Posts Tagged: Israel Studies
Israel Studies Under Attack at US Universities, New Report Finds
Israel Studies as an interdisciplinary field is in danger of being crowded out of American higher education by infectious ideologies which are having success in...
University of Washington to Continue Israel Studies Program Despite Funding Controversy
The University of Washington (UW) said it will continue its Israel Studies Program (ISP) after giving back a $5 million contribution to a major funder...
In Survey, UC Berkeley Prof. Finds Most Students ‘Passionate’ About ‘Israeli Occupation’ Can’t Find Palestinian Territories on Map
Most students who care strongly about the "Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories" do not have knowledge of basic facts surrounding the subject, and do not...
Israel Journal Editors Reject Claims of Publishing ‘Anti-BDS’ Issue, Defend Academic Integrity
Editors of the Israel Studies academic journal are rebuffing claims that their latest work was rooted in political advocacy, rather than academic scholarship, amid calls by some critics for retractions...
Teachers From Four Countries and Across Religious Spectrum Gather for Israel Education Workshop Focusing on ‘History, Not Narrative’
Pre-collegiate teachers from four countries and across religious denominations will gather Sunday to learn how to educate students about Israel, an organizer of the one-week program told The...
New Institute Seeks to Consolidate the Growing Field of Israel Studies
In response to the Jewish community's concern with the growth of anti-Israel bias and pro-Palestinian sympathies on college campuses, the field of Israel Studies has...
