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Israel in all of its complexity
Israeli journalist Natasha Mozgovaya highlighted Prime Minister Netanyahu’s stinging setback in the January 2013 parliamentary elections and a new political focus on simmering domestic issues.
Posted: 3/14/2013
Panel assesses Palestine’s status as ‘observer state’
Several professors from the law school, the Burkle Center of International Relations and the UCLA Center of Middle East Development spoke at the panel, which primarily focused on the question of Palestinian statehood.
Posted: 1/25/2013
Will the Peace Treaties between Israel, Jordan and Egypt Survive?
A podcast of a public lecture by Ambassador Oded Eran, sponsored by UCLA CMED.
Posted: 10/30/2012
How to tackle Iran: CNN Op-Ed by Burkle Center 2011-12 Visiting Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye
Instead of committing the United States to take military action against Iran, a better option would be convincing more Israeli leaders and people that a military attack is still a bad idea if the goal is to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power.
Posted: 9/6/2012
UC finalizes study abroad agreement with top Israeli university
UCLA's Nazarian Center for Israel Studies is now working to secure scholarship support for students to spend a semester at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev beginning in fall 2013.
Posted: 8/20/2012
A Conversation with Acclaimed Israeli-Arab Writer Sayed Kashua
Arab-Israeli author speaks at UCLA.
Posted: 6/25/2012
2012 Levi Della Vida Conference:"Structures of Personalized Power in the Modern Middle East: Presidents, Prime Ministers and Party Bosses" Keynote Address
Keynote lecture by 2012 Levi Della Vida Award recipient Roger Owen, Harvard University
Posted: 5/29/2012
A video interview with Professor Hagit Lavsky
Hebrew University Professor Hagit Lavsky, the Nazarian Center Visiting Scholar for Winter and Spring quarters of 2011, talks about her experiences teaching at UCLA.
Posted: 5/23/2012
Living History with Professor James L. Gelvin
Gelvin is the author of the recently released book "The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know"
Posted: 5/9/2012
Multitasking in the Middle East: Obama and the Challenges of Israel, Iran, and the Arab Awakening - a talk by Jeremy Ben-Ami, President of J-Street
A talk by the President & Founder of J-Street, Jeremy Ben-Ami. This event was co-sponsored by the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies.
Posted: 5/1/2012
Scholar examines media’s role in managing political conflict
Yael Warshel will speak about her work on April 17
Posted: 4/12/2012
Award-winning author, satirist is coming to Dodd Hall
Sayed Kashua will speak about his work and share his views about life in Israel at UCLA on April 26
Posted: 4/9/2012
"Dissolving Localities" - A multimedia portrait of Jerusalem by Emmanuel Witzthum
Podcast introduction of an audio/visual project in which the sights and sounds of daily life in Jerusalem are transformed into a work of art.
Posted: 3/12/2012
Israel and Iran - A Dangerous Rivalry: RadioWest Interview with Visiting Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye
Burkle Center Visiting Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye and political analyst Alireza Nader discuss how Israel and Iran came to the brink of war on RadioWest.
Posted: 3/5/2012
Visiting Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye comments on Obama's meeting with Netanyahu in Voice of America
Dalia Dassa Kaye speaks to Voice of America about talks between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Iran options.
Posted: 3/5/2012
Israeli Responses to the Arab Spring
Professor Gerald Steinberg speaks on Israel's reaction to the recent events in the Middle East.
Posted: 3/2/2012
Promoting understanding and peace through rhythm and rhyme
Hadag Nahash discusses music and politics with UCLA audience.
Posted: 3/1/2012
Hadag Nahash: Hip-Hop, Cultural Critique, and Social Change
Podcast of a public talk by Azzan Yadin-Israel, Rutgers University
Posted: 2/29/2012
Israeli Hip Hop Band Hadag Nahash in Residency
Podcast of an interactive workshop with the band for UCLA students and the public
Posted: 2/28/2012
The False Paradigm of Parity and Partition: Revisiting 1967
A lecture by Ilan Pappé, University of Exeter
Posted: 2/27/2012
Israel's risky option on Iran: Los Angeles Times Op-Ed by Visiting Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye
Worse than a nuclear-armed Iran would be a nuclear-armed Iran that has been attacked by Israel.
Posted: 2/21/2012
"When Iran and Israel were friendly": Visiting Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye quoted in Salon article
As the two countries prepare for war, a forgotten history of collaboration
Posted: 2/16/2012
Nazarian Center brings iconic Israeli hip-hop act to Los Angeles
Award-winning band Hadag Nahash will be on campus later this month
Posted: 2/10/2012
The Idea of Jewish Sovereignty: The Case of Lewis B. Namier and Isaiah Berlin
A public talk by Arie M. Dubnov, Acting Assistant Professor, Department of History, Stanford University
Posted: 2/6/2012
"Israel in 3D" plays to capacity crowd
One Day University brings Israel expertise to the community
Posted: 2/2/2012
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