-takeles-ethiopian-israeli-experience

Natan Sachs, “Iran’s revolution, 40 years on: Israel’s reverse periphery doctrine,” Brookings Institute, January 24, 2019. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2019/01/24/irans-revolution-40-years-on-israels-reverse-periphery-doctrine/

Yoram Schweitzer, Aviad Mendelboim and Adi Gozlan, “Suicide Attacks in 2018: Fewer Attacks and Victims in Fewer Countries,” INSS, January 7, 2019. https://www.inss.org.il/publication/suicide-attacks-2018-fewer-attacks-victims-fewer-countries/?offset=6&posts=1133&type=399

Meir Shemuel, “Israel and Iran Exchange Blows in Syria: A View From Israel,” Atlantic Council, January 25, 3019. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransource/israel-and-iran-exchange-blows-in-syria-a-view-from-israel

Michael Singh, “Beijing’s Curious Silence on the Syria Withdrawal,” Wall Street Journal, January 8, 2019. https://www.wsj.com/articles/beijings-curious-silence-on-the-syria-withdrawal-11546908726

Shlomo Slonim, “The Birth of Israel: U.S. Envoy McDonald’s Tireless Efforts,” Middle East Forum, Winter 2019. https://www.meforum.org/7264/the-birth-of-israel-us-envoy-mcdonald-tireless

Shoshana Solomon, “Israeli tech exits decline as ecosystem matures, global uncertainty weighs,” Times of Israel, December 30, 2019. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-tech-exits-decline-as-ecosystem-matures-global-uncertainty-weighs/

Amy Spiro, “Israeli Director’s Shia Labeouf Biopic Wows Sundance,” Jerusalem Post, January 27, 2019. https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Israeli-directors-Shia-LaBeouf-biopic-wows-Sundance-578822

Jiri Valenta and Leni Friedman Valenta, “The Birth of Israel: Prague’s Crucial Role,” Middle East Forum, Winter 2019. https://www.meforum.org/7263/the-birth-of-israel-prague-crucial-role

Washington Institute Staff, “Sending the Right Message in Cairo: Advice for Secretary Pompeo,” January 7, 2019. https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/sending-the-right-message-in-cairo-advice-for-secretary-pompeo

Amos Yadlin, “The Strategic Challenges facing Israel,” Britain Israel Communication and Research Centre, January 2019. http://www.bicom.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Yadlin-Jan-2019-1.pdf

Amos Yadlin, Itai Brun, Udi Dekel, “The Ten Leading Challenges Facing the New IDF Chief of Staff,” INSS, January 15, 2019. https://www.inss.org.il/publication/ten-leading-challenges-facing-new-chief-staff/?offset=3&posts=1133&type=399

Abraham B. Yehoshua, “Amos Oz, my brother, my teacher,” Ynet News, January, 1, 2019.  https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5437046,00.html

Yasmin Yablanko, “Japan business chief: We’re building Society 5.0 with Israeli tech,” Globes, January 22, 2019. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-japan-business-chief-were-building-society-50-with-israeli-tech-1001269922