UCLA Appoints Gilbert Chair in Israel Studies
Professor Arieh Saposnik, cultural historian of Israel and Zionism, joins UCLA faculty as Gilbert Chair in Israel Studies
Posted: 8/20/2009
Israeli Diplomat Says Gaza Conflict Was War Between Moderates and Radicals
The recent conflict in Gaza wasn't a war between Israelis and Palestinians, nor between Israelis and Arabs, but a clash of civilizations pitting Israel against Iran and extremist groups supported by the Islamic state, said Jacob Dayan, the Israeli consul general for the U.S. Southwest, at a talk on campus.
Posted: 1/30/2009
Israel's New Ambassador Embodies Change at UN
In a talk cosponsored by the UCLA Israel Studies Program, Shalev said she hopes her ambassadorship will alter both the role of Israel in the U.N. as well as the way the U.N. is perceived within Israel.
Posted: 11/18/2008
Virtual Qumran Sheds New Light on Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery Site
The mysterious archaeological ruins located paces from where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered 60 years ago served first as a fortress before being adopted by Jewish religious sect, two UCLA researchers contend.
Posted: 6/25/2007
Israeli Diplomat Analyzes Mideast
The lecture by the newly appointed Israeli ambassador to Great Britain, Ron Prosor, was sponsored by the Ronald W. Burkle Center for International Relations, the Israel Studies Program, Stand with Us, and the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles.
Posted: 3/1/2007
Guest Professor Speaks on Israel, Middle East
Monday's talk by Shlomo Aronson, a political science professor at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, was sponsored by the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies and Israel Studies Program.
Posted: 2/27/2007
Professor Discusses Israeli Politics
Yoram Peri, a professor of political sociology and communication at Tel Aviv University, offered his analysis of Israeli politics during a lecture Tuesday afternoon.
Posted: 2/14/2007
Former Israeli Soldier Gives Talk on Conflict
Avraham Sela, a political science professor who served in the Israeli Military Intelligence for 16 years, said the way to stabilize the region is to turn Hezbollah into a political party and keep it from becoming an autonomous military power in Southern Lebanon.
Posted: 10/27/2006
Israel's Premier Dancers to Perform at UCLA
This Nov. 4-5 the Batsheva Dance Company will present "Three," a new work by Ohad Naharin.
Posted: 10/27/2006
Perspectives on Israel Studies: A Personal View
by Professor Leonard Binder, Director of the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies
Posted: 9/25/2006
Top Scholar to Bolster Israel Studies, Contribute to Couple's Legacy
Search begins to fill UCLA academic chair endowed by The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation. The foundation invests in programs in the areas of College Access, Healthcare, and Israel.
Posted: 7/12/2006
Million-Dollar Endowment to Expand Research on Israel
The award is one of three chaired endowments that the International Institute has received within the past few months. The other two are in Korean Christianity and Japanese Studies.
Posted: 1/17/2006
Arafat's Legacy and the 2005 Palestinian Election
Kenneth W. Stein (Emory University) puts the recent Palestinian election in perspective
Posted: 2/3/2005
Israeli and Palestinian Youths See Each Other's Humanity as They Argue for Their Own Side
Seeds of Peace President Aaron Miller brings participants to UCLA to describe their unique experience.
Posted: 3/22/2004
