A History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
A Fall 2024 Emeritus Society CourseCost:
$ 80.00 per personDuration:
1h 30minAbout this experience
Thursdays, 2:00 – 3:30 pm
August 29 – September 26 (no class 9/12)
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
We will examine the early origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict, starting (briefly) with the expulsion of the Jews from ancient Israel by the Romans before leaping into the modern era with an emphasis on the rise of Zionism in the late nineteenth century, developments in the early and mid-twentieth century, including the independence of Israel in May 1948, and key highlights since, including of course the current conflict.
1. The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
2. Israeli Independence and After
3. Stumbling Blocks to Peace
4. The Current Conflict
Your Host
Jeff Jones is a native North Carolinian who did his undergraduate and graduate work at UNC-Chapel Hill. Since 2000 he has been a Professor of Russian/Soviet and Contemporary World History at UNCG. His first book, Everyday Life and the ‘Reconstruction’ of Soviet Russia During and After the Great Patriotic War, 1943-1948, was published in 2008. His second book, Smoke, Mirrors, and Memories: Legacies of the Soviet-Afghan War, is forthcoming with the University of Toronto Press. He has also had several published articles. Jones won the 2024 Mary Settle Sharp UNCG Alumni Teaching Excellence Award and the 2023-2024 UNCG College of Arts & Sciences Teaching Award.