Raphael Cohen-AlmagorUniversity of Hull · School of Politics
Raphael Cohen-Almagor
DPhil
Global Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Int. Ctr for Scholars; Ins. for Advance Studies, Jerusalem; President, Assoc. Israel Stud
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Introduction
Cohen-Almagor, DPhil Oxford; Politics Prof. @ Univ. of Hull. Formerly Fulbright-Yitzhak Rabin Visiting Prof. @ UCLA School of Law; Visiting Prof. @ Johns Hopkins; Fellow @ Woodrow Wilson Int. Center for Scholars; Distinguished Visiting Professor @ Faculty of Laws, UCL; Director, Center for Democratic Studies @ University of Haifa; Member, Israel Press Council. Books include: Confronting the Internet's Dark Side; The Right to Die with Dignity; Speech, Media and Ethics; The Scope of Tolerance; Euthanasia in The Netherlands; The Boundaries of Liberty and Tolerance, and The Democratic Catch (Hebrew). Web: https://hull.academia.edu/httpwwwhullacukrca. Blog: http://almagor.blogspot.com
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January 2023 - November 2023
Position
- Olof Palme Visiting Professor
Description
- Writing Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Critical Study of Peace Negotiations, Mediation and, Facilitation between Israel and the PLO (New York and Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming).
August 2022 - August 2024
February 2019 - August 2019
Education
September 1987 - August 1991
Publications
Publications (529)
Reviewer: John Lantos, Co-Director, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, The University of Chicago, USA
A nuanced discussion of some of the most difficult issues in health, law, and bioethics today written in a lively prose and with a clear sense of moral passion. The international perspective is particularly useful and, undoubtedly, Coh...
SPEECH, MEDIA, AND ETHICS: THE LIMITS OF FREE EXPRESSION deals with limits on freedom of expression, defined broadly as including the right to demonstrate and to picket, the right to compete in elections, and the right to communicate views via the written and electronic media. Throughout the book moral principles are applied to analyse questions th...
Terrorism, cyberbullying, child pornography, hate speech, cybercrime: along with unprecedented advancements in productivity and engagement, the Internet has ushered in a space for violent, hateful, and antisocial behavior. How do we, as individuals and as a society, protect against dangerous expressions online? Confronting the Internet's Dark Side...
The essay opens with some background information about the period in which J.S. Mill wrote. The discussion revolves around the concept of blasphemy which Mill considered to be highly problematic. Tagging unpopular views as ‘blasphemous’ amounted to abuse of governmental powers and infringed on the basic liberties of the out-of-favour speakers. The...
The aim of this essay is to outline and analyze milestones in the history of the Internet. As technology advances, it presents new societal and ethical challenges. Section II concerns the formative years (1957-1984). The early Internet was devised and implemented in American research units, universities, and telecommunication companies that had vis...
This article explains the underlying reasons for the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
I was saddened to hear about the death of Yehuda Bauer, one of Israel’s foremost historians who dedicated his life to the study of the Holocaust.
This article contains edited excerpts of my interviews with Joel Singer about his participation in the 1993 Oslo peace talks. Section I relates to Singer's relationships with the three other Israeli negotiators, Yair Hirschfeld, Ron Pundak and Uri Savir. Section II concerns the Palestinian delegation, its key players and those they represented. Sec...
The interview commenced by discussing Sir John’s role as British Consul General in East Jerusalem, his meetings with Yasser Arafat and his view of Arafat. Jenkins thinks Arafat wanted the entire Palestine. This aim is no different than Hamas’s aim. Subsequently we discussed the Palestinian refugees’ right of return. Jenkins argues that Arafat wante...
This chapter examines the limits of state interference in proscribing cultural norms by considering the right of people to leave their community free of penalties and practices that deny education to vulnerable populations, particularly women and children. The discussion opens by providing some basic underpinning premises. It proceeds by reflecting...
This chapter examines the limits of state interference in proscribing cultural norms by considering the right of people to leave their community free of penalties and practices that deny education to vulnerable populations, particularly women and children. The discussion opens by providing some basic underpinning premises. It proceeds by reflecting...
What are Israel’s grievances against the agency? Why are the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Article 1D of the Refugee Convention relevant? And what are possible ways to support the refugees in Gaza?
