Seven weeks after Hamas brutally killed more than 1,200 Israelis and others and kidnapped 239, hostages were exchanged for Palestinian prisoners. Joy, anguish and uncertainty hovered in Israel as some hostages were released and others…
After Hamas terrorists murdered more than 1400 Israelis and others, and kidnapped 239 on October 7, Israel unfolded a systematic military response to eliminate Hamas. The political tectonic plates were shaken. Joining us for the…
With more than 1,200 murdered and some 250 kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7, the war in Gaza has unfolded in full force. Rising discussion abounds about what tomorrow looks like, with no certainty…
Underlying Israel’s response is the intention of destroying the military and political capabilities of Hamas to rule Gaza. For CIE’s fifth webinar in this series Nov. 8, 2023, Dr. Michael Eisenstadt, an authority on military…
Curated videos and CIE webinars that explain evolution of the Hamas – Israel War. 11.22.2023 – Hamas-Israel War, Israel Border Regions and Turkey (Shai Feldman, implications for ceasefire/truce; Israel civil society- personal reflections on living in Sderot,…
With more than 1,200 murdered and 250 kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7, the Middle East and other parts of the world continue to seethe with emotion and limitless uncertainties. Joining us for CIE’s…
October 25, 2023 After Hamas terrorists murdered more than 1,200 Israelis and others and kidnapped at least 240 on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel’s military responses unfolded. Political and emotional reactions erupted across the region and…
The murderous attacks perpetrated by Hamas terrorists against Israelis reverberated across Israel, the region and the world. As Israel buried tens of hundreds of its dead, the government formed an emergency war cabinet to shape responses as thousands were mobilized for reserve duty. On Israel’s borders and across the region, tensions rose. The U.S. responded with unequivocal presidential, congressional and military support for Israel’s national security and President Biden’s visit to Israel on October 18. Joining CIE to provide insight into Hamas’ ideological motivations, its connections to Iran and the rise of Islamic antisemitism were Tel Aviv University Professor Meir Litvak. Discussing Middle Eastern, North African and international responses was Dr. Sarah Feuer, a lecturer at Reichman University and a research fellow at the Gazit Institute in Tel Aviv. Addressing the implications and context of Biden’s visit was Dr. Amnon Cavari, who teaches at Reichman University and this year is an Israel Institute visiting professor of political science at the University of Michigan. During this 39-minute webinar, they talked about Hamas’ genocidal ideology and its reasons for striking now, the likelihood of weakening regional and international support for Israel as the war continues, and the war’s best possible outcomes for Israel. Moderating was Dr. Ken Stein, the Center for Israel Education’s president and an Emory University professor emeritus of Middle Eastern history and political science.
More than 1,000 Hamas fighters launched a coordinated attack into Israel on October 7, killing more Israeli Jews in 24 hours than died in the June 1967 Six-Day War (774) or on any single day since the Holocaust. Providing context and analyzing possible results for this fifth Hamas-Israeli military clash were Professor Yaron Ayalon, head of the Jewish studies program at the College of Charleston; Professor Jonathan Rynhold, head of the political studies department at Bar-Ilan University; and Ken Stein, Emory Professor Emeritus of Middle Eastern History and Political Science and President of the Center for Israel Education. In 52 minutes they provided analyses for Hamas’ goal of destroying Israel, Israel’s pending responses to the mass killings, and Iran’s influence on Hamas. They evaluated America’s response and the vast political gulf expanded between Israelis and the Palestinians, preventing any political accommodation between them well into the future.
Dr. Tal Grinfas-David, the Center for Israel Education’s vice president for outreach and pre-collegiate school management initiatives, speaks about Israel’s war with Hamas in a special Zoom session with fourth- to seventh-graders at a Jewish day school in Canada, Vancouver Talmud Torah. Roughly half the 39-minute video consists of Dr. Grinfas-David answering the students’ insightful questions, including “Why can’t we share the land?” and “Why do people hate us?”
