SOAS, University of London (The School of Oriental and African Studies)

SOAS Enterprise

Israel/ Palestine

Session 1 - The political economy of Israel/Palestine relations

• Economic inequalities
• Migrant worker status in Israel
• Future development

Session 2 - Zionist Ideology and Israeli History

• Zionism and Jewish nationalism
• Religion and secularism in Israel
• The development of the Israel-Palestine conflict
• Peace Plans 1993-2005

Session 3 - International Relations

• The Israeli policy debate: no consensus
• The special relationship with the US
• Israel’s identity and status in the region

Session 4 - Relationships with the EU

• Settlements
• The barrier wall and its consequences
• Implications of the Gaza withdrawal

• Asia
• China
• Israel & Palestine
• Japan
• Nigeria
• The Gulf