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#141 Contemporary Readings November 2024 — Including Israel-Hamas War

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…

Contemporary Readings|March 9, 2025

#136 Contemporary Readings June 2024, Including Israel-Hamas War

Assembled by Scott Abramson and Ken Stein, Center for Israel Education “AJC Survey Shows American Jews are Deeply and Increasingly Connected to Israel,” American Jewish Committee, June 10, 2024,  “https://www.ajc.org/news/ajc-survey-shows-american-jews-are-deeply-and-increasingly-connected-to-israel Alan Aziz, “Israel at War…

#133 Contemporary Readings March 2024

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,…

Contemporary Readings|March 30, 2024

#131 Contemporary Readings January 2024 — Including Israel-Hamas War

Khaled Abu Toameh, “Is Hamas Waging a Smear Campaign Against Egypt?” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, January 21, 2024. https://jcpa.org/is-hamas-waging-a-smear-campaign-against-egypt/ Lior Ben-Ari, “Abraham Accords Hold Steady amid Gaza War Turmoil,” Ynet, January 9, 2024. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bja2d9q006?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=internal…

Contemporary Readings|February 1, 2024

#128 Contemporary Readings October 2023

Assembled by Ken Stein and Wendy Kalman, Center for Israel Education Agencies, “Hezbollah-allied politician says Lebanon won’t initiate war with Israel,” Times of Israel, October 24, 2023. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/hezbollah-allied-politician-says-lebanon-wont-initiate-war-with-isael/  Ali Ahmed, “Cost of neglecting conflict resolution…

Contemporary Readings|November 30, 2023