Israel: Identity, Politics, and Society

Harvard FAS

This course provides an in-depth view of the intricate nature of Israeli politics and society. Much of Israeli politics revolves around questions of identity. Israel’s identity, in turn, is complex, multifaceted, and contested. Most Israelis hold overlapping, powerful and sometimes even competing identities that are reflected in the country’s politics. To understand the identity-politics nexus, this course first examines the development of Israeli institutions, including the ideological…