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"The crisis reached its peak during a meeting of the War Cabinet on October 7 at 2:50 PM. This meeting marked the lowest point for Israel's leadership during the war and revealed how much the military situation had worsened. The discussion centered on a report from Dayan, who had just returned from inspecting the frontlines and was deeply worried. His words created a somber mood, as he warned that there was a serious threat to the country's existence: 'They came to fight for the Land of Israel... to conquer Israel and destroy the Jews.' Yigal Allon agreed with Dayan's assessment of the Arab's intentions. Prime Minister Meir added, 'There's no reason for them to stop—not just now. They've had a taste of blood... This is the second round since 1948.'" (Tsobef, 2018; 54)

Versión traducida al castellano: "La crisis alcanzó su punto máximo durante una reunión del Gabinete de Guerra el 7 de octubre a las 2:50 PM. Esta reunión marcó el punto más bajo para el liderazgo de Israel durante la guerra y reveló cuánto había empeorado la situación militar. La discusión se centró en un informe de Dayan, quien acababa de regresar de inspeccionar las líneas del frente y estaba profundamente preocupado. Sus palabras crearon un ambiente sombrío, ya que advirtió que había una amenaza seria para la existencia del país: 'Vinieron a luchar por la Tierra de Israel... a conquistar Israel y destruir a los judíos.' Yigal Allon estuvo de acuerdo con la evaluación de Dayan sobre las intenciones de los árabes. La Primera Ministra Meir agregó, 'No hay razón para que se detengan—no solo ahora. Han probado sangre... Esta es la segunda ronda desde 1948.'" (Tsobef, 2018; 54)

Hagai Tsoref. “Golda Meir’s Leadership in the Yom Kippur War.” Israel Studies, vol. 23, no. 1, 2018, pp. 50–72. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2979/israelstudies.23.1.03. Accessed 10 May 2024.

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A Zionist attacking a pro-Palestine Jew by mocking holocaust victims.

This shouldn't shock anyone.

Zionist settlers had a very negative attitude towards Holocaust survivors:

"We saw the Holocaust survivors as a very weak population," says Nava Ein-Mor, who was born in Tel Aviv in 1945, the year World War II ended. "We were very different from them. We were strong, and we were not going to allow ourselves to be in that position."

Here are some academic sources about Israel's attitude towards Holocaust survivors: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/israelstudies.23.2.05 and https://networks.h-net.org/node/28655/reviews/30636/hoch-yablonka-survivors-holocaust-israel-after-war

Even worse, the word 'Sabon' was used as a common insult against holocaust survivors. Sabon literally means soap, but also is used as slang for 'coward'. This is very horrifying as the body fat of murdered people was used to make general-purpose soap: https://www.auschwitz.org/en/museum/news/human-fat-was-used-to-produce-soap-in-gdansk-during-the-war,55.html .

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Call for submissions: Third Annual Undergraduate Scholars Conference in Israel Studies to be held June 15, 2021 (via Zoom). Students from around world will present and discuss their research on modern Israel. Submissions close May 14. 

More Details: https://ucla.in/39Eng1v

This is a unique opportunity for undergraduate students to present and discuss their research on modern Israel (in any academic discipline). Students selected to showcase their work at the conference will be invited to give a 10 to 12-minute presentation of their work, and participate in a moderated Q&A with their peers. The 2021 virtual conference is open to students from any campus in the United States and abroad.

Submissions: Applicants should submit abstracts of approximately 100-250 words that outline the premise, research methods, and thesis of their paper no later than May 14th. Accepted applicants should submit their final papers by June 4th (link will be provided upon acceptance).

Awards: The UCLA Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies will award prizes to the best paper, and the runner-up. Awards will be based on originality, depth of research and analysis, and quality of writing. The best paper winner will receive $350 USD, and the runner up will receive $150 USD.

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Some humor for a brake :) #Jewishmemes pic.twitter.com/e6hWplyOxj

— Israel Study Center (@IsraelStudy) May 12, 2016

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https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/israelstudies.19.3.134

Imagine feeling threatened by some students praying.

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New episode of our Israel in Depth #podcast: Our guest, Charles Freilich, a former deputy national security adviser in Israel and author of Israeli National Security: A New Strategy for an Era of Change. Podcast hosted by Prof. Dov Waxman, director of the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies. LISTEN NOW: ucla.in/3fccgbh ... #israel #israeli #security #podcast #ucla #israelstudies (at UCLA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDe89OPsb_B/?igshid=13xhn7hwc72vx

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Join us on May 28 (11 a.m. PDT) for a live webinar – Love in the Time of Corona: Ayelet Gundar-Goshen on Jewish Mythology and Israeli Literature.

