Sunday, April 2nd: Professor Dov Waxman, Director of the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, was invited onto BBC World News once again to offer insight into the ongoing protests in Israel. The protestors have continued to turn out even after Netanyahu paused the bill's progress to meet with Israel's President Isaac Herzog and opposition leader Yair Lapid. Click Here to watch the interview.
Friday, March 31st: Professor Dov Waxman, Director of the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center, was quoted in The Washington Post's article "Here's how other democracies have prosecuted political leaders" about what the US can learn from other countries, including Israel, that have charged their government officials. Click Here to read the article.
As the new coalition government in Israel enters its first week, UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies Research Fellow Liron Lavi offers a perspective on what is keeping this coalition together – and what could ultimately tear it apart.Tuesday, June 15, 2021
After a year of political deadlock and three elections, Israel is on the brink of finally getting a new government. Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies research fellow Liron Lavi explains what motivated Israelis to vote time and again and why, despite predictions, voter turnout actually increased, especially among Arab citizens of Israel.Monday, March 30, 2020
UCLA Law School student and study abroad scholarship recipient Amit Liran shares insights from his semester abroad at Tel Aviv University where he immersed himself in Israeli and international law in and outside of the classroom.Monday, March 18, 2019
Thanks to a scholarship from the Y&S Nazarian Center, transfer student Sebastian Feldman was able to study abroad in Israel - an experience he hoped for, but didn't expect would be possible.Thursday, February 28, 2019