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The History of Modern Israel - Part II: Challenges of Israel as a sovereign state
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- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 5 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Subtitles in Hebrew
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Syllabus
- Week 1 - Israeli Society: The First Years 1948-1967
In the first two decades of its existence the new state of Israel faced many challenges. Israelis at this period faced economic difficulties, insecure boarders, political challenges and social upheavals. Led by the Labor party, the new state absorbed huge num... - Week 2 - Israel, Between War and Peace 1967-1979
From the late Sixties until the late Seventies Israeli society experienced two major wars that had a huge impact on life in the country, as well as one peace agreement that altered the status of Israel in the area and reinvigorated hope for a better future. - Week 3 - Israel - A Society in transition 1977-1995
In this lesson we will discuss the essential developments that transformed Israeli society at the end of the twentieth century. - Week 4 - Changing Identity
This segment of the course attempts to explore the very elusive topic of Israel’s changing identity. - Week 5 - Israel in the 21th century
The last part of the course will explore current issues that characterize Israel today. The "Start Up Nation", Social inequality, the Political fragmentation & the difficulties of being situated in the unstable and non-democratic Muslim Middle East.
Prerequisite
None.
Instructors
Professor Eyal Naveh
General History
General History professor at Tel Aviv University and at the Kibbutzim College of Education
Professor Asher Susser
Senior Research Fellow
Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies
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Tel Aviv University (TAU) is Israel's largest institution of higher learning – with over 30,000 students and more than 125 schools and departments in nine faculties. Global in outlook and impact, it is consistently ranked among the world's top 100 universities, as well as the top 20 institutions in terms of scientific citations. A spirit of openness and innovation is evident in all of TAU's teaching and research activities, breaking down barriers between disciplines, and boldly striving to address the twenty-first century's most pressing challenges.
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