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On October 7, 2023, the Palestinian Sunni Islamist group Hamas (a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization, or FTO) led surprise attacks against Israel from the Gaza Strip. More than 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals (including at least 35 U.S. citizens in Israel) were killed. Hamas and other groups also seized 251 hostages on October 7. The stunning nature, scope, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Passed on December 30, 1968, Israeli state commissions of inquiry are panels appointed to investigate matters of public concern and state interest. These independent bodies are among Israeli democracy’s most trusted institutions. However, there is no requirement on the part of any sitting government to appoint a commission of inquiry.

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 […]

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 […]

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Scott Abramson, November 2023 Throughout the history of their diaspora, the Jewish people had represented the definitive nation-in-exile and the quintessential minority, “the minority par excellence,” as philosopher Hannah Arendt described them. Jews had even held a monopoly on the word “diaspora” itself, which, until the late twentieth century, had been a proper noun that […]

Scott Abramson, October 2023 The state of Israel lies at the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea, at the intersection of three continents: Asia, Africa, and Europe. Together with its Lebanese, Syrian, and Jordanian neighbors, it forms the subregion of the Middle East variously known as the Levant, Greater Syria, and Bilad al-Sham. Since geography ordained […]

Al asumir la responsabilidad personal de los errores de juicio de su gobierno que permitieron a los ejércitos sirio y árabe causar muertes masivas, destrucción, heridos y prisioneros tomados como rehenes en Israel, en la guerra de octubre de 1973, la Primera Ministra Golda Meir, aunque no estaba obligada a hacerlo, renunció a su cargo. […]

Ambassador Bandar Bin Sultan served as Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States from 1983-2006. From 2005 to 2015 he head the country’s National Security Council. He offers a scathing attack on Yasir Arafat’s failure to embrace multiple negotiating overtures proposed by Presidents Carter and Reagan. Additionally, he expresses his anger at the present Palestinian leadership for criticising the UAE’s recognition of Israel in the 2020 Abraham Accords

Israel y el Medio Oriente Entrevista, Israel and the Middle East, with Mauricio Friedman, (75 minutes in English and Spanish) Cinco puntos destacados en esta entrevista español-inglés. 1. La misión decidida de Hamás, tal como la afirman docenas de veces Los líderes de Hamás en sus propias palabras y en su fundación Carta de 1988 es destruir a […]

February 13, 2024 – Dr. Kenneth Stein and Pastor Dr. Armando Alducin, Israel y el Medio Oriente Entrevista, (Israel and the Middle East) with Mauricio Friedman, (75 minutes in English and Spanish)  Five points stressed in this Spanish-English interview. 1. Hamas’s purposeful mission as stated dozens of times by Hamas leaders in their own words, and […]

Assembled by Scott Abramson and Ken Stein, Center for Israel Education Hussain Abdul-Hussain, “Is Gaza Really the Biggest Case of Arab Suffering?” Algemeiner, February 28, 2024, https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/02/28/is-gaza-really-the-biggest-case-of-arab-suffering/ Hezki Baruch, “Netanyahu Presents: The Plan for ‘The Day after Hamas,’” Arutz Sheva, February 23, 2024, https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/385675 Yoni Ben Menachem, “Why the Palestinian Authority Opposes Marwan Barghouti’s Potential […]

Meeting in Cairo in early March 2025, the Arab League of States endorsed an Egyptian plan for the reconstruction of Gaza that was, above all else, a cleverly worded statement. The contents offered did not break new diplomatic ground; It made no mention of Hamas or its political future. As a consensus document it aimed at satisfying as many Arab interests and foreign ears as possible.

Prime Minister Sharon unilaterally withdrew Israeli military and civilian forces from the Gaza Strip in August 2005. Sharon sought to ensure Israel’s Jewish and democratic essence by getting out of the lives of the Palestinians. Instead Hamas used the territory to kill Jews and degrade Israel morally. Two decades later what would Sharon have said about trusting your neighbor unilaterally?

Five months since Hamas brutally murdered 1,200 Israelis and others on Oct. 7 and kidnapped more than 240, Israel still seeks to balance freedom for all hostages with Hamas’ military and political destruction. Until the day that was the greatest shock in Israel’s 75 years, many Israelis were prepared to accept a compromise with Palestinians. […]

Jews worldwide have shared Israel’s devastation since Hamas and others killed 1,200 people and took more than 240 hostages Oct. 7. But Diaspora Jewish communities have struggled for empathy and allyship from neighbors. Rabbis are uniquely positioned to observe and comment on how the Israel-Hamas war has affected their communities and how they are responding. […]

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Five points stressed in this Spanish-English interview. 1. Hamas’s purposeful mission as stated dozens of times by Hamas leaders in their own words, and in its founding 1988 Charter is to destroy Israel, degrade support for Israel among nations of the world, kill Jews, and delegitimize the Jewish state. Hamas proudly carries the banner of […]

With no constitution, citizen rights and government responsibilities are stated in 14 laws. The Judiciary is covered in the Seventh Basic Law, February 1984.

Sin constitución, los derechos de los ciudadanos y las responsabilidades del gobierno están establecidos en 14 leyes. El poder judicial está cubierto por la Séptima Ley Fundamental, de febrero de 1984.

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Israel’s diversity is reflected in the range of responses to four months of war since Hamas and others killed 1,200 people and took more than 240 hostages Oct. 7. Amid many examples: Areas in which some Israeli Arabs rioted during Israel-Hamas fighting in May 2021 have been quiet, and Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jews have volunteered in […]

Gerda Luft’s, “Cultural Life in Palestine,” is representative of the dozens of excellent analyses of Jewish life and politics in Palestine/Israel and the world located in the annual Palestine Yearbooks, later the Israel Yearbook, published from 1945 forward.

The war that began Oct. 7 with Hamas’ killing of 1,200 people and abduction of more than 240 others shook Israel and Israelis to their core. Particularly impacted was Israel’s vibrant economy. With hundreds of thousands of Israelis internally displaced or serving in the military and most foreign workers unavailable, labor is short. International investors […]

Scott Abramson and Ken Stein, Center for Israel Education  Common political, emotional and strategic threads are present in President Joe Biden’s speeches and comments about the brutal reality of the Hamas attacks on Israel and his iron-clad support for Israel as a state, its people and national security, including his support for Israel to eradicate […]