Monthly Archives: October 2017


Op-Ed by José  Eriel Muniz Gomez   After more than 40 years trying to identify whether Israel had any natural resources in its territory, the frustrations of the Jewish state reached its boiling point in 2010 with the discovery of the Leviathan natural gas field on the Mediterranean Sea coast. […]

Israel’s New Economic Geostrategy


Op-Ed and Experience Refection by Cameron Cushner   Last Fall, I was the Outreach Director for American University Students for Israel. I was tasked with coming up with event ideas and reaching out to other student groups to make them happen. One event that I thought would be fun was […]

What about the Arabs?


Experience Reflection by Elysia Martin   Trips to Israel usually include all of the essentials, like kayaking in the Jordan River, hiking Masada, exploring Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv, staying with Bedouins in the Negev, and riding camels. But when was the last time you had dinner with strangers? All I knew […]

Room for Everyone at the Table: An Israeli Secular ...



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Event Reflection Written by Dania Tanur   On Wednesday, September 27th, American University’s Center for Israel Studies hosted journalists and authors Laura Blumenfeld and Samuel G. Freedman for a discussion on the diaspora Jews and Israel in the era of President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The event, […]

A Changing Relationship: Diaspora Jews and Israel in the Trump/Netanyahu ...