Middle East studies in the News

Israel in the American Classroom

by Scott Jaschik
Inside Higher Ed
January 14, 2010

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/01/14/israel

http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/8969

Supporters of Israel have worried of late that much of the campus discussion about the country has taken place in rallies and counter-rallies on the quad, and not in the classroom. But a study released Wednesday found significant growth in the past few years in the number of courses focused on Israel. Further, these courses are appearing in a wider range of disciplines than in the past and do not focus exclusively on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the military history of Israel.

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