Jewish studies professor revives course on Mizrahi identity in Israel
In his 300-level class, Maryland professor Shay Hazkani will address a lesser-known issue in Israeli society: the state’s mistreatment of Mizrahi Jews
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Israel Finally Has A Government, But For How Long?
May 18, 2020Israel’s 17-month ordeal without a functioning government has mercifully come to an end. An unlikely coalition that agrees on little has given birth to a monstrosity that is the largest government in Israel’s history
The Virus Of Hate: Far-Right Terrorism In Cyberspace
May 04, 2020Far-right violence and terrorism are a growing threat to Western societies. Far-right terrorist attacks increased by 320 per cent between 2014 and 2019 according to the 2019 Global Terrorism Index.
Israel's Political Crisis Is At An Inflection Point
April 13, 2020Like the rest of the world, Israel is dealing with a serious coronavirus outbreak, though by most measures it is coping with it (so far) somewhat better than many other countries.
Congratulations To Israel Studies Grad Student, Moran Stern, Phd Candidate With The Department Of Government & Politics At The University Of Maryland, College Park.
April 10, 2020Israel Studies grad student, Moran Stern, PhD candidate with the Department of Government and Politics at the Univesity of Maryland, College Park, paper, part of his dissertation, has been accepted to be presented at a conference.
Congratulations To Chen Mandel-Edrei, Israel Studies Grad Student, Who Successfully Defended Her Dissertation On Wednesday March 25, 2020.
March 25, 2020Israel Studies grad student, Chen Mandel- Edrei successfully defended her dissertation on Wednesday, March 25, 2020.
Israel Studies Review Gets Ranked Into The Citation Index
February 21, 2020The Israel Studies Review, edited since 2011 by Yoram Peri and Paul Scham of the Gildenhorn Institute, on behalf of the Association for Israel Studies ( the ISR is the official academic journal of the AIS), gets ranked into the Citation Index.
Announcing A New Major: Religions Of The Ancient Middle East
February 20, 2020The University of Maryland system has approved a new major, Religions of the Ancient Middle East (RAME).
New Scholarships For Jwst Majors
February 10, 2020The Meyerhoff Center is pleased to announce new scholarships available to Jewish Studies majors.
The Next Israeli Election: The Triumph Of The Fringes?
January 22, 2020If you think you’ve heard a lot about Israeli elections recently, you’re not having déjà vu; in fact this is the third Israeli general election in less than 11 months.
The Widening Military-Political Gap In Israel
January 20, 2020Even though Israel practices the “instrumentalist model”, meaning that the military executes policies set by the government, another model coexist.