Ariel University
Dan Naor is a lecturer at Ariel University. His research interests include Lebanese history, politics, diplomacy, and society. He has published several articles in journals such as The Journal of the Middle East and Africa, Middle Eastern Studies, and British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies.
Eyal Lewin is Professor Assistant [Senior Lecturer] and the head of the department of Middle Eastern Studies and Political Science at Ariel University. He is also a research fellow at the Kinneret Center on Peace, Security, and Society. Lewin is the author of academic papers and monographs and editor of books focusing on general socio-political phenomena such as patriotism, national resilience, national ethos, and Israel studies. Editor in Chief of the academic semi-annual National Resilience, Politics, and Society.
Narratives of the 1982 War in Lebanon: A Case Study of Halbwach’s Theory of Collective Memory
This paper implements theories of collective memory and elites to view Israel’s 1982 War in Lebanon. We provide the Israeli elites’ narrative that the 1982 war was an unnecessary one. Then we present the contrarian version.
Sessions
Experiences and Narratives: How Israel is Shaped