Were Edward Said alive, I trust he would have rejoiced watching the recent scenes from Columbia University, where he was a literature professor for many years. Moreover, he would have led the anti-Israeli-anti-Jewish campaign on campus and would take pride that his ideas remain as popular and relevant as ever. Said opposed the State of Israel, the...
In 2015, Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner published their book Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction. In this book, the authors offered a useful model to understand the art of decision-making. Tetlock and Gardner argued that good decision-makers need to be good predictors of outcomes of their decision-making processes. Superforecasters...
In my recent book "The Republic, Secularism, and Security: France versus the Burqa and the Niqab," I explore the intricate landscape of French secularism, laïcité, at a critical juncture of the nation's identity and societal cohesion. This book scrutinizes the French Republic's enduring struggle to navigate its foundational secular principles amid...
This paper takes issue with the prevalent American stand on Holocaust denial. It explains why Holocaust denial is, in fact, hate speech, why liberal views on this speech are erroneous, and why there is a need to bar Holocaust denial by law. It is argued that while education is a key in fighting ignorance, education alone may not suffice in fighting...
In my book Just, Reasonable Multiculturalism, I argue for the feasibility of harmonizing liberalism with multiculturalism, drawing upon the intellectual legacy of thinkers like Kant, Mill, Rawls, Kymlicka, and Habermas. My theory of just, reasonable multiculturalism suggests that liberal democracy can coexist with the rich tapestry of cultural and...
Interview with Salam Fayyad
Balancing free speech and human dignity demands a nuanced approach that cherishes open dialogue while guarding against deeply offensive expressions
Israeli democracy is under grave threat. It must be on the defensive against those who wish to destroy it and bring about an authoritarian rule that will have little respect for minority rights (including gay rights) and women’s rights. Extreme regimes bring about extreme measures. Those who care about democracy, Israel’s identity and Israel’s dest...
aim is to analyze challenges and offer practical remedies. By focusing on public policies, we highlight concepts and strategies of policy management. We also offer recommendations for improving the understanding of some intricate issues and, ipso facto, social conditions in a number of spheres. This issue is the result of a collaboration between th...
This paper takes issue with the prevalent American stand on Holocaust denial. It explains why Holocaust denial is, in fact, hate speech, why liberal views on this speech are erroneous, and why there is a need to bar Holocaust denial by law. It is argued that while education is a key in fighting ignorance, education alone may not suffice in fighting...
Since 1995, I have studied dozens of cases of hostage negotiations in the world. I have explained how to act against terrorism both online and offline in many articles and books, including The Scope of Tolerance and Confronting the Internet's Dark Side.
Let me outline the keys to successful negotiations that may bring the hostages home to their l...
Gamal Helal (b. 1954) is a former senior diplomatic interpreter and special adviser to the US government who served as senior diplomatic interpreter for Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, as well as numerous secretaries of state and defense and national security advisers.
Mr. Helal began as an Arabic interp...
In March 2020, the Israeli government decided that its internal security agency may collect, process, and use technological information measures to tackle the spread of COVID-19. This was done by tracking the cellphones of those who may have contracted the virus, along with obtaining details on those who were in proximity for more than fifteen minu...
Terror is about the threat and use of violence against civilians for ideological, political or religious reasons. If people, any people - Jews, Muslim, Christian and others - do this, then they are terrorist. Calling terrorism by name is the journalist's professional duty and responsibility. Avoiding using the term when it is warranted is irrespons...
7 October is one of the bloodiest days in Jewish history, excluding the Holocaust. It is a day that many generations will remember with sadness and horror. Israel should note this day on its calendar as a Memorial Day.
7 October was a game changer for Israel, for Hamas, for Gaza and for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The reality after the horrif...
Politics – October 2023 ISRAEL- HAMAS WAR
War Diary
Reflections on Last Newsletter
7 October 2023
Macron Proposes Anti-ISIS Coalition Against Hamas
Media Interviews
Hamas-Israel War: Views From Wilson Center Experts
Options to Resolve the Israel-Hamas Conflict
Ester Hayuth
The Democratic Catch
The Protest Movement
Israeli Government
Perso...
more on October 12, 2023 Hamas and Islamic Jihad's surprise attack on Israel represents an unprecedented upheaval to the status quo in the region. Wilson Center experts, fellows, and alumni weigh in to analyze events transpiring on the ground in the military, diplomatic, and humanitarian dimensions. This article will be updated as the situation dev...
