About Modern Israel
Featured Analyses in English, Spanish and Hebrew:
Lessons from American Withdrawal from Afghanistan
La Retirada de Afganistán: lecciones para Israel
The Census of Palestine, 1931- Gaping socio-economic distances between Muslims, Christians, and Jews
Jerusalem Timeline
Origins of Israeli Democracy: Jewish Political Culture and Pre-State Practice
American Officials on Zionism, Israel and Resolving the Conflict, 1922 - present
Orígenes de la Democracia Israelí: La Cultura Política Judía y la Práctica Pre-Estado
Insights of Ministers from UAE and Bahrain on Normalization with Israel
Impact of Covid -19 on Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Reading list, March 2020- present
48 Maps on Israel in English and Spanish
Israel and Arab-Israeli Conflict Timeline - 1800s to Present
Biden Administration provides detail to a two-state solution to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, January 26, 2021
Program & Events
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October 5, October 26, November 16 & November 30 - Hillel/ISMI/CIE Modern Israel Intensive Series
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September 19 &26 - CIE/ISMI Teen Israel Leadership Institute
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June 13-17, 2021 - 20th CIE/ISMI Enrichment Workshop on Modern Israel
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May 28, 2021, "The Palestinian-Israeli Clashes, May 2021," Webinar (53:34), https://www.youtube.
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April 6, 2021 - Ken Stein, "American Foreign Policy to the Middle East and to the Palestinian issue: Johnson to Biden (1967-present) ASMEA, Remote (59:00) https://www.asmeascholars.org/
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March 7, 2021 - Ken Stein, "Why the Upcoming Palestinian and Israeli elections will not catalyze Palestinian-Israeli Talks," Sante Fe, New Mexico, Remote
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January 12, 2021 - Ken Stein, "Options and Realities for Biden's Foreign Policy in the Middle East," The Temple, Atlanta, GA https://israeled.org/options-and-realities-for-bidens-foreign-policy-in-the-middle-east/ and https://youtube.com/watch?v=c4jMHIwvOLI Remote
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October 23, 2020 - Ken Stein, " Arab-Israeli Negotiations: How does the UAE-Israel Agreement differ with Israeli-Egyptian- Israeli negotiations of the 1970s," Emory Alumni Weekend, Atlanta, GA Remote
About the Institute
- Founded in 1998, we are the OLDEST permanent Israel academic center in the United States.
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ISMI has supported 16 Israel Visiting Scholars who have taught 760 students in 43 courses.
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ISMI offers enriching internships to a select few Emory students every semester
- ISMI conducts Israel education workshops for teachers across the country
- ISMI cosponsors Teen Israel Leadership Institutes
- ISMI @ 20 Celebration—our history since 1998
Publications:
August 2021 - Contemporary Reading List
History, Politics and Diplomacy of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 2017