See the full video on Atlanta news station 11alive: https://www.11alive.com/video/news/local/emory-professors-analysis-on-hamas-attack/85-f1225db8-55d5-4b30-9229-826f49d8c301
July 25, 2023 Economist Paul Rivlin of the Moshe Dayan Center and entrepreneur Moran Mizrahi, co-founder and COO of fintech startup Rebillia Platform, speak with CIE Vice President Tal Grinfas-David about the history of Israel’s…
How has Israel through its 75 years managed its relationships with superpowers, neighbors and other countries while trying to survive and thrive in an often hostile neighborhood? Why is the U.S. relationship essential? What is…
In this 32-minute video recorded July 24, 2023, Mauricio Friedman, the head of Jewish education at Mexico City’s Hebraica University, and Steven Bayme, a longtime American Jewish Committee official, address the ongoing importance of Zionism…
July 24, 2023 Speaking within hours of the passage of legislation upending the reasonableness standard used by the Israeli Supreme Court to review laws, Hadassah Academic College Professor Doron Shultziner explains features of the protest and counterprotest movements active…
May 7, 2023 Firsthand Accounts of Israel’s Civil Society in Action In a 46-minute conversation recorded during the first hour of our special two-hour Israel@75 webinar and Teen Israel Leadership Institute session May 7, 2023, CIE Founding President Ken…
May 7, 2023 In a 32-minute presentation recorded during the second hour of our special two-hour Israel@75 webinar and Teen Israel Leadership Institute session May 7, 2023, Adina Karpuj, a podcast producer for Israel Story who lives in Jerusalem, talks…
As Israel turns 75 this spring, it is in the throes of a dynamic controversy over governance. Where might this ‘crisis’ or potential ‘political earthquake’ fit into Zionism’s history, and Israel’s tomorrows still to come?
Feb. 5, 2023 Dr. Rachel Schonberger, a leader in Hadassah’s medical work in Israel; Alan Wolk, the head of JNF-USA’s committee investing in innovation in Israel’s periphery; and Moran Mizrahi, a co-founder of fintech startup Rebillia Platform, join HR/staffing…
February 4, 2023 Center for Israel Education President Ken Stein explores the state of Zionism and the Jewish people in an in-person conversation with Rabbi Peter Berg of The Temple in Atlanta, Rabbi David Silverman of the Atlanta…
Professor Gil Troy, a CIE board member, lays out the continuing importance of Zionism to the Jewish people in a 10-minute video recorded Jan. 10, 2023, to help CIE mark the 75th birthday of the State of Israel.
Jan. 31, 2023 In this 48-minute webinar recorded Jan. 31, 2023, two experts on Jordan, the Washington Institute’s Ghaith al-Omari and Tel Aviv University’s Asher Susser, help CIE President Ken Stein explore more than a…
Get to know the lawyer who has spent the past six years leading efforts to root out racism from the Israeli government and agencies such as the police. Aweke Kobe Zena, who made aliyah from Ethiopia via a refugee camp in Sudan as a child, visited the CIE office for a conversation with CIE communications consultant Michael Jacobs on Jan. 25, 2023. The recording runs just under 20 minutes.
In this 45-minute video recorded Jan. 11, 2023, scholars of Jewish, Zionist and Israeli art, music and culture discuss how culture not only was a fundamental part of the effort to build a safe Jewish homeland, but was for many the reason behind the modern State of Israel. Featured are Dr. Arieh Saposnik, an associate professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Dr. Susan Nashman Fraiman, an instructor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; and Dr. Eli Sperling, an Israel Institute teaching fellow at the University of Georgia. Moderating the conversation is Center for Israel Education President Dr. Kenneth Stein, professor emeritus of Middle Eastern history and political science and Israel studies at Emory University. This webinar is part of CIE’s Israel@75: A Yearlong Exploration project.