Israeli Population
Early Elections Poll
Hope for Israeli-Saudi Normalization
President Biden
New article: Christina Nyquist, Raphael Cohen-Almagor & Scott Y. H. Kim (2023) Expert Views on Medical Involvement in the Swiss Assisted Dying Practice: “We Want to Have Our Cake and Eat It Too”?, AJOB Empirical Bioethics, https://www.tandfonline.com/eprin...
This interview is part of a major research project that is based on interviews and discussions with influential decision-makers, facilitators, mediators and negotiators who were involved in Arab-Israeli peace negotiations over the past three decades, as well as on archival research in Oslo, London, Washington and Jerusalem. Semi-structured in-depth...
Reflections on Last Newsletter
My New Role: President of the Association of Israel Studies (AIS)
58% of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip Suffer from Symptoms of Depression
Settlement Record
Overland Trade: Expanding the Global Economic Impact of the Abraham Accords
New article: Should Liberal Democracy Respect Group Rights that Di...
Background:
Most jurisdictions that allow euthanasia and assisted suicide (AS) regulate it through the medical profession. However, the extent and nature of how medicine should be involved are debated. Swiss AS practice is unusual in that it is managed by lay AS organizations that rely on a law that permits AS when done for nonselfish reasons. Phy...
This paper draws on the codes of ethics of a wide range of countries to propose an ideal one for a newly constituted press regulatory body in the United Kingdom. It also suggests the adoption of a Journalist Oath and including a conscience clause in press journalists’ contract which would protect them from being coerced into doing clearly unethical...
Politics – May-June 2023 - In Memory: Robert (Bob) O’Neill (5 November 1936 - 19 April 2023) Featuring:
Reflections on Last Newsletter
Trump
Boris Johnson
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen Visit to Sweden
Israel Aims To Be 'AI Superpower'
The banking industry in 2023 across the GCC and Israel
Ben-Gvir Abuse of Power
The Abraham Accord Repo...
The paper examines the limits of state interference in proscribing cultural norms by considering gender discrimination, right of people to leave their community free of penalties, denying women appropriate education, and forced or arranged marriages for girls and young women. The discussion opens by reflecting on the discriminatory practices of the...
Raphael Cohen-Almagor looks at the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign to boycott Israeli academics and ban Israel tout court. He argues that there is no justification for any academic organisation to do this. Any such decision would be unjust, unfair, and counterproductive
The Anti-Democratic Legal Blitz in Israel
Reflections on Last Newsletter
NATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY NOW!
Saudi Arabia and Iran
Freedom of Expression in the United Kingdom
Owahuuuu!!!! Scientists create mice with two fathers after making eggs from male cells
Football: Urgent Call
Israel Engaging four Muslim Nations to Join Abraham Accords
My In...
These interviews are part of a major research project that is based on interviews and discussions with influential decision-makers, facilitators, mediators and negotiators who were involved in the Israel-PLO peace negotiations over the past three decades, as well as on archival research in Oslo, London, Washington and Jerusalem. Semi-structured in-...
Reflections on Last Newsletter
US Law Professors' Statement About the Proposed Law Reforms in Israel
Join the Petition to Support Israeli Democracy
Invitation: Inaugural Lecture of Olof Palme Professorship
Netanyahu Supports Loyal, Corrupt People
Occupation
Annexation
Israel-Sudan
Israeli Rescue Team Saved 19 Lives
Reichman University Rai...
In Just Reasonable, Multiculturalism, Cohen-Almagor develops a comprehensive theory that tackles three major attacks on multiculturalism: that it is bad for democracy, that it is bad for women, and that it promotes terrorism, aiming to show that liberalism and multiculturalism are reconcilable. Cohen-Almagor outlines the theoretical assumptions und...
Reflections on Last Newsletter
AIS Statement regarding the Planned Judicial Reform Proposed by the Israel Government
Lund
MESC presents Professor Lester L. Grabbe
MESC presents Professor Eugene Rogan
Israeli Democracy under threat
Itamar Ben-Gvir
Netanyahu’s further Concessions
New Chapter between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA)...
This article is opened by explaining a specific type of hate speech: Holocaust denial. I will establish that Holocaust denial is a form of hate speech. The article is concerned with the expression of this idea by educators. I make some constructive distinctions that will help in crystallizing our treatment of teachers who are Holocaust deniers. Sho...
