the us-israeli relationship is regarded as one of the strongest relations between two states in the contemporary world. for a number of cultural, strategic, and political reasons, the us strongly supports the zionist regime. on the other hand, the role of the strong, influential israeli lobby in the us has yet been another significant factor for the close relations between the two countries wit...

Like many diaspora Jewish communities, South African Jews are divided on the politics of Israel-Palestine. The majority, however, remain strongly Zionist and opposed to allegedly self-hating Jewish...

This essay examines the study of Jewish history in Israel at the juncture of two currents: the ongoing expansion of an international community of Jewish studies scholars and the waning interest in the field in Israel itself. Mindful of the latter trend, it is easy to adopt a declensionist narrative, according to which the “Jerusalem School,” with its monolithic and Palestinocentric view of the ...

The article explores the interplay between transnational migration, cultural patrimony and political conflict, tying together former realms of Russian Ottoman Empires. It discusses role played by Jews in development Zionist-Arab conflict Palestine until 1948. focuses on Northern Sharon, where three distinct immigrant groups – Circassians, Bosnians settled 1870s–1890s. Methodologically, it adopt...

On June 13, 2021, the United Arab List, representing Southern Branch of Islamic Movement in Israel (SIM), became first independent party to join a Zionist governmental coalition. The article analyzes why move hardly stirred opposition within leadership and popular base movement rooted Muslim Brothers. It demonstrates that SIM’s coalition-oriented agenda responded firm consistent demand for grea...