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Israeli Chief of Staff Moshe Dayan’s eulogy in 1956 for an Israeli guard murdered at a kibbutz next to the Gaza Strip affirms absolute requirements for being an Israeli: vigilance, determination, and not to be fooled by hollow claims for peace. After the October 2023 brutal Hamas terrorist attack on Israelis, his words and admonition are instantly recalled.

If one wants to start from scratch or build an already sophisticated knowledge base about Zionism, modern Israel, and the Arab-Israeli conflict, we believe that the list of books in English here have significant value.  While the literature written on Israel, its Zionist origins, and the contemporary Arab-Israeli conflict is vast, this bibliography is a […]

Israeli PM Netanyahu gives five prerequisites for a peace with the Palestinians –mutual recognition, refugee resolution outside of Israel, end of conflict commitment, demilitarized Palestinian state, and guaranteed treaty or arrangement by the international community.

Quietly pursued in the past, long-standing strategic ties between Israel and Gulf states have become public. Building on the historic Joint Agreement signed between Israel and the UAE in August 2020, the Abraham Accords serve as a framework for normalizing diplomatic relations between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain.

After a long discussion at a major JNF meeting, on when and whether to purchase land from Arabs in the areas in Beersheba and the Negev, the decision was made to move slowly, due to the unavailability of funding.

The vast gulf in US and Israeli positions about Palestinian self-determination, the degree of withdrawal from the West Bank, and future borders is precisely stated. A year later at the end of the Camp David negotiations, Israeli and US views had not changed at all.

The UN recommended establishing Arab and Jewish states in Palestine, with an international regime for Jerusalem. Zionists were jubilant; Arab states and the Palestinians were indignant and rejected two state solution. No Arab state is established, Israel is in 1948

Historian and CIE board member Gil Troy responds to the false accusation that Zionism is racism, in part by using the example of Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s angry rejection of 1975’s U.N. General Assembly Resolution 3379, which made that claim. Troy also addresses the meaning of real allyship between the Jewish people and others. This video is an excerpt from a presentation Troy made to CIE’s online Enrichment Workshop on Modern Israel for educators in June 2020. Watch the full 44-minute presentation (click here for Spanish subtitles).

Assembled by Scott Abramson and Ken Stein, Center for Israel Education Ramzy Baroud, “The Long History of Palestine – How Palestinians See Their Future and Their Past,” Palestine Chronicle, October 28, 2024, https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-long-history-of-palestine-how-palestinians-see-their-future-and-their-past/ Lenny Ben-David, “Iran Spreads Illegal Drugs in the Middle East, Western Hemisphere, and the Far East,” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, October […]

(2. November 1917) Hurewitz, J.C. The Middle East and North Africa in World Politics, A Documentary Record . 2nd, Revised and Enlarged ed. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1979. 106. Print. Vol. 2 of British-French Supremacy. Hintergrund der Deklaration Die Balfour-Deklaration war die jüdische Charta, die Herzl zwanzig Jahre zuvor vom Osmanischen Sultan nicht erwirken […]

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.

Beginning before modern political Zionism, Jews purchased lands in Palestine, with 25% of total Jewish land purchase made to 1948, bought before WWI and the Balfour Declaration. Arabs willingly sold to buyers. The listing demonstrates the continuity of sales to Jews, with more offers made, than the capacity to buy small and large land areas.

Hamas’s genocide against Israelis, unleashes the long blistering hatred that Hamas possesses for Israel and Jews. Entries include severe Arab criticism of Hamas, its detriment to Palestinian nationalism, statements by its leaders, and the war’s unfolding.

Adopted in August 2006, this UN Resolution brought the 33 day Israel-Hezbollah war to an end, but it conspicuously failed to bring the Israel-Hezbollah conflict to conclusion. Though intended, keeping Hezbollah fighters from reoccupying the Israel-Lebanese border areas was not halted, giving rise to semi continuous cross the border firings, leading to its intensification after October 2023, with Hamas attack on Israel.

Compiled by Aidan New Before Iran launched nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel on Oct. 1, 2024, it targeted Israel on April 13 and 14, 2024, with a series of missiles and drones, escalating regional tensions and prompting a comprehensive response from the Israel Defense Forces, neighboring Arab states, and allies such as the United […]

Compiled by Aidan New Iran, a Shia- and Persian-majority theocracy, frequently clashes with its Sunni Arab neighbors, including Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. These tensions are rooted in religious and ethnic differences and geopolitical rivalries. Under the Abraham Accords of 2020, several Sunni Arab states have aligned themselves with Israel as […]

Compiled by Aidan New Iran’s antisemitic rhetoric is deeply rooted in Shia-specific Muslim ideologies that portray Jews and the State of Israel as enemies and embrace the idea that the ritual uncleanliness of Jews dirties the entire world. Zionism is seen as the culmination of a Jewish war against Islam dating to the time of […]

Key to future governance for both the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon is how quickly human services and a semblance of administrative order will evolve before a political vacuum is filled by reconstituted armed militias. For some this proposal contains an over abundance of optimistic outcomes.

