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Lecturer(s)
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Couprie Josef, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1) Introduction Israel as a field of study. Sources of Information and how to read them (example of various discourses by means of analyzing the Wikipedia entries in seminar), Explanation of course requirements. Terminology. Proper pronunciation of Hebrew and Arabic names. (discussion with the students on motivations to enlist Israel study course) 2) Birth of Zionism and the State-on-the-go How to define Zionism?, Roots of Zionism, Forerunners of Zionism, Zionism and its Competitors, Early Settlements in Palestine. The Yishuv - Colonists or Refugees? - social situation, language, struggle for distinctive cultural identity. 3) The Shadow of Catastrophe "From the Holocaust to Rebirth?" - Wartime years, Rescue Attempts, Situation of the Jewish Refugees in Europe, Israeli sabra vis-a?-vis the Holocaust in the post-war era. 4) The Crossroads of Refugees The "War of Independence" and its aftermath. Palestine as a crossroads of refugees, Jewish and Arab, incoming and departing. 5) Challenges of Jewish Statehood The Challenges of Peace - Jews as rulers? Political, economical, demographical, social and other non-military challenges for the young state. Debates on Interaction of Religion and Politics in Israel. 6) Israel's Bar Mitzvah? 1960s, Eichmann Trial, Six-Day War, its causes and aftermath. 7) From Internatsionala to America ktana Americanization, cultural and political changes of the Israeli society. The Yom Kippur War and its political, social and economical impacts. Examples from politics, literature, movies. Decline of Labor Left. Transformation of ties and relationships with American Jewry. Egypt- Israel peace treaty. 8) "From the Battlefield Directly to Anti-War protest" Anti-War movements in the aftermath of the Camp David Accords and the 1