Democracy and Its Alternatives: The Origins of Israel’s Current Crisis

Brandeis University's Schusterman Center for Israel Studies Podcast Series

Early Israel’s ‘Emotional Regime’

Prof. Orit Rozin discusses her new book “Emotions of Conflict: Israel 1949-1967,” analyzing the efforts of the Israeli establishment in the 1950s and 60s to control the people's emotional response to the impending sense of insecurity

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Post-October 7th: Crises and Opportunities

Dr Lihi Ben Shitrit and Dr Dahlia Scheindlin assess what lies ahead for Israel: A sea change, or more of the same?

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Whither the Palestinian Citizens of Israel?

The already volatile situation of the Palestinian citizens of Israel has been exacerbated by the Oct. 7th massacre and the war with Hamas that ensued. Dr Ahmad Agbaria talks about how their status and democratic rights have been affected, and what role they might play in its aftermath.

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Has the Jewish Nation-State Model Run Its Course?

The October 7th attack undermined some of the basic assumptions Israelis have had about the tenets of their sovereignty. Will the crisis send the country into a post-nation-state phase?

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