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The History of Modern Israel - Part II: Challenges of Israel as a sovereign state
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| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | Coursera |
The Syllabus
Videos
- Course Trailer
- Introduction
- The Israeli Political System
- The First Years - A Political review
- Security Threats and Military Operations
- Economic Difficulties and Economic Growth
- Facing mass Immigration and the Challenge of Absorption - Part 1
- Facing mass Immigration and the Challenge of Absorption - Part 2
- The Eichmann Trial
- International Relations and Domestic Policy
- A Man & A Symbol: Ben Gurion's Leadership – An interview with Prof. Zeev Tsachor (In Hebrew - Please use subtitles)
- Popular Culture and Common Life in the fifties and Sixties - An interview with Prof. Orit Rozin
- Summary
Readings
- The Armistice - Moshe Sharett
- The Kfar Qasim massacre court trial
Practice Exercise
- Evaluate your knowledge
Videos
- Opening
- The Six-Day War
- The Impact of the War on Israeli society: Geography, demography, economy, politics, defense, culture, the issue of the territories
- The Yom Kippur war
- The Impact of the war on the Israeli society: political impact, economic, shattering of Israeli identity
- Non-Parliamentary political organization - Settlement movement
- Non-Parliamentary political organization - Peace Now
- Peace with Egypt
- The relations with Egypt - Interview with Shimon Shamir
Readings
- The path towards the Six-Day War - Political view
- The path towards the Six-Day War - Civilian view
Practice Exercise
- quiz
Videos
- Opening
- The political turnover and the rise of the "National traditional block"
- Economic transformation
- The 1st Lebanon war
- The Palestinian uprising (1st Intifada)
- Immigration
- Towards negotiations with the Palestinians
- The Oslo accords
- Peace with Jordan
- Rabin's Assassination
Readings
- Sephardi discrimination feelings
Practice Exercise
- quiz
Videos
- Opening
- Americanization and Globalization: Politics and Culture
- The Jewish context: Israel-Diaspora relationship
- Towards a Multi-Cultural Society
- Zionism, Post-Zionism & Religious Zionism
- The Memory of the Holocaust as a Basis for Collective Identity
- The Memory of the Holocaust and the IDF (Israeli army) - An interview with Dr. Tammy Hoffman
Readings
- President Reuven Rivlin address regarding the fragmentation of the Israeli society
- Author Amos Oz arguing for cultural diversity
- Author Aharon Appelfeld, a Holocaust survivor, testifies:
Practice Exercise
- quiz
Videos
- Opening
- Economic growth and Transformation - The Start-Up nation
- Israeli society Probes, Challenges, The social protest and its results
- Israeli Democracy Political Fragmentation and Discontent
- The 2nd intifada, Gaza withdrawal and wars
- The Transformation of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (State Actors and non-State Players)
- Jewish and Democratic: Challenges and tensions
- Jewish and Democratic or Jewish vs Democratic? - An interview panel (In Hebrew - Please use subtitles)
Practice Exercise
- quiz