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For almost 100 years, the Declaration has represented, for the Palestinians, the political beginning of Palestine falling out of their influence and into the control of the budding Zionist movement.

Assembled by Ken Stein and Eli Sperling Emory University and Center for Israel Education kenstein@israeled.org or kstein@emory.edu AFP, “Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Women Go Hi-Tech,” Daily Mail, July 11, 2016. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3684058/Israel-ultra-Orthodox-women-hi-tech.html Yaacov Amidror, “Erdogan’s Turkey Takes a Fork in the Road,” BESA-SADAT Center, July 29, 2016. http://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/erdogans-turkey-takes-fork-road/ Nabil Araby, “A Call for Arab Diplomacy,” The Cairo Review of […]

There are many publications that appear in national and international outlets and think-tanks that deal with BDS and antisemitism on campus.

Assembled by Ken Stein and Eli Sperling Emory University and Center for Israel Education kenstein@israeled.org or kstein@emory.edu Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, “Why Israel Should Not Adopt Unilateral Initiatives,” BESA, June 1, 2016. http://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/israel-not-adopt-unilateral-initiatives/ Geoffrey Aronson, “Israel Doubles Down on Settlement Policy,” Middle East Institute, June 21, 2016. http://www.mei.edu/content/article/israels-president-doubles-down-settlement-policy Yuval Avivi, “Can the Chinese Save Israel’s […]

Israelis are divided on the impact and future of the territories gained in the June 1967 war, according to the June 2016 Israel Democracy Institute Peace Index.

United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 (19 December 2014) United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 Passed in the House of Representatives and the Senate during 2014. Signed into law by President Obama,  (19 December 2014) https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/938/text?format=xml   H. R. 938   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 6, 2014 Received; read […]

Assembled by Ken Stein and Eli Sperling Emory University and Center for Israel Education kenstein@israeled.org or kstein@emory.edu Adil Astil, “International Peace Conference: Winners and Losers,” Washington Institute for Near East Policy, May 12, 2016. http://fikraforum.org/?p=9338 Dany Bahar, “Delivering on Economic Prosperity in Israel: How monopolies are hampering the ‘start-up nation’” Brookings Institute, May 4, 2016. http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/markaz/posts/2016/05/04-israel-monopolies-competition-bahar Edwin Black, “Painful Lessons from the […]

Jeffrey and Eisenstadt in their analyses, US Military Engagement in the Broader Middle East, focus on the inheritance of the Obama administration’s general military disengagement from the region and the downward spiral of stability there.

Last week, I was privileged to speak to a group of European Jews at the Centre Communautaire laic Juif in Brussels, Belgium. I spoke about what can be learned from the successes of Begin, Sadat and Carter in the 1970s.

Assembled by Ken Stein and Eli Sperling Emory University and Center for Israel Education kenstein@israeled.org or kstein@emory.edu Mohamed Abdelazziz, “Teaching Arabic in Israeli Schools-Between Security Preoccupations and the Cultural Dimension,” Fikra Forum, April 8, 2016. http://fikraforum.org/?p=9075#.VwtqCPkrJpg Elliot Abrams, “If American Jews and Israel are Drifting Apart, What’s the Reason? The conventional wisdom says the problem is Israel. Its […]

Within the Palestinian Authority, official talk of negotiations, peace, reconciliation, or even the “two-state solution” has become conspicuous by its absence.

Assembled by Ken Stein and Eli Sperling Emory University and Center for Israel Education kenstein@israeled.org or kstein@emory.edu Asi Aivas, “Annual Arts Fest Heats Up Jerusalem,” Israel21c, March 16, 2016. http://www.israel21c.org/annual-winter-arts-fest-heats-up-jerusalem/ Yehezkel Armon, “Israel Economy is Entering a New Stage,” Jerusalem Post, March 8, 2016. http://www.jpost.com/Blogs/View-from-Jerusalem/Israel-Economy-is-Entering-a-New-Stage-447237 Mr. Tony Badran, Dr. Daniel L. Byman, and Dr. Matthew Levitt, […]

In 2016, Israel leads the world in desalination advancements. The small country of roughly 8 million people boasts five active plants that currently produce over 50% of Israel’s drinking water.

