Analyses of cultural and political issues, such as the Palestinian question, Arab-Israel conflict, Islamic resurgence, and modernization. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Non-Western Course. This course is the same as HIST 164 which may be substituted. Spring A series of in-depth studies pertaining to issues and problems related to the Middle East, approached on an interdisciplinary basis.
Content is variable.
You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. This course will examine the Israeli political system from its early development to the present. The class will focus on the Zionist ideology of the founders and the transformation of that ideology during the state-building period. Israeli political institutions will be examined along with historical and contemporary political conflicts, the vagaries of the peace process, and Israeli-American relations. This course is the same as POLS 218 which may be substituted.