Online event is free, but registration is required to obtain access details. REGISTER NOW: https://ucla.in/3bdk7DG

Amid the ongoing pandemic, imagination has no boundaries, and literature can unite us – authors, readers, and communities – even when we're hidden behind walls of our own homes. An acclaimed Israeli author and clinical psychologist, Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, will talk about Jewish mythology and Israeli literature in times of catastrophe – where we find ordinary people who turn into heroes, heroes who turn into villains, we find cruelty – but also grace, and love. From Noah's Ark, through Amos Oz's Jerusalem under siege, isolation is depicted as both a curse – and an opportunity.

More details: https://ucla.in/2VQaA0H

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Join us May 11th at 11am PDT for a webinar, "Israeli Society and the #COVID19 Pandemic: Strengths and Strains in the National Fabric." A group of Israeli scholars discuss the scale of the pandemic's impact on Israeli society.

Register now: https://ucla.in/2y2IJ4u

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“For All Your Songs” - webinar online

Huge thanks to everyone who joined us Friday, May 1st, for our webinar, "For All Your Songs". Marking May Day, the international holiday of labor, we explored some classic #Israeli songs about work & workers.

If you missed the webinar, we've posted the REPLAY: https://ucla.in/3aVgaTW

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NEXT WEEK — Don't miss out on our "For All Your Songs" live webinar on Friday, May 1st at 11am PDT. Marking Israel's traditional May Day, an exploration of Israeli songs about labor, work & working people – including classics from the pre-State period (Yishuv) and through the seven decades since Israel’s establishment. REGISTER NOW: https://ucla.in/2KncLlY ... #israel #music #israelmusic #israelstudies #labor #webinar #ucla

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Guest column - Israeli Kurdophilia and the American 'Betrayal' of the Syrian Kurds

Historian and UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies postdoctoral fellow Scott Abramson looks at Israeli sympathy for the Syrian Kurds in light of recent American policy.  ▶️ “Israel’s 'longest and most fascinating' relationship with a regional minority.” ▶️ “The logic that recommended this alliance was based on a strategic calculus so ancient its origins stretch back to remote antiquity: ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend.’ ” Read entire column: https://www.international.ucla.edu/israel/article/211984

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(UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies) On this episode of Israel in Depth, Professor Dov Waxman, the Director of UCLA's Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, talks with Dr. Jay Rothman, a scholar and practitioner of conflict resolution, about why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an identity-based conflict and the implications this has for how to resolve it. Rothman is currently a Visiting Associate Professor at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California, San Diego. Previously, he taught in the Graduate Program on Conflict Resolution and Negotiation at Bar-Ilan University in Israel. 

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Anti-Semitism during pandemic

UCLA Professor Dov Waxman, director of the Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, was quoted in a Jewish Journal piece published Wednesday about anti-Semitic conspiracy theories amid the global pandemic, including some scapegoating Israel. “We have to recognize,” Waxman told the paper, “that this is a moment of potentially great danger because it has all the ingredients for a surge of anti-Semitism: a fatal, invisible threat that crosses national borders, widespread social disruption and economic hardship, and heightened public fear and anxiety.”

Read more: https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/blogs/314232/anti-semitism-covid-19-of-two-viruses/

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Three Elections, More Voters: Why have increasing numbers of Israelis voted in recent elections?

After a year of political deadlock and three elections, Israel is on the brink of finally getting a new government. @israelstudiesucla Research Fellow Liron Lavi explains what motivated Israelis to vote time and again and why, despite predictions, voter turnout actually increased, especially among Arab citizens of Israel. Read more: https://www.international.ucla.edu/israel/article/216704

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"Israel's Post-Election Politics Amid a Pandemic" - from @israelstudiesucla. Listen to the latest episode of our "Israel in Depth" podcast to make sense of dramatic events happening in Israeli politics. Prof. Dov Waxman interviewed a leading Israeli public opinion expert and political consultant, Dahlia Scheindlin, about how the coronavirus has upended Israeli politics.

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Center debuts Currents: Briefs on Contemporary Israel

In case you missed it: @israelstudiesucla recently launched the new publication Currents: Briefs on Contemporary Israel. Learn more about it and read the debut issue with an article by Israeli Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami. https://international.ucla.edu/israel/currents