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

#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…

#126 Contemporary Readings August 2023   

#126 Contemporary Readings August 2023   

Assembled by Ken Stein and Wendy Kalman, Center for Israel Education Ofer Ateret, “Golda Meir Was ‘Open’ to a Palestinian State, Newly Released Archives From 1970 Reveal,” Ha’aretz, August 1, 2023, https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-08-01/ty-article/.premium/golda-meir-was-open-to-a-palestinian-state-1970-minutes-reveal/00000189-b054-d083-a999-fc5ff4350000  Guy Azriel, “Israel…

Contemporary Readings|September 10, 2023
#122 Contemporary Readings April 2023

#122 Contemporary Readings April 2023

Assembled by Ken Stein and Wendy Kalman, Center for Israel Education Agence France-Presse, “China ready to broker Israel-Palestine peace talks, says foreign minister,” The Guardian, April 17, 2023, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/18/china-ready-to-broker-israel-palestine-peace-talks-says-foreign-minister  Fares Akram, “In First, Iran’s president…

#119 Contemporary Readings January 2023

#119 Contemporary Readings January 2023

February 3, 2023 Assembled by Ken Stein, Emory University’s Institute for the Study of Modern Israel and Wendy Kalman, Center for Israel Education Abbas Al Lawati, “Israel’s rightward shift leaves its new Arab allies in…

Contemporary Readings|February 6, 2023
#69 Contemporary Readings, November 2018

#69 Contemporary Readings, November 2018

Assembled by Ken Stein and Eli Sperling, Emory University and Center for Israel Education, kenstein@israeled.org Hicham Alaoui “Failed Dream of Political Islam,” LeMonde Diplomatique, November 2018. https://mondediplo.com/2018/11/02arab-world Anadolu Agency, “Israeli saz player gives Jerusalem the…

Contemporary Readings|December 3, 2018

#15 Contemporary Readings and Analyses, May 2014

Assembled by Ken Stein, Emory University and Center for Israel Education Adnan Abu Amer, “Hamas’ Abu Marzouk Says Recognizing Israel a ‘red Line’” Al-Monitor. May 13, 2014. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/05/interview-abu-marzouk-hamas-israel-fatah-reconciliation.html Stephen Blank, “Russian Strategy and Policy in the…

#13 Contemporary Readings and Analyses, March 2014

Assembled by Ken Stein, Emory University and Center for Israel Education Adan Abu Amer, “Hamas, Jordan Probe Possibility of Better Ties.” Al-Monitor. March 31, 2014. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/03/jordan-hamas-palestine-relations-amman.html Ibrahim Al-Amin, “Gaza Violence: Questions to the Resistance and the…

#12 Contemporary Readings and Analyses, February 2014

Assembled by Ken Stein, Emory University and Center for Israel Education Kamel Abdallah, “Despite Election, Libya Unravels.” Al-Ahram. February 27, 2014. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/5561/19/Despite-elections,-Libya-unravels.aspx Dario Andrea Dessi, and Wolfgang Mühlberger. “Africa and the Mediterranean. Evolving Security Dynamics after…

#8 Contemporary Readings and Analyses, October 2013

Assembled by Ken Stein, Emory University and Center for Israel Education Muriel Assenburg. “The Arab Spring and the Islamic Republic of Iran: Islamist Vision Meets Political Reality.” Swp-berlin.org. February 2012. http://www.swp-berlin.org/fileadmin/contents/products/research_papers/2012_RP06_ass.pdf#page=39. Muriel Assenburg. “Protest, Revolt,…

Contemporary Readings|November 1, 2013

#4 Contemporary Readings and Analyses May 2013

Assembled by Ken Stein, Emory University and Center for Israel Education Michael Barak, “The Salafist Al-Nour Party and the Muslim Brotherhood: The End of the Affair?” Dayan Center, Tel-Aviv Notes, April 25, 2013, http://www.unisla.pt/arquivo/Barak_Michael_TA_NOTES_Al-Nour_Brotherhood_Alliance_250413.pdf Gideon…