Mount Scopus Concert Takes Place
A packed audience fills the amphitheater on Mount Scopus to celebrate the end of the June 1967 War and to mark the cultural unification of Jerusalem.
Comparing the U.S. and Israeli Declarations of Independence
July 4, 2026 By Ken Stein, President, Center for Israel Education A short comparison of key concepts found in the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, and the Israeli Declaration of Independence, May 14,…
#160 Contemporary Readings, June 2026
By Maya Rezak and Ken Stein, June 30, 2026 Videos and Multimedia Center for Israel Education, “Six Days that Redrew the Map of the Middle East,” audio playlist. Kirsten Fontenrose, Damian Murphy and Brian Katulis,…
Government of Palestine, C.F. Strickland, “A Report on the Possibility of Introducing a System of Agricultural Cooperation in Palestine”
Correctly observing that the vast majority of Palestinian Arab peasants were trapped in debt with interest rates between 30% and 70%, this British civil servant suggested establishing agricultural cooperatives. But neither Arab leaders nor British bureaucrats wanted to provide the funding. For the duration of the Mandate, the Palestinian peasant remained hard-working, sullen and impoverished.
U.S.-Israel-Lebanon Trilateral Framework Agreement on Recognized Sovereignty, Mutual Security and Peaceful Relations, June 2026
A U.S.-mediated agreement between Israel and Lebanon provides a comprehensive path, through bilateral negotiations, for peace, full sovereignty and mutual recognition.
U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding to End War Over Nuclear Arms, June 2026CIE+
The June 2026 U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding as read to reporters by a U.S. official, although the White House did not publish the text.
President Trump Celebrates Iran Deal, Criticizes Israel, June 2026CIE+
While taking a victory lap over a preliminary, limited agreement to end the war with Iran, President Trump criticizes and creates distance from Israel.
Evaluating Any U.S.-Iran Deal Against President Trump’s 2018 CriteriaCIE+
The success or failure of 2026 U.S.-Iran negotiations may be judged by the elements President Trump listed in 2018.
President Trump Ends U.S. Participation in “Unacceptable Iran Deal,” Details How Iran Must Change Behavior, May 2018CIE+
President Trump in 2018 enumerates the behaviors Iran must change to enter a deal replacing the JPOA and thus creates a basis for judging his own negotiations with Tehran.
Statement by Deputy Secretary of State Blinken to House Foreign Affairs Committee, March 2015: Blocking or Paving Iran’s Path to Nuclear Weapons?CIE+
Antony Blinken pleads with Congress not to expand sanctions on Iran amid negotiations to contain Tehran’s nuclear program.
Board of Peace Roadmap for Gaza Explained, May 2026CIE+
The Board of Peace’s high commissioner for Gaza presents and explains the 15-point plan to fully implement the 20-point ceasefire and reconstruction plan for the Strip.
Board of Peace’s First 6-Month Report on Gaza, May 2026CIE+
In its first progress report on the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire and recovery efforts, the Board of Peace cites several successes but comes back to the perpetual problem of heavily armed Hamas.
#159 Contemporary Readings, May 2026
May 29, 2026 Compiled by Maya Rezak and Ken Stein Ariel Admoni, “The Crisis That Wasn’t: Qatar-Hamas Ties in the Shadow of the War With Iran,” Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, May 20, 2026….
Explainer: Zionists and Arabs — Historical Sources on the Path to the Modern State of Israel
Update June 9, 2026; originally posted June 2021. Compiled by Dr. Ken Stein, CIE President, June 9, 2026 These sources and references unfold the history of the Jewish state through 1949, from state-seeking to state-making…
Explainer: Israel’s Declaration of Independence
The Israeli Declaration of Independence was crafted in the final month before independence but reflects a thoughtful approach to citizens, neighbors and American precedents.
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Wide-Ranging “60 Minutes” Interview on Israel’s U.S. Relationship and Confrontation With Iran and Its Proxies, May 2026CIE+
Prime Minister Netanyahu uses the opportunity of an extensive prime-time U.S. interview to promote himself as the defender of a stronger-than-ever Israel, explain the war against Iran and insist on the necessity of removing the Hezbollah threat from Lebanon.
Israel-Backed U.S. House Resolution to End Military Aid, June 2026CIE+
With the support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a pro-Israel congressman moves to reset the U.S.-Israel conversation with a nonbinding resolution to end U.S. military aid to Israel.
Moshe Dayan relata la invasión aliada de Siria en 1941
Moshe Dayan, quien más tarde se convertiría en un célebre héroe militar israelí y, finalmente, en ministro de Asuntos Exteriores, relata con urgencia y minucioso detalle su participación en operaciones sionistas clandestinas contra adversarios proárabes durante la invasión aliada de 1941 a la Siria controlada por Vichy, erigiéndose así en un combatiente comprometido con el sionismo.
U.S. House Report on Iran, November 1978: Highly Critical Assessment of U.S. Intelligence and Policymakers’ BlindnessCIE+
A U.S. House Intelligence subcommittee issued a scathing report on the failures of the intelligence community and policymakers as the Shah’s regime was collapsing in Iran.
Israeli Foreign Minister Eban’s U.N. Statement During the June 1967 WarCIE+
Foreign Minister Abba Eban addressed the U.N. Security Council one day after the Six-Day War began and as Israel was moving from fear of destruction to an extraordinary military victory. He framed Israel’s self-defense after weeks of mounting danger and emotional drain.
Moshe Dayan Recounts 1941 Allied Invasion of SyriaCIE+
Moshe Dayan, celebrated fighter for Zionism and the state, provides detailed and gripping glimpses of how he and his cohorts fought for Zionism in Syria in the early 1940s.
Lyndon Johnson’s Five Principles of Peace, 1967CIE+
President Johnson’s remarks became the philosophical outline for UN Resolution 242 passed in November 1967. Core to his view was that Israel would not need to return to the pre-1967 war borders, and that the territorial integrity and sovereignty of all states in the region should be protected.
Prime Minister Eshkol Statement to Knesset After June 1967 WarCIE+
Two days after the conclusion of the June 1967 War, Eshkol, recounts the series of events that led to war, the war itself and the immediate aftermath. He reaches out to Arab states for peace seeking a path to peace with her belligerent neighbors. A week later, Israel will quietly messages Cairo and Damascus through the US, hat Israel seeks an end to the conflict. No answers are received.
“The Six-Day War,” In-Depth Causes and Effects, Israel Government Year Book, 1967-68CIE+
March 1968 “The Six-Day War,” Israel Government Year Book, 5728 (1967-68), March 1968, Central Office of Information, Prime Minister’s Office The Six-Day War The short, sharp encounter that has come to be known as the…