A recent poll In Britain showed that nearly half of British Jews considered leaving UK due to antisemitism. One of the tools to promote antisemitism is Holocaust denial, blaming the Jews for their misfortune and claiming that the Jews invented the greatest hoax in history, the Holocaust, in order to blackmail the world. A recent poll conducted by t...
This article is opened by explaining a specific type of hate speech: Holocaust denial. I will establish that Holocaust denial is a form of hate speech. The article is concerned with the expression of this idea by educators. I make some constructive distinctions that will help in crystallizing our treatment of teachers who are Holocaust deniers. Sho...
The aim of this article is straightforward and practical: by utilising elements of routine activity and rational choice theories, it explains how online child sex offenders use the Internet and what can be done to counter the challenge they pose. The discussion opens with definitions of child pornography, child erotica, child exploitation material...
Following Kant, it is argued that individuals should be perceived as ends, never as means. The dignity of the person should be cherished and respected unless the person in question acted wrongly, in violation of these same basic liberal values. Under all other circumstances, the pursuit of profit, laziness, overconfidence, arrogance, self-indulgenc...
This chapter begins by providing a general contextualisation of hate speech and the controversies around it. It then asks two questions: is Holocaust denial a form of hate speech? If the answer is positive, should Holocaust denial be banned? Section II explains what is hate speech. Section III is concerned with the relationship between hate speech...
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Reflections on Last Newsletter
The Olof Palme Guest Professorship
Israel Is Heading to Difficult Time
Disgraceful and Worrisome Legislation
Settlements, Annexation and Expected Violence
The Ideal of Democracy in a...
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Reflections on Last Newsletter
Uzi Dayan Talk on the Yom Kippur War
MESC Presents Professor Isabell Schierenbeck
Elections in Israel - Meretz
UN to open an international probe into Israel's prolonged occupation of t...
This article is concerned with the boundaries of freedom of expression on the Internet and, more specifically, with manifestations of terrorism on YouTube. The article opens with two definitions of terrorism. Section II discusses various responsibilities that businesses have: economic, legal, moral, social and discretionary. Section III addresses t...
Daniel Bar-Tal and Amiram Raviv put a mirror in front of Israeli readers and ask them to reflect deeply. They confront the brute reality of the occupation head on, with no pleasantries that may try to make the ugly reality an acceptable reality. The book does not make a nice read. It is not meant to make a nice read. It shows the occupation as is....
Reflections on Last Newsletter
MESC Annual Lecture 2022 - Yossi Beilin
MESC with Maj. Gen. Uzi Dayan
MESC Ambassador Forum with Sir John Jenkins
Netanyahu Has No Qualms
Putin-Abu Mazen
Interview: Assisted Suicide, should it be legal?
Nanotech to deliver precision chemotherapy
New article: Raphael Cohen-Almagor, “Just, Reasonable Multicult...
Shana Tova
Mikhail Gorbachev – End of an Era
Reflections on Last Newsletter
The MESC Annual Lecture
Trade between Israel and Its Regional Neighbors
Israeli Demography
Don’t Say You Did Not Know
Will PM Truss Relocate the British Embassy to Jerusalem?
Two State Solution?
Alarming Popularity of Kahanism in Israel
AIS Annual Conference
Writing Resolv...
Reflections on Last Newsletter
Consequences of Biden’s Visit to the Middle East
Saudi Arabia-Israel
Possible Solution to the Russian-Ukraine Conflict
Three Days of Violence: Israel v. Islamic Jihad
Positive: Newish Israeli Gaza Policy
Don’t Say You Did Not Know
Israeli Economy Struggles
Peace Research
Palestinian Authority Leadership Battl...
The article draws on Michael Walzer's just war theory to assess the conduct of the Lebanon War of 1982 (Operation Peace for Galilee) and argues that according to the underpinning principles of Walzer's theory, it was an unjust war. Sharon's war plans, codenamed "Grand Oranim," were designed to relieve the Lebanese Christian militias of their so-cal...
This article explains why I decided to write the book Just, Reasonable Multiculturalism (CUP, 2021), my appreciation of multiculturalism, and my puzzlement when I heard growing attacks on multiculturalism, describing it as one of the causes of extremist ideology and radicalization. Those attacks brought me to write this book. I discuss some of the...
