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July 7, 2025 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by his wife, Sara, visited President Donald Trump at the White House on July 7, 2025, for talks about an Israel-Hamas cease-fire under negotiation in Qatar and about the aftermath of Israel’s June war with Iran. During a 30-minute meeting with the media before dinner, neither […]

When the British and the French decided on the borders of some modern Middle Eastern states in the Levant in the 1915-1922 period, no Palestinian, Syrian, Iraqi, Jewish, Lebanese or Jordanian state existed. Before the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Jews purchased two-sevenths of the cultivable land in Mandatory Palestine — some […]

By Maya Rezak Divided at home and condemned abroad, public opinion of Israel sinks in response to war and domestic politics.  The Pew Research Center in June 2025 published the results of surveys of Israeli public opinion on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and global views of Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.  Domestically, 58% of the […]

Assembled by Maya Rezak and Ken Stein, Center for Israel Education Iran-Israel War videos Israel Policy Forum, Assessing the war in Iran, June 25, 2025, Shira Efron, Dana Stroul, Rachel Brandenburg.  Israel Policy Forum, Israel and Iran at War, June 18, 2025, Raz Zimmt, Kenneth Pollack, Rachel Brandenburg.  Middle East Institute, “After the 12-Day War: […]

President Trump announces precision U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s key nuclear sites, citing Iran’s four-decade-long hatred of the U.S. and killing of Americans and others. He thanks the U.S. military, the Israeli military and Prime Minister Netanyahu, warning Iran to pursue peace because more targets remain.

The plan builds on previous proposals for a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict and contains a US-Israeli agreement that sets forth final borders for two states. The plan contains multiple prerequisites for Palestinian behavior before either the US or Israel might agree to Palestinian statehood as well as a proposed $50 economic development package to be allotted over a decade.

The Brooklyn Nets drafted two Israelis, Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf, back to back in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft on June 25. Saraf and Wolf, the first Israelis to be NBA teammates, will join Portland Trail Blazer Deni Avdija, part of CIE’s Israel@75 list of current Israelis, as active players in the pro basketball league. Saraf, 19, is […]

Contradiction has been a theme in Iran’s relationship with the Jewish people, for nowhere else in the Muslim world have Jews both suffered so grievously and flourished so thoroughly.

College can be a challenging experience for anyone at any time. But for Jewish students, whether entering their first year or returning to campus, rising antisemitism and anti-Israel protests can threaten their ability to learn, thrive and even exist. With partners including Hillels of Georgia, American Jewish Committee, the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta’s JTeen […]

In an impassioned Knesset speech, Menachem Begin staunchly opposes accepting $1.5 billion in German reparations for Jewish deaths during WWII. No price, he believes, can be put on the lives lost.

Israel’s first prime minister was a prolific writer. In this excerpt of a 50-page document, he notes that the Jewish nation’s DNA included relentless challenges marked by dispersal, ostracism and hatred by many peoples. Despite these adversities, Israel’s establishment symbolizes a remarkable victory against all odds — a culmination of the Jewish people’s tenacity and unyielding spirit. The state and Zionism were not remotely close to being finished, nor having succeeded in the quest for the Jewish people’s normalization.

Receiving an Honorary Doctorate from the Hebrew University following the conclusion of the June 1967 War, Rabin delivers a speech on behalf of Israel’s entire Defence Forces. He highlights the harsh realities of war, yet concentrates on commending the extraordinary efforts of Israel’s armed forces.

Netanyahu praises the Obama administration for its support of Israel’s security, then roundly criticizes it for negotiating a deal with Iran that will not roll back its nuclear breakout time and for not demanding that before sanctions are lifted that Iran stop its support of terrorism and threats to wipe Israel off the map.

Bennett makes remarks about a new self-defense system, fears about Iran, managing the pandemic, economic growth, and Israel’s growing relationship with Middle Eastern Arab countries.

Netanyahu explains to the country the objectives of attacking Iran: remove, destroy or setback Iran’s missile defenses and its nuclear program, and kill its military and nuclear officials who promote the regime’s objective of destroying Israel.

