Israel-Iran Relations, a Comprehensive Bibliography
For those looking for the best reads and watches on Iran and its relations with Israel, the United States and the Jewish people, CIE has compiled analyses, videos, documents and books.
Israel in Context With Ken Stein — A CIE+ Webinar: Regional Effects of Iran War, Hamas CeasefireCIE+
The joint U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has expanded into extensive Israeli operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Oil prices have spiked. Iran’s regime is battered. Israel and Muslim states across the region are facing massive Iranian…
Objectives and Conclusions: U.S.-Israel-Iran War
While too much is unknown after a week of fighting to make definitive statements about the war, certain possible outcomes can be explored.
Stein: The Causes and Consequences of the 2023-2025 Hamas-Israel War (transcript)CIE+
CIE President Ken Stein addresses what is and what is not known about why Hamas attacked October 7, 2023, why Israel was caught off guard, and what happens after the war across the region.
New Year’s 2026 Unrest in Iran and Its Context for Israel and the Middle EastCIE+
January 2, 2026 A week of unrest in Iran does not guarantee a revolution even if 85-plus million Iranians are angry at the country’s autocratic, theological rulers. Iran is a security-clerical oligarchy where kleptocracy, cronyism…
“Jimmy Carter’s Middle East Legacies,” Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs, September 2024CIE+
September 2024 By Kenneth Stein Kenneth Stein is Emeritus Professor of Contemporary Middle Eastern History, Political Science and Israel Studies at Emory University and President of the Atlanta-based Center for Israel Education. He is the author…
Quotes From Gaza Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar Seeking Israel’s Eradication, Thanking Iran, 2017-2021CIE+
Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader in Gaza and mastermind of the October 7 attack, repeatedly expressed his desire to destroy Israel and his gratitude for Iran’s support.
Ken Stein: Stopping an Ominous IranCIE+
In the interest of securing any deal rather than the right deal – politics over principle – the president and the diplomats he sent to negotiate seem to have forgotten or perhaps never learned why Iran must not get a nuclear weapon.
Alliances of Convenience Alongside Alliances of ConvictionCIE+
Alliances of convenience alongside alliances of conviction: when do the first become the second? Who is telling the story that we read?