This is a reply to Thomas Sealy’s “Just and Reasonable, but Is It Multiculturalism? A Review of Raphael Cohen-Almagor’s Just, Reasonable Multiculturalism”. I first clarify the context of my theory on just, reasonable multiculturalism and its underpinning premises and concepts. The discussion proceeds by explaining the concept of multiculturalism an...
This essay argues for a balance that need to be struck between freedom of expression, on the one hand, and social responsibility, on the other. Sections II explains the concept of cyberbullying, while Section III is concerned with the responsibilities of the education system in fighting against bullying and cyberbullying. Some concrete proposals ar...
Reflections on Last Newsletter
Lord David Trimble Died at the Age 77
President Biden’s Visit to Israel and Saudi Arabia
Peace Research
Elections, Again
Populism
Israel-Morocco Relationships
Maccabiah Games Were Opened in Israel
WHO updates its widely-used gender mainstreaming manual
New article: Raphael Cohen-Almagor & Sam Lehman-Wilzig, “...
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A.B. Yehoshua (1936-2022)
Reflections on Last Newsletter
Elections, again
DC
Woodrow Wilson Center
Tales from the Land of the Free
Liberia Will Open an Official Mission in Jerusalem
New article: “Why Separate St...
This is my reply to the symposium articles, written by Levey, Newman and Cohen.
Democracy is supposed to allow individuals the opportunity to follow their conception of the good without coercion. In Israel, precedence is given to Judaism over liberalism. It is argued that the reverse should be the case. Religion, Jewish law (Halacha), the Arab-Israeli conflict, the shift to neo-liberal economy and old-fashioned chauvinism have...
Reflections
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Fellowship
Short Visit to Israel
My Peace Project
Unemployment at 50-year Low
A Wheelchair for Hiking
My Testimony before the Canadian Senate
New Book: The Republic, Secularism and Security: France versus the Burqa and the Niqab
Israel Is Among the World’s 8 Nuclear Powers
Israe...
Reflections on my previous Blog
Terror
Noam Shalit
Dinner
Post-Dinner
Israelis take fewest sick days worldwide
The Assoc of Israel Studies (AIS) is hiring a social media manager!
MESC Books’ Celebration
New article: “Lessons from Peace Negotiations: Interview with Ehud Olmert”, Israel Affairs (published online 1 November 2021). https://doi....
This paper analyses the terror attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices through several prisms: freedom of expression; the principle of profound offence; the fallacy of universal liberalism; globalisation, and the era in which we live of violence and terror. It is argued that after the violent episodes of "The Satanic Verses", The Danish Cartoons and th...
The article opens with a discussion of my premises in relation to the separation of state and religion. Section II elucidates the goal of creating a decent and just society in Israel. Section III explains the manner in which liberal democratic values, based on the above presmises, enable Israel to fulfill this goal. These values include liberty, to...
In Memory: Gabriel (Gabi) Bach (13 March 1927 – 18 February 2022)
Israel ranks above Spain, Italy and US for democracy in new global index
MESC events
Invitation to a Talk by Dr. Francesco Motta
Lecture about my book, Just, Reasonable Multiculturalism
New article: «Indivisibilité, Sécurité, Laïcité: The French ban on the burqa and the niqab”,...
This article utilizes Aristotelian and Kantian philosophies to probe the social responsibilities of internet intermediaries that in one way or another assist and promote suicide. Striking a balance between freedom of expression and social responsibility, it is argued that several actors should be involved in restricting or eliminating live-streamin...
Cyberstalking is practiced by Internet abusers to harass, victimize and to mock peers, teachers, co-workers, neighbors and others. While typically framed as an individual pursuit, we suggest that it can best be understood as a collective process, both as a result of internet users’ reliance on platforms and third-party services, as well as their en...
What degree of freedom should be allowed to communities in deciding their educational matters? What is the duty of the state to ensure that citizens receive acceptable standard of education? The right to education is "the right of each person to the cultural resources necessary to freely follow a process of identification, to experience mutually re...
This chapter analyses the ban of the burqa and niqab. On October 11, 2010, France became the first European country to ban the full-face Islamic veil, the burqa and the niqab, in public places. These Muslim garments have attracted disproportionate attention in French politics and public deliberations. The controversy around women’s dress exemplify...