Jabotinsky’s thesis is the earliest voice arguing that Zionism must be backed by Jewish military power. He insisted that only force would convince the Arabs that resistance would be futile. Zionism should not displace the Arabs, only provide for a Jewish territory. His philosophy influenced Israe’s military doctrine and future Israel leaders, particularly Menachem Begin.

Compiled by Aidan New Iran’s development of a nuclear weapons program began in the late 1990s, accelerate in the early 2000s, and has remained a focal point for regional tension and international sanctions. It is a prime concern for Israel and the United States. Israel is believed to have made covert efforts to hinder Iran’s […]

Khameni provides deep insights into his unwavering commitment to destroy Israel, sadness in the death of Hussein Nasrallah, and need to rid the region of foreign (US) interference.

This report notes that “some one million Jews have become the victims of accelerated antisemitism” since 1948 in the Muslim countries of the Arab League and North Africa, …communities which have existed for thousands of years.” The report analyzes the restrictions and oppressive measures against Jews in Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iran, Morocco, Algeria (then a department of France), Tunisia, Libya and the British colony of Aden in what is now Yemen.

This report notes that “some one million Jews have become the victims of accelerated antiSemitism” since 1948 in the Muslim countries of the Arab League and North Africa, …communities which have existed for thousands of years.” The report analyzes the restrictions and oppressive measures against Jews in Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iran, Morocco, Algeria (then a department of France), Tunisia, Libya and the British colony of Aden in what is now Yemen.

En 1919, el emir Feisal, en representación de su padre, el jerife de La Meca, y Chaim Weizmann, en representación de la Organización Sionista Mundial, intercambiaron un cordial reconocimiento y expresaron su deseo de unas relaciones positivas entre un futuro estado árabe y Palestina, donde los sionistas aspiraban a establecer su hogar nacional y los árabes controlarían los Santos Lugares. El acuerdo carecía de peso y permanencia. En 1920, Gran Bretaña y Francia dividieron Oriente Medio en Mandatos separados para sus propios fines, y no existía una unidad árabe presente ni siquiera para presionar a favor de la formación de un estado árabe. Feisal y su hermano Abdullah acabaron controlando Irak y Transjordania, respectivamente, sin consultar a los árabes de Palestina.

When the British promised in 1915-1916 to Sherif Husain of Mecca independence at the end of the war, they did not include the area of Palestine at the time, which was in the early stages of being considered a territory under British control, due to its strategic proximity to the Suez Canal.

Assembled by Scott Abramson and Ken Stein, Center for Israel Education Oded Ailam, “This Is How Iran Recruited Dozens of Israeli Spies,” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, May 22, 2025, https://jcpa.org/this-is-how-iran-recruited-dozens-of-israeli-spies/ Aziz Alghashian, “Saudi Arabia’s Status in the Regional Arena and Relations with Israel,” Mitvim – The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies, May 2025, […]

Signed between Iran and five world powers, Iran agreed to dismantle much of its nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars of sanctions relief. Israel called the deal too lenient. On May 8, 2018, President Trump withdrew the US from the JCPOA citing it as one of the “worst and most one-sided in U.S.” history. Israel’s objectives in attacking Iran in June 2025 focused on rolling back Iran’s nuclear program, missile development programs, and support for anti-Israeli proxies on Israel’s borders; these were the same central features Israel argued a decade earlier were not sufficiently addressed in the JCPOA.

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Speculation again abounds whether a two state solution might be a seriously considered outcome to Palestinian-Israeli differences. A long history of its mention but not its implementation persists. Advocacy by external voices persists, but no one seems ready to make the critical political trade-offs required.

Since its inception in 1988, Hamas has been crystal clear about its total opposition to Zionism and Israel. It opposes any kind of negotiations or agreements that recognize Israel as a reality, and its more extreme spokesmen regularly incite or celebrate the killing of Jews.

Historical Context Explore the historical context through the events and the documents leading up to the 1991 Madrid Middle East Peace Conference: 1949: Israel ends the War of Independence without secure borders or Arab acceptance. The cease-fire lines give Israel more land than proposed by the 1947 U.N. partition plan for Palestine, and the Arab […]

The Israeli government assigns responsibility to military leaders for failures leading to and
execution of the War; though not assigned direct blame, Prime Minister Meir and Defense Minister Dayan resign in April 1974.