Hezbollah has used its stronghold in southern Lebanon to launch continual attacks on northern Israel since October 8, 2023. Hezbollah says it is motivated by its support for Hamas, a fellow member of Iran’s Axis of Resistance surrounding Israel. While Hezbollah is Shia and Hamas is Sunni, both are devoted to Israel’s destruction, and both receive funding from and coordinate with Iran.

Hamas’ terrorist assault Oct. 7, killing 1,200 and kidnapping more than 240, was the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust, but the night of April 13-14 could have been worse when Iran attacked Israel with more than 300 drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. Only a multinational defense of aircraft, ships and anti-missile systems […]

BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2, 314, October 14, 2024 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Many commentators claim that Israel lacks a clear plan for “the day after” the end of the Iron Swords War. They argue that because of this supposed lack, Israel will not be able to hold onto its military achievements during the war, which will […]

The day after Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist assault killed 1,200 and dragged more than 240 kidnapped Israelis and others to Gaza, Hezbollah opened a second front along Israel’s northern border with missile fire from Lebanon. More than 60,000 Israelis were evacuated from 43 communities. Seven months later, those evacuees have been told they won’t be […]

In their first meeting, Sadat outlined details for negotiations with Israel: a Palestinian state linked to Jordan, the nature of peace between Egypt and Israel, consent to a US-Israel defense pact, Egypt to receive guarantees, and notably little offered by Sadat for Syria. Sadat’s strongly preferred having agreements outlined before convening a peace conference with a speedy pace toward having negotiations.

Żydowskie przywiązanie do Ziemi Izraela, podobnie jak Judaizm, ewoluowało na przestrzeni dziejów i ulegało zmianom pod wpływem środowiska oraz czasu i miejsca. Przymierza zawarte pomiędzy Bogiem i narodem żydowskim, zgodnie z zapisem w Biblii, przedstawione tutaj, ujawniają pochodzenie tych zmian, pozwalając je lepiej zrozumieć.

Dr. Kenneth Stein, israeled.org Pomiędzy 1898 a 1948, syjonizm z idei stał się rzeczywistością: faktycznym ustanowieniem państwa Izrael. Gdy Hertzl napisał swoją koncepcję Państwa Żydowskiego, Żydzi mieli niewielkie wpływy polityczne i praktycznie zerowe środki finansowe pozwalające na wprowadzenie koncepcji syjonistycznej w życie. Pozostawali oni jednak nieugięci we wspólnym zaangażowaniu mającym na celu zachowanie ich tożsamości. […]

Trzej członkowie Agencji Żydowskiej, którzy spotkali się z ‘Azzamem Paszą to Aubrey (Abba) Eban, Jon Kimche i David Horowitz, wszyscy oni pracowali dla Agencji Żydowskiej w Palestynie. Spotkali się z nim w Oxfordzie w Anglii 16 września 1947 r. Sprawozdanie Horowitza z tego spotkania pokazało, że ‘Azzam Pasza całkowicie odrzucał państwo żydowskie, jego sugestie, że przemoc będzie jedyną deską ratunku oraz spekulacje, że Palestyna wymknie się spod arabskiej kontroli. Starania syjonistów mające na celu budowę dialogu z Palestyńczykami lub Ligą Arabską nie przyniosły spodziewanych rezultatów zarówno pod względem czasu jak i istoty sprawy. Opis tego spotkania ukazuje całkowicie antagonistyczne poglądy na syjonizm.

Deklaracja Balfoura była kartą żydowską, której nie udało się uzyskać Herzlowi od sułtana osmańskiego dwadzieścia lat wcześniej. Obie miały na celu zapewnienie poparcia dla syjonistów przez Wielkie Mocarstwo dla przywrócenia politycznej siedziby w Palestynie.

‘Azzam Pasha, que foi o primeiro secretário-geral da Liga Árabe (entre 1945 e 1952). Os três membros da Agência Judaica que se encontraram com ‘Azzam Pasha foram Aubrey (Abba) Eban, Jon Kimche e David Horowitz; O relato de Horowitz sobre aquele encontro revelou que ‘Azzam Pasha rejeitava completamente um Estado judeu, sugeria que a violência era o único recurso a ser utilizado e especulava que a Palestina poderia perder o controle árabe.

A Declaração Balfour foi a carta de concessão de privilégios ao povo judeu a qual Herzl não conseguiu obter do sultão do Império Otomano vinte anos antes. Os termos da declaração foram incluídos no preâmbulo dos Artigos do Mandato da Palestina (1922), e obtiveram sanção internacional e legitimidade política pela recém criada Liga das Nações. Muitos historiadores do sionismo e de Israel consideram a Declaração como parte da evolução política — desde o Estado judeu de Herzl (1897), até os Artigos do Mandato (1922) e a resolução de partilha aprovada pela ONU (1947) que propunham a criação de um Estado árabe e judeu na Palestina — que por fim culminou na Declaração de Independência (1948).