Speakers

Eliezer Tauber

Bar-Ilan University

Eliezer Tauber is an expert on the emergence of the Arab nationalist movements, the formation of the Arab states, and the early phases of the Arab-Israeli conflict. He is the founder of the Department of Middle Eastern Studies in Bar-Ilan University.

Rashid Rida, Jews and Zionism

The paper deals with Rashid Rida’s attitude towards Jewish settlement in Palestine and the Zionist movement. It began with admiration, continued in attempts at cooperation, and ended with unequivocal rulings against the Zionist enterprise.

Sessions

Experiences and Narratives: How Israel is Shaped