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Ken Stein discusses Jimmy Carter’s Camp David success with WSB radio’s Scott Slade in an interview that aired shortly before Carter’s state funeral.

“Bendeciré a los que te bendigan, y maldeciré a los que te maldigan.” –Génesis 12:3 (versículo comúnmente invocado por los evangélicos en apoyo de Israel) En 1917, el general Edmund Allenby recibió el mando de las fuerzas británicas en Oriente Medio y la orden de conducirlas a la victoria sobre el Imperio otomano. Pero, cuando […]

First published at Fathom Journal: https://fathomjournal.org/fathom-long-read-islamophobia-and-antisemitism-a-false-equivalence/ This essay is a rebuttal of the increasingly common comparison between antisemitism and Islamophobia, refuting it on five grounds in particular:  Fathom Long Read | Islamophobia and Antisemitism: A False Equivalence Introduction A trend in Western discourse has developed in the past few years, observable in full vigour since […]

“And I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse.” — Genesis 12:3 (verse commonly invoked by Evangelicals in support of Israel) In 1917, General Edmund Allenby was given both command over British forces in the Middle East and an order to lead them to victory over the Ottoman […]

O período do novo Yishuv durou desde os últimos 40 anos do governo otomano na Palestina, perdurando ao longo Mandato Britânico até o estabelecimento de Israel em 1948. Neste período, houve um crescimento da comunidade judaica, passando de 24 mil pessoas em 1882 para aproximadamente 650 mil em maio de 1948, enquanto a população árabe […]

Desde os tempos bíblicos até hoje, os judeus e o judaísmo têm uma ligação ininterrupta com o Sião, uma referência à Eretz Israel, a Terra de Israel, proveniente da colina no coração de Jerusalém. O sionismo foi e permanece sendo a meta judaica para ter e manter um Estado judeu na antiga terra dos judeus. […]

Hafez Ismail was a close adviser of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. Ismail carried out secret negotiations with Henry Kissinger before the 1973 war to see if the US would quietly start talks with the Israelis. Kissinger said no. Ismail provides notable insights into Sadat’s sophisticated decision-making.

This meeting between President Carter and Syrian President Assad was the only one they had during the Carter presidency. Carter wanted to learn what Assad’s requirements were for an agreement with Israel: borders, security, nature of peace, and willingness of other Arabs join. Assad doubted that the Saudis would join this process. When the conversation was finished, Assad made it clear that he was not rushing into an agreement with Israel, even if asked by the United States. Carter acknowledged to Assad that he knew little about the Palestinian refugee issue. Carter did tell Assad that the US was committed to the security of Israel. Assad did not say that the Soviet Union’s participation at a conference was necessary, in fact Assad noted how difficult his relations were with Moscow in the immediate past; Assad did tell Carter that it was Secretary of State Vance who first raised the possibility of Moscow attending such a peace conference. From American diplomatic sources we learn that Assad was very pleased to have been squired by Carter. For their part, the Israelis were deeply anxious about Carter’s positive statements about Assad made after this meeting.

En el Oriente Medio, las actitudes hostiles hacia los judíos, el sionismo e Israel como Estado se entremezclan con el reconocimiento de Israel como Estado por parte de los Estados árabes y la OLP. Para la mayoría de los pueblos de Oriente Medio, incluidos Irán y Turquía, Israel es un país que desde hace casi un siglo o bien es detestado, apenas tolerado, moderadamente aceptado, reconocido, con el que se colabora y odiado vigorosamente. Estas opiniones sobre Israel conviven regularmente.

Assembled by Scott Abramson and Ken Stein, Center for Israel Education Elliott Abrams, “Australia, New Zealand, and Israel: Elections Have (Good and Bad) Consequences,” Council on Foreign Relations, November 22, 2024, https://www.cfr.org/blog/australia-new-zealand-and-israel-elections-have-good-and-bad-consequences Scott Abramson, “Islamophobia and Antisemitism: A False Equivalence,” Fathom Journal, November 2024, https://fathomjournal.org/fathom-long-read-islamophobia-and-antisemitism-a-false-equivalence/ Amatzia Baram, “A Plan to End the Israel-Hezbollah War,” Middle […]

Un cartel del Fondo Nacional Judío del período del Nuevo Yishuv. El período del Nuevo Yishuv duró desde los últimos 40 años del gobierno otomano en Palestina, pasando por el Mandato Británico, hasta el establecimiento de Israel en 1948. En él, la comunidad judía creció de 24.000 personas en 1882 a unas 650.000 en mayo […]

Desde los tiempos bíblicos hasta el presente, los judíos y el judaísmo han tenido una conexión ininterrumpida con Sión, una referencia a Eretz Israel, la Tierra de Israel, derivada de la colina en el corazón de Jerusalén. El sionismo fue y sigue siendo la búsqueda judía de tener y mantener un estado judío en la […]

It is now apparent that distances between the Carter administration and Israel did not begin in earnest after Begin’s May 1977 election or over the settlements. Newly available materials show that from its outset, the Carter administration prioritized curbing Israeli influence in Washington.

Wstęp Znana jako Wojna Izraela o Niepodległość lub “nakbah” – katastrofa – w świecie arabskim, w związku z ustanowieniem państwa żydowskiego, wojna ta toczyła się pomiędzy nowopowstałym państwem żydowskim Izrael a nieregularnymi oddziałami palestyńskimi oraz armiami pięciu krajów arabskich. Za oficjalny początek wojny przyjmuje się datę 14 maja 1948 r., czyli dzień, w którym Izrael […]

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 […]