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    Anti-Zionism and the Humanities: A response to Saree Makdisi

    By Cary Nelson and Russell Berman
    This lengthy essay by two leading US professors challenges the world of academic publishing. They identify the symptoms... Read more > April 2018

    Undeclared Wars on Israel: East Germany and the West German Far Left 1967-1981: An Interview with Jeffrey Herf

    By Jeffrey Herf
    http:// Jeffery Herf is Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Maryland. His books include Nazi Propaganda... Read more > Article Summer 2016

    Multi-stage Coordinated Unilateralism: A Proposal to Rescue the Two-State Paradigm

    By Cary Nelson
    In this wide-ranging and hopeful essay, Cary Nelson aims to move the international conversation about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict away from mutual... Read more > Summer 2015

    The ideological roots of media bias against Israel

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    On 26 January 2015 the former AP reporter Matti Friedman delivered the keynote speech at BICOM’s annual dinner... Read more > Winter 2015

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    The editors deserve major kudos for having compiled an impressive anthology featuring contributions in opposition to the deeply... Read more > Autumn 2014

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