Jewish History/Israeli History The Declaration of Independence/Statehood was the end of one stage of Israeli history and the beginning of another. Netanyahu’s Speech at Bar-Ilan University, 2009 The two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict has…
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This compilation, in its third edition, includes 521 items/2,148 pages covering the period from 1893 to February 2017. It includes accords, agreements, declarations, diary entries, memoranda of understandings, original archival materials, proposed initiatives and plans, press conferences, political statements, quotations from political principles, speeches, secret understandings, summit conference protocols, treaties, U.N. resolutions, and more. Many of the entries are translated from Arabic, German or Hebrew and appear in English for the first time.
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Covering the foundations of Judaism and the history of the Jewish people, the unit starts with the ‘covenants’ and ends in 1897. It traces the Jewish connection to the land of Israel, in the land and in exile. It explains how and why Jews retained their traditions in the face of enormous challenges. It concludes with the birth of Zionism as one answer to Jewish insecurity.
“American Foreign Policy Towards the Arab-Israeli Conflict and Its Regional Context” Kenneth W. Stein, Junior/Senior Colloquium, Undergraduate or Graduate, Emory University, Spring 2014 This class focuses on American foreign policy in the Middle East over…
“Palestine 1948” Hillel Cohen, Graduate Students, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rothberg International School, Spring 2013 The war of 1948 has shaped the history of the modern Middle East more than any other single event. The…
“History, Politics, and Diplomacy of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1947-Present” Kenneth W. Stein, Junior/Senior Colloquium, Emory University, Spring 2013 Using monographs, memoirs, documents, texts, interviews, other primary sources and secondary readings, students come to define the…
“Arabs in a Jewish State: The Arab Minority in Israel — Between Integration and Alienation” Eli Rekhess, Undergraduate Seminar, Northwestern University, Fall 2012 This seminar focuses on minority-majority relations in Israel, with special emphasis on…
“The Jews of Arab Lands” Yaron Ayalon, All Levels, Emory University, Fall 2011 Topics covered include the absorption of Middle Eastern Jews in Israel; the socioeconomic status of Jews from Arab lands in Israel and…
“History of Israeli Foreign Policy” David Tal, Junior/Senior Seminar, Emory University, Spring 2009 This seminar deals with various issues pertaining to Israel’s foreign policy. Every meeting discusses articles and issues relating to the articles that…
“The Palestine Mandate: 1920-1948” Kenneth W. Stein, Introductory, Upper-Level Seminar, Emory University, Spring 2007 This junior/senior colloquium reviews the 30-year history before the creation of Israel in 1948. We try to answer the question “Why…
“History of Modern Israel” Kenneth W. Stein, Freshman Seminar, Emory University, Spring 2006 This undergraduate freshman seminar reviews the history of modern Israel from the inception of Zionism to the post-1967-war period. The four periods…
“The Arab-Israeli Conflict” Kenneth W. Stein, Brown University, Spring 2006 This is an advanced survey of the Arab-Israeli conflict’s history, politics and diplomacy. Divided at 1948-49, the first half of the course deals with the…
“Topics in 20th Century Middle Eastern History” Kenneth W. Stein, Introductory, All Levels, Emory University, Spring 2006 The purpose of this course is twofold. First, it is designed to acquaint students with an in-depth understanding…
“History of Modern Israel” Kenneth W. Stein, Introductory Level (Seminar or General), Emory University, Spring 2006 This undergraduate freshman course reviews the history of modern Israel from the inception of Zionism to the present. The…