The war in Syria has taken a massive humanitarian toll along with economic and social consequences that will reverberate throughout the region for decades to come.

The report, clearly a snap shot, conveys a picture of anti-Semitic activities on US campuses. A strong correlation is found between the occurrence of BDS activity and the occurrence of anti-Semitic expression where incidents were reported.

Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben Gurion famously said that the future of Israel lies in the Negev, a desert located in southern Israel.

Deep gulfs exist among Jews, as well as between Jews and Arabs over political values and religion’s role in public life. Divisions are sharp within the Israeli Jewish community as well as between Arabs and Jews, yet unity exists about the idea that Israel is a homeland for the Jewish people and necessary refuge from rising anti-Semitism around the globe.

Assembled by Ken Stein and Eli Sperling Emory University and Center for Israel Education kenstein@israeled.org or kstein@emory.edu Hussein Abdulhussein, “Five Lessons from Syria,” Now, February 2, 2016. https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/commentaryanalysis/566585-five-lessons-from-syria Abdelmahdi Alsoudi, “The Impact of the Arab Spring on the Political Future of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Middle East: Jordan as a Case Study,” Rubin Center, February […]

In 2008 and again in 2012, President Barack Obama made lofty promises and gallant assessments about Iran and the Middle East respectively. His remarks to the annual AIPAC conference four years ago about Israel and Iran have proved to be out and out fictions. Who will hold the 45th President accountable for promises made but not kept?

For Malcolm Hoenlein, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of American Jewish Organizations context matters. In his lengthy interview he suggests that Jewish students’ illiteracy is present before they hit American campuses.

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testified at the Senate Armed Services Committee on February 9, 2016 on the top global threats to the US.

ISIS has demonstrated an embryonic capacity to function as a legitimate governing entity. Unlike most terrorist groups, ISIS actually possesses its own means of income generation and financing.

After ten years in power, Abbas presides over a Palestinian polity that is more divided and dysfunctional than ever.

The Middle East is today divided into four rival camps: Iran, the Salafi Jihadists-dominated ISIL, the Muslim Brotherhood, and forces of stability.

The Islamic State is a terrorist state with almost all governing elements. ISIS rules today over a swath of land bigger than the United Kingdom, with a population of almost 10 million.

Assembled by Ken Stein and Eli Sperling Emory University and Center for Israel Education kenstein@israeled.org or kstein@emory.edu Faisal J. Abbas, “An Unshackled Iran can only be Countered by a Firm Saudi Arabia,” Al-Arabiya, January 18, 2016. http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2016/01/18/An-unshackled-Iran-can-only-be-countered-by-a-firm-Saudi-Arabia.html Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, “The Islamic State, Turkey, and Transportation,” Rubin Center, January 11, 2016. http://www.rubincenter.org/2016/01/the-islamic-state-turkey-transportation/ Sona Bahadur, “How Israel Went from a Culinary Desert to […]

Candidates that speak forcefully about a strong US-Israeli relationship and a need to provide Israel with a qualitative military advantage over any array of adversaries, secure the attention of American Jewish voters who put Israel at the top of their list in determining who should receive their vote in congressional and presidential election contests.

Claiming that Israel employs a double legal standard in the West Bank, US Ambassador Dan Shapiro receives a harsh rebuke for his remarks from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu; Obama administration continues to chide Israel for its management of the West Bank.

Kerry states five major objectives for US foreign policy in the Middle East: mobilize partners to defeat ISIS, work diplomatically to end the civil war in Syria, keep it from destabilizing friendly nearby countries, monitor Iranian adherence to the nuclear deal, and seek a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Several reports and analyses published in Israel estimate that between between 21% and 31% of Israelis are living below the poverty line.