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If, in the eyes of a generation, social justice is the highest good and racism the greatest evil, shouldn’t that generation fiercely oppose history’s oldest and deadliest bigotry, antisemitism?  Apparently not, judging from the sentiments of Gen Z, because the same generation that professes to be the most intolerant of bigotry is also the most […]

Michael Jacobs and Ken Stein, Center for Israel Education Michael Jacobs: Buenas tardes. Mi nombre es Michael Jacobs. Soy un periodista en recuperación y trabajo en comunicaciones aquí en el Centro para la Educación de Israel. Hoy conmigo está el profesor Ken Stein de la Universidad de Emory, presidente y fundador del Centro para la […]

Areas of bi-lateral political and military cooperation are noted to fend off Soviet involvement in the the Middle East, to assist Israel in building the Lavi aircraft, to assure an independent Lebanon, and promote Arab-Israeli negotiations.

President Clinton and Prime Minister Peres agree to deepen cooperation between their countries through regular consultation in all economic, political, military spheres.

(July 14, 2022) https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/07/14/the-jerusalem-u-s-israel-strategic-partnership-joint-declaration/ The leaders of the United States and Israel, President Biden and Prime Minister Lapid, met in Jerusalem on 14 July 2022, and adopted the following Joint Declaration on the US-Israel Strategic Partnership: The United States and Israel reaffirm the unbreakable bonds between our two countries and the enduring commitment of the […]

Assembled by Scott Abramson and Ken Stein, Center for Israel Education CIE Webinar, “Women Respond to the War With Hamas,” Ken Stein, Yocheved Kim Ruttenberg, Pnina Sharvit Baruch, and Julia Elad-Strenger, April 17, 2024 (audio/visual)https://israeled.org/israels-9-11-women-respond-to-the-war-with-hamas/ CIE Webinar, “Europe-Israel Relations Under Pressure,” Ken Stein, Joan Ryan, Colin Shindler, and Raouf Leeraar, April 10, 2024, (audio/visual) https://israeled.org/israels-9-11-europe-israel-relations-under-pressure/ […]

November 28, 1947 Source: “The Consequences of the Partition in Palestine,” Central Intelligence Agency estimate, November 28, 1947, Washington, D.C. The CIA estimate of contemporary and coming issues was half-right and half-wrong. It was issued the day before the U.N. General Assembly vote on the partition of Palestine into two states with an economic union […]

Otherwise known as Israel’s War of Independence, or, “the nakbah” or disaster to the Arab world because a Jewish state was established, the war was fought between the newly established Jewish state of Israel opposed by Palestinian irregulars, and armies from five Arab states. Official beginning of the war is usually given as May 14, 1948, the date Israel declared itself an independent Jewish state, but the war’s first of four phases began in November 1947. Lasting for two years, the war ended with armistice agreements signed in 1949 between Israel and four Arab states.

Three letters from a Zionist official details how Arab peasants are sometimes swindled out of their lands by Arab land brokers and effendis, noting economic harm to them, and how they learn to avoid landlords and sell directly to Jewish buyers. Intra-Arab communal tension rises.

Rabbi Michael Berger, a professor in Emory University’s religion department, and CIE President Ken Stein, an Emory emeritus professor, trace 3,000 years of Jewish connection to the Land of Israel and the strategies that prepared modern Zionists for statehood by May 1948. This 49-minute presentation was part of the 21st annual CIE/ISMI Enrichment Workshop on […]

Sung or recited on Passover, the original Dayenu is reflective appreciation of 14 significant events specifically wrapped around the exodus from Egypt. The Dayenu presented here chronicles Jewish history from Exodus to the present day. This history can be read individually or responsively. Different moments and personalities in Jewish history could have been included. Hebrew and Spanish versions of Dayenu are available.

30 de diciembre de 1968 Reguladas por una ley aprobada el 30 de diciembre de 1968, las comisiones de investigación estatales israelíes son paneles designados para investigar asuntos de interés público e interés estatal. Estos organismos independientes se encuentran entre las instituciones más confiables de la democracia israelí. Sin embargo, ningún gobierno en ejercicio exige […]

The raw numbers in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack — 1,200 killed and more than 240 abducted — can sanitize the personal trauma and horror of the brutality, including sex-based violence. Women often are stereotyped as victims or peacemakers, but CIE’s 27th weekly webinar on the Israel-Hamas war, set for April 17, examines the reality of women’s responses and roles in Israeli society and the reactions to how they have fought, volunteered, advocated and led for more than six months. Joining moderator Dr. Ken Stein, CIE’s president and an Emory University emeritus professor of Middle East history, political science and Israel studies, are Col. (res.) Pnina Sharvit Baruch of the Institute for National Security Studies and Dr. Julia Elad-Strenger, a political psychologist at Bar-Ilan University.

