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Middle Eastern Maze: Israel, the Arabs, and the Region, 1948-2022
A Talk with Author Itamar Rabinovich

Tuesday, April 4, 2023
10:00 AM (Pacific Time)

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Humans of Israel: Photographs & Stories

Wednesday, April 19, 2023
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (Pacific Time)

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Zionism, Americanism, and the Modern State of Israel
Co-Sponsored Event

Tuesday, April 25, 2023
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM (Pacific Time)

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UCLA Nazarian Center Director Interviewed on CBS News About Netanyahu Pausing Judicial Overhaul

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UCLA Nazarian Center Director Speaks to BBC World News About Israel's Judicial Reform Bill Protests

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Recapping the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center's Lecture Series on the US–Israel Relationship

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Nazarian Center publishes 6th issue of Currents: Briefs on Contemporary Israel

The Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies is pleased to announce the publication of the 6th issue of Currents: Briefs on Contemporary Israel, our bi-annual publication. The Fall 2022 issue features an article by the Center's former Visiting Scholar Dr. Gayil Talshir from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, "Populism in Power: Is the Leader Bound by the People? 'Illegal Infiltrators' and Netanyahu's Rule."

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Dissent Magazine Publishes Prof. Waxman's Article "Can Israel Be a Democracy for All?"

Tuesday, March 28th: Dissent Magazine published UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center director Professor Dov Waxman's article "Can Israel Be a Democracy for All?" about the massive protest movement that has grown in Israel to stop the Netanyahu government's judicial overhaul plan. Click Here to read the article.

Prof. Waxman Interviewed on CBS News About Netanyahu Pausing Judicial Overhaul

Monday, March 27th: Professor Dov Waxman, Director of the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, spoke on CBS News about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to pause his government's judicial overhaul plan as protests sweep across Israel. Click Here to watch the interview.

Prof. Waxman Speaks to BBC World News About Israel's Judicial Reform Bill Protests

Saturday, March 18th: Professor Dov Waxman, Director of the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, was invited onto BBC World News to speak about the current protests in Israel. Protestors have been gathering in Jerusalem every weekend en masse since Netanyahu's new government introduced its controversial Judicial Reform Bill. Click Here to watch the interview.

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Welcome to the Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies at UCLA. Israel is a small country that looms large in public and academic discourse. The passions it evokes often present obstacles to nuanced analysis and civil discussion. Understanding the complexities of modern Israel requires knowledge from many academic disciplines and an awareness of multiple viewpoints and narratives. Through a commitment to academic rigor, interdisciplinary teaching and scholarship, and... (read more)

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Submissions Open: 5th Annual Undergraduate Scholars Conference in Israel Studies
Abstract submissions are open for the Center's fifth annual Undergraduate Scholars Conference in Israel Studies! This year, the virtual conference will take place on Thursday, June 22. The presenter with the best paper will receive $350 and the runner-up will receive $150. Applicants should submit abstracts of approximately 100-250 words no later than May 26th. Click here to learn more & submit your abstract.

Apply Now for Summer or Fall study in Israel!
Would you like to study in Israel this summer or fall quarter? Opportunities are available at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (as part of the UC Education Abroad Program) and a new summer study program at Ben Gurion University. The Nazarian Center has scholarships for students to study in Israel on either of these programs, or other academic programs. Deadlines are coming up soon to apply for these programs and for scholarships! Click here for more information.

The Nazarian Center mourns the passing of long-time lecturer, Kassem Nabulsi
Dr. Kassem Nabulsi, a lecturer at the UCLA Nazarian Center for Israel Studies for many years, died November 27, 2022 at the age of 69. From 2012-2018, Nabulsi served as a visiting lecturer in political science and taught several UCLA political science courses. A memorial service will take place December 17 at Cal State University, Northridge, Whitsett Room (SH 451) from 4PM – 6PM. Click here to read more.

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Join us on April 26th for this in-person event at UCLA! Click Here to RSVP.

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Wall Street Journal columnist Walter Russell Mead speaking at the Nazarian Center's October 27th, 2022, event, "The Arc of a Covenant." View the Recording.

Jewish Agency for Israel Chair Isaac Herzog speaking at Nazarian Center event (Feb. 2020). Herzog was elected Israel's President in July 2021.

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