The Tel Aviv Review

Israeli Conscientious Objectors: Torn Between Values and Struggle for Survival

Dr. Erica Weiss tackles the concept of conscientious objection in Israel – a society that honors the freedom of conscience while fighting for its survival.

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American Zion: The Old Testament in Early American Political Thought

Dr. Eran Shalev of the University of Haifa traces the theological and ideological origins of the special relationship between Israel and America.

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All Her Daughters: The Story of Jerusalem’s Legendary Headmistress

Prof. Laura Schor, author of ‘The Best School in Jerusalem: Annie Landau’s School for Girls,’ discusses the extraordinary character of Annie Landau.

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Who owns the media in Israel?

Prof. Amit Schejter of Ben-Gurion University recently completed a study about electronic media concentration in Israel between 1984-2013.

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Israel’s Bedouin: Straddling the Line Between Tradition and Modernity

Dr. Sarab Abu Rabia-Queder, a researcher at Ben-Gurion University, specializes in the impact of higher education on Bedouin women.

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Ramle Remade: The Israelization of an Arab Town

Dr. Danna Piroyansky talks about the very Israeli concept of ‘mixed cities’ – the result of government-sanctioned mixing of Jewish and Arab populations.

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What Did the Crusaders Ever Learn from Us?

Dr. Jonathan Rubin, a historian of the Medieval Levant at Tel Aviv University, specializes in the production of knowledge in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem.

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Middle-of-the-Road Judaism: The Emergence of Modern Orthodoxy

Dr. Ephraim Chamiel discusses his book, ‘The Middle Way: The Emergence of Modern Religious Trends in Nineteenth-Century Judaism.’

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Hebrew literature and the origins of Israeli malaise

Yigal Schwarz, professor of Hebrew literature at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, discusses his latest book, ‘The Zionist Paradox.’

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