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

Kenneth W. Stein,  “¿Qué pasaría si la élite árabe palestina hubiera elegido el compromiso en lugar del boicot al enfrentar al sionismo?” in Gavriel D. Rosenfeld (ed.) What Ifs of Jewish History, Cambridge University Press, 2016, pp. 215-237. Introducción La elección de la élite árabe-palestina de boicotear o no participar en prácticamente todas las propuestas […]

Since Hamas brutally murdered 1,200 Israelis and others and kidnapped more than 240 on Oct. 7, some European governments have reliably supported Israel through six months of war, while others have been consistently critical. Meanwhile, anti-Israel demonstrations have become common across the continent. CIE’s 26th weekly webinar on the Israel-Hamas war on April 10 examines […]

Palestine Liberation Organization seeks Israel’s destruction through armed struggle. It retains this stated policy until December 1988.

During the 2019 CIE/ISMI Educator Workshop on Modern Israel, Emory University Professor Michael Berger traces the evolution of religious Zionism from its roots in Europe to its participation in current Israeli politics.

Multiple levels of education were available to Jews in Palestine well before WWI. Jews underwrote costs to educate their own while the local Arab leadership did not in the Ottoman or Mandatory periods. In 1931, Jewish literacy for all genders stood at 86% while Arab literacy stood at 23%. In 1942, 100% of Jewish children and 25% of Arab children were enrolled. For Jews, schools were critical catalysts in deepening Zionist values. Separate schooling dramatically widened the gulf between the communities.

Having made human rights a central pillar of his foreign policy, Carter nonetheless seemingly ignored the abuses the Shah of Iran imposed upon his own people. Carter’s unctuous praise for the Shah at this state dinner angered Iranians in general, the clerical regime that replaced the Shah in 1979, resulting in negative consequences for Carter as he went into the 1980 presidential election.

En los años 30, David Ben Gurión encontró muchos motivos para establecer un nexo entre el objetivo sionista de autodeterminación y el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos y los judíos de ese país. La presentación del Plan Biltmore (The Biltmore Program), en 1942, marcó el inicio oficial de esta campaña, que había comenzado discretamente a finales de los años treinta para persuadir a los judíos de los Estados.

In New York, urging American (Jewish) support, Ben-Gurion proclaims the eventual establishment of a Jewish state.

Including Israel-Hamas War Assembled by Scott Abramson and Ken Stein, Center for Israel Education Tal Beeri, “Is Israel Responsible for Lebanon’s Economic Situation?” Alma Research and Education Center, March 13, 2024,  https://israel-alma.org/2024/03/13/is-israel-responsible-for-lebanons-economic-situation/ Yoni Ben Menachem, “Assessing Hamas’ Failures,” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, March 14, 2024, https://jcpa.org/assessing-hamas-failures/ Yoni Ben Menachem, “The Parallels Between Yahya Sinwar […]

The JNF estimated that upto 250,000 dunams – (a dunam = quarter of an acre) could be purchased if funds were available despite Arab opposition to sales and a steep rise in prices. By then, Jews owned 1.6 million dunams of land, with more than half of Palestine not owned by anyone.

Sharett gives an overview of Israeli foreign policy, key issues, and relationships with UN and Arab states.

From 1967 forward, Arab-Israeli negotiations began in earnest, first under the Nixon and Ford administrations, then during the Carter administration. Egyptian President Anwar 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, the bilateral relationship remains in force. […]

Since Hamas and allies invaded Israel, killed 1,200 Israelis and others, and seized more than 240 hostages Oct. 7, Israel has conducted a methodical military campaign in Gaza that has uncovered hundreds of miles of tunnels, eliminated some of Hamas’ most senior leaders, and killed, by IDF estimates, more than 13,000 terrorist fighters. How important […]

The report failed to reconcile the American preference to allow 100,000 Jews to immigrate to Palestine with British opposition to the idea based on fear of alienating Arab state leaders who opposed Zionism. The report criticized divided Arab leadership in Palestine, its ineffectiveness to lead its people, and its failure to participate publicly in presenting Palestinian Arab views.

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 […]