Class Id: 10195
Days: W
Start Time: 01:30 PM
End Time: 04:20 PM
Building: SCCAH
Room: 103
Course Id: 4561
Departments and Numbers: JDS 482, WWS 482
Area: SA
Title: Special Topics in Public Affairs: Israeli Extremism and the Search for Peace
Description: In 1995 Israel's prime minister, Yitzhak Rabin, was assassinated at a peace rally by a religious student. Rabin's assassination helped derail the peace process; it also exposed deep currents of political extremism in Israel. This course explores the roots of Israeli political radicalism. It examines the impact of the Arab-Jewish conflict on Israeli politics and assesses the way the '67 War impacted political alignments in Israel. The course considers how political radicalism in Israel reacted to the peace efforts of the '90s and it looks at how in the 21st century, with the rise of fundamentalism globally, political radicalism impacts Israel.
Prerequisites:
Professors: Eran Kaplan
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