The Friction between our Four Values
The Four Hatikvah Questions were created as an educational framework. But at root they are a statement of values. This statement insists that there are
CIC 07 – Jerusalem
Jerusalem Big Idea: Political capitals and religious centers are very different kinds of symbols. Symbols can become a quintessence/microcosm of what they represent. TOPICS Holy
CIC 06 – Refugees
Refugees Big Idea: Clarifying reality is innately positive, whether it provides a solution or not TOPICS The Issue The History The Context (Zooming Out) Current
Election 3.0 Materials!
We’ve got some election materials for the latest Israeli election – including a guide for teachers. We’ll be updating this again over the next few
CIC 03 – The Palestinian Narrative
THE PALESTINIAN NARRATIVE Big Idea: Humans define origin, identity and purpose through narrative (nations are a social construct) TOPICS Geography, Refugees, Occupation Statistics Man on
CIC 04 Modern Middle East
Modern Middle East TOPICS Knowing the Map Freedom and Democracy How it Came to Be Arab Spring ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND VIDEO LINKS Public Execution in
CIC 05 Occupation?
Occupation TOPICS The Issue The History The Legality The Politics (Zooming Out) ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND VIDEO LINKS Edward Said – Imperial Continuity – Palestine, Iraq,
CIC 02 – The Zionist Narrative
The Zionist Narrative Big Ideas: The Jews are a nation Jews are indigenous to Israel The Jews have legal, historical, national and religious ties to
For American and Israeli Jews, ‘wrestling and hugging’ must go both ways
Today, a change is needed. We can no longer expect that Israelis will unconditionally embrace every American Jew who comes to Israel. As published in
“Good for the Jews?” – The Wrong Question
“Is he/she good for Israel/the Jews?” It’s probably the question most frequently asked by my students about any particular politician. I’m not surprised. Having grown
