About Modern Israel
Featured Analyses in English, Spanish and Hebrew:
Israel- United Arab Emirates Recognition
El Reconocimiento de Israel por Emiratos Árabes Unidos
Historical Statements on a Two-State Solution to Resolve the Arab (Palestinian)-Israeli Conflict, 1937-Present
Israel and Arab-Israeli Conflict Timeline- 1800s to the Present
1897-2019- Cronograma selecto y abreviado de la historia del conflicto árabe-israelí
Program & Events
- September 29, 2020, "Analyses and Impact of the Abraham Accords," presentation to ISMI past and present Interns, Atlanta, GA, Remote
- September 28, 2020, "Middle East Diplomacy after the Abraham Accords," Congregation Or Hadash, Atlanta, GA, Remote
- September 3, 2020, Panel, "American Jews and the 2020 Election - Context and Consequenses," Atlanta, GA, Remote
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August 18, 2020 -- Ken Stein, "Arab-Israeli Negotiations - From Nixon to Trump and beyond the 2020 Elections," Emory Alumni Association Online Community, Remote
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August 16, 2020 -- Ken Stein, "The 1967 War- Why its Aftermath Remains Unfinished," Nantucket, MA, Remote
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August 15, 2020 -- Ken Stein, "Intelligent Design and Not the Big Bang Theory - How the Zionists Built the State to 1948," Nantucket, MA, Remote
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August 14, 2020 -- Ken Stein, "Jimmy Carter's Ambivalent Animus for Israel: Personal and Scholarly Reflections," Nantucket, MA, Remote
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August 11, 2020 -- Ken Stein, "The Unfinished June 1967 War," Orlando Jewish Federation and JCC, Orlando, Fl, Remote
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August 3, 2020 -- Ken Stein, "Zionist Nation Building: was there a Jewish state in 1939," Orlando Jewish Federation and JCC, Orlando, Fl, Remote
- July 6, 2020 -- Ken Stein, "The 1993 Oslo Accords in Context" High School and College staff, Standwithus, Remote
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June 24, 2020 -- Ken Stein, "The Making of Israel,1882-1949," High School and College staff, Standwithus, Remote
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June 3, 2020 -- Ken Stein "Israel Learning in the US - Colleges and in Jewish Settings," Partnership - St. Louis/Atlanta/Yokne'am, Jewish Agency for Israel, Remote
- June 28-July 1, 2020 -- "19th Annual ISMI/CIE Israel (virtual) Educator Workshop"
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June 14, 2020 -- Eli Sperling and Rich Walter, "Special Teen Seminar: Israeli Culture and Society," Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, Seattle, WA
- June 11, 2020 -- Eli Sperling, "American Zionism's Musical Roots: A Look at the Past to Understand the Present and Future of American Jewish-Israel Relations," American Jewish Historical Society's Biennial Scholars Conference
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June 1-2, 2020 -- Rich Walter, "Seminar for Tenth Graders," Jack M. Barack Academy, Bryn Mawr, PA
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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 @ 20 Celebration—our history since 1998
ISMI in the News:
February 6, 2020, "Trump Proposal Follows Several Failed Peace Plans," Atlanta Jewish Times
Publications:
August 2020 - Contemporary Reading List
History, Politics and Diplomacy of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 2017