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Working (or not working) for a government you disagree with: Challenges for today’s diplomats

At a time when it's needed most, dissent from state departments is less heard than ever by strongman governments, writes graduate fellow Berkay Gülen. What should diplomats do?

By Berkay Gülen|2019-06-25T13:42:19+00:00June 25th, 2019|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, Israel, Politics, Student Writing, Turkey|0 Comments

Reimagining Zionism through Israeli reggae

Drawing on reggae's progressive vision of "Zion," Israeli musical groups offer a new way of thinking about Zionism, writes graduate fellow Hayim Katsman.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-06-26T11:05:05+00:00June 6th, 2019|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, Israel, Music, Student Writing, Zionism|0 Comments

Learning about counterterrorism in Israel

Opportunity grant winner Graham Harper's key takeaways from a summer study-abroad program on counterterrorism.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-06-12T11:13:04+00:00April 17th, 2019|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Israel, Opportunity Grants, Student Writing|0 Comments

Why doesn’t Israel have a minister of foreign affairs?

In an era of presidential Twitter wars and son-in-law envoys, traditional diplomacy may be less valued, but it's no less valuable for Israel and other countries, writes Grad Fellow Berkay Gülen.

By Berkay Gülen|2019-04-10T15:07:47+00:00March 8th, 2019|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, Israel, Politics, Student Writing|0 Comments

Remembering the thousands of children who disappeared in the “Yemenite Babies Affair”

Activists are raising awareness of the tragic kidnapping of thousands of Mizrahi Jewish babies in the 1950s through continued action and savvy social media organizing, writes Grad Fellow Vincent Calvetti-Wolf.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-02-12T11:13:16+00:00February 11th, 2019|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, Israel, Mizrahi, Student Writing|4 Comments

Protecting academic freedom in Israeli higher education

Israeli academics are feeling constrained by both old and new policies around higher education, writes Graduate Fellow Hayim Katsman.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-06-06T15:17:39+00:00January 29th, 2019|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Education, Graduate Student Writing, Israel, Israel Studies, Politics, Student Writing|0 Comments

“Can we discuss Turkey-Israel relations without mentioning this crisis?”: Interviewing foreign policy makers during a crisis

Talking about sensitive issues during a diplomatic crisis is hard but possible, Graduate Fellow Berkay Gülen found, while interviewing Israeli policy-makers during the tense spring of 2017.