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Israel’s 9/11 — U.S.-Israel Relations in Times of Tension

Register now After Hamas brutally murdered 1,200 Israelis and others and kidnapped more than 240 on Oct. 7, President Joe Biden’s support was immediate and unflinching. But in the shadow of a U.S. presidential campaign and an anticipated Israeli election, cracks in the essential U.S.-Israel relationship have emerged. Publicly and privately, the Biden administration has […]

45th Anniversary of the Egyptian-Israeli Treaty, Ken Stein and Michael Jacobs, (44:57)

From 1967 forward Arab-Israeli negotiations began in earnest. First, under the Nixon and Ford Administrations, then the Carter administration. Egyptian President Sadat and Israeli Prime Ministers implemented the political trade-offs to enhance the honor, security and vitality of their respective countries. Sustained by the March 1979 Treaty, four decades later, the bi-lateral relationship remains in […]

Congressional Research Service, Israel and Hamas Conflict In Brief: Overview, U.S. Policy, and Options for Congress, March 2024

On October 7, 2023, the Palestinian Sunni Islamist group Hamas (a U.S.-designated foreignterrorist organization, or FTO) led surprise attacks against Israel from the Gaza Strip. More than1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals (including at least 35 U.S. citizens in Israel) were killed.Hamas and other groups also seized 253 hostages on October 7. The stunning nature, scope, […]

The Israel-Hamas War – Multiple Resources

Videos, webinars, timelines, analyses, suggested readings, maps, and educator guides relating to the Israel-Hamas War that began on October 7.

Political Statements on a Two-State Solution to Resolve the Arab (Palestinian)-Israeli Conflict, 1937–Present 

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.

Israel and Arab-Israeli Conflict Timeline – 1800s to the Present

This timeline includes maps, photos, and hyperlinks to documents and sources also found on the website. There are four dozen hyperlinks age appropriate for teens and older.

Era I: Early History to 1897

Jews bound themselves to commitments to G-d, ethics and rules to one another, learning self-governing lessons while a minority under others domination. Then, in the first half of the 20th century evolving a concrete reality, building institutions through pragmatism and ingenuity, lobbying for their cause, receiving willing Arab collaboration in state building, slowly constructing a demographic and physical nucleus for a state, linking people to the land to unfold sovereignty in 1948.

Update on the Israel-Hamas War – Teens and Parents

Register now We would like to offer another opportunity exclusively for CIE/ISMI teen alumni and their parents to discuss the ongoing situation in Israel. You can expect: – Expert updates from Dr. Ken Stein and Dr. Scott Abramson about the war and its implications in Israel, the region and the United States. – CIE Teen […]

התקופה השניה 

1947-1898 בשנים שחלפו מ-1898 עד 1947 עברה הציונות תהליך של התפתחות מרעיון למציאות, שהתבטא בייסודה של המדינה היהודית – מדינת ישראל. בעת שבנימין זאב הרצל כתב את מסתו “מדינת היהודים” לא היה ליהודים כוח פוליטי ועמדו לרשותם מקורות פיננסיים מוגבלים בלבד, שבאמצעותם החלו לממש את הסבת הרעיון הציוני למציאות טריטוריאלית. במשך מאות שנים שימרו היהודים […]

התקופה הראשונה

מההיסטוריה הקדומה  עד 1897 מאז הברית שכרת האל עם אברהם וטקס הברית בין האל לעמו במעמד הר סיני, האמינו היהודים באל אחד עם קשר בל-ינותק  עם ארץ ישראל ומחויבותם לתורה. יסודות אלה של הדת היהודית שמרו על הזהות היהודית במשך יותר מ-3,000 שנים והפכו את היהודים לעם. במזרח-התיכון הקדום הם היו לאומה שמושבה היה בארץ […]

Israel’s 9/11 — A New Era of Antisemitism: Political, Academic, Literary and Physical Attacks and Responses

As devastating as Oct. 7 was, when Hamas brutally murdered 1,200 Israelis and others and kidnapped more than 240, the pain and shock have grown as Jews in the Diaspora have faced a surge in antisemitism. Among recent responses, The Forward launched a newsletter dedicated to antisemitism, and Atlantic journalist Franklin Foer declared the end […]