The discussion is opened with background information about the crystallization of French values. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen is discussed and then I elucidate the alternative trinity that the French offered to replace the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit: Liberté, égalité, fraternité. In this context, I also explain Jea...
This chapter explains how colonialism, immigration, and terrorism have shaped the present discourse on state and religion in France. It is argued that in recent years, in the name of the Republic, a new trinity has emerged: indivisibilité, sécurité, and laïcité. While still paying homage to the traditional trinity of liberté, égalité, fraternité, t...
Liberté, égalité, fraternité constitutes a symbolic motto of the Revolution. However, the gap between these ideas and their implementation in society has been widening. In practice, France has implemented the principles of indivisibilité, sécurité, laïcité. The new trinity has supplemented the old one and become no less prominent. At times, when th...
Reflections on Last Newsletter
Invitation to a Talk with Joel Singer
Invited article: “Can Group Rights Justify the Denial of Education to Adolescents? The Amish in the United States as a case study”.
Did You Know?
Monthly Poem
Light Side
Reflections on Last Newsletter
Lawmakers Launch Caucus to Promote Abraham Accords
When Peace Goes to School: The Emirati Curriculum 2016-21
Israel Hopes to Establish Diplomatic Relations with Saudi Arabia and Indonesia
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken Q&A with Stu Eizenstat
Orwell’s 1984 in Israel
Israel Received First Shipment of Paxl...
The Internet's design and raison d'être are complete freedom, but complete freedom might lead to anarchy and to harmful and anti-social activities. In this paper I address the concepts of moral and social responsibility, applying them to the Internet realm in considering the most troubling phenomenon of cyberbullying that results in loss of life. S...
In France, secularism is celebrated in the public sphere. The manuscript makes general arguments about France’s changing identity and specific arguments about the burqa and niqab ban. It explains how French history shaped the ideology of secularism and of public civil religion, and how colonial legacy, immigration, fear of terrorism and security ne...
Daniel Bar-Tal and Amiram Raviv put a mirror in front of Israeli readers and ask them to reflect deeply. They confront the brute reality of the occupation head on, with no pleasantries that may try to make the ugly reality an acceptable reality. The book does not make a nice read. It is not meant to make a nice read. It shows the occupation as is....
Reflections on Last Newsletter
Great News: The 2023 Olof Palme Guest Professor
Globalization and Solidarity
UK So-Called Leadership
Anti-Tunnel Barrier around Gaza
Level of Violence in the West Bank Is Increasing
The Evil of the Occupation
Excellent News: Israel Becomes Associated to Horizon Europe
UK-Israeli partnership to promote ground-...
Reflections on Last Newsletter
Great News: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Public Policy Fellowship
MESG Programme 2021-2022
Israel Follows the USA
UNRWA Is on the Verge of Collapse
Israel-Morocco Defence Agreement
235 Bnei Menashe arrived in Israel
Good News: Israel and Jordan Cooperation Agreement
The Brute Reality of the...
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Politics – October 2021 – In memory of Neal Matthew Sher 1947-2021
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Reflections on Last Newsletter
MESG Programme 2021-2022
Invitation: Online Book Launches at Reading and UCL
Jordan's King Abdullah reiterates suppor...
Israeli PM Ehud Olmert (2006–9) offered the Palestinians the most comprehensive peace deal they had ever received. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he would reply ‘soon’ and never did. This interview records Olmert’s thoughts on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and his own attempts to end the bitter conflict.
This paper considers Israel's response to the challenges raised by the Covid-19 pandemic with a specific focus on the invoked public policies and the related political, economic and legal concerns. I first provide some background information. Then, I outline the keys for the initial success in confronting the coronavirus pandemic. Three factors con...
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I am looking for suggestions where can I find documents about slavery during the Nazi regime. National federal archives? State archives? Municipal archives? Archives of big companies? other in Germany? Elsewhere?
France bar hijab at schools. The debate regarding this issue has valid arguments on both sides, those who bar the hijab and those who permit it. On balance, which argument is more convincing? Why?
The protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been destabilizing the Middle East and world peace at large. Lessons learned from the peace process are important first and foremost for the Israelis and the Palestinians but they are also of importance for other actors including European and Middle Eastern countries. Successful peace negotiations enhance security of all those affected by the conflict.
