In which John Green teaches you about conflict in Israel and Palestine. This conflict is often cast as a long-term beef going back thousands of years, and rooted in a clash between religions. Well, that's not quite true. What is true...

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In which John Green teaches you about conflict in Israel and Palestine. This conflict is often cast as a long-term beef going back thousands of years, and rooted in a clash between religions. Well, that's not quite true. What is true is...

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Dr. Polisar introduces Herzl’s most important work, The Jewish State, and explains how the book was born.

Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Palestine.

When it was published, The Jewish State elicited strong and varied reactions. Dr. Polisar explores the book’s arguments and the reactions to its publication.

What causes antisemitism? Mr. Beat takes a deep dive to answer this question.

Dr. Polisar presents the primary assets Herzl brought to his effort to found a Jewish state.

To truly understand Herzl’s challenge, we have to unknow everything we know about Zionist history and the modern State of Israel.

In pursuing diplomacy with the great powers of his time, Herzl left no stone unturned.

When Herzl wrote, “at Basel I founded the Jewish state,” he was not speaking metaphorically.

Dr. Polisar closes this course with an exploration of all Herzl achieved in just eight years and a discussion of what aspiring leaders and statesmen can learn from him.

A summary of Palestine and Israel. I'm putting my Johnny Cash on, looking at Israel and the Gaza Strip with a short history of what has brought us to where we are today. When Israel invaded Gaza recently, those familiar with the conflict...

Facing worldwide criticism, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his plan to take over one of Gaza’s most populous areas, in a press conference with international journalists. Netanyahu, who is facing an arrest warrant from...

Israeli prime minister says U.S. secretary of state's speech 'biased' against Israel

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu shoots down claims of mass starvation in Gaza during an address to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Conference, chaired by Israel, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem. He...

Palestine suffers another major heartbreak at the United Nations after the United States vetoes resolution on Palestinian statehood. Twelve countries voted in favour of the resolution including Slovenia, Sierra Leone, Russia, South...

In a year-end interview with CBC chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Israel's actions in its war with Hamas are "putting at risk the long-term safety and even support for a Jewish state into...

US President Joe Biden is speaking in Tel Aviv about the situation in Israel and Gaza.

Amnesty International is the latest human rights group to describe Israel as an 'apartheid state' because of its treatment of Palestinians.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu releases video statement in English after the shooting of two of his country’s embassy staff in Washington, D.C. Netanyahu called it a "horrific" act of antisemitic violence. “The terrorist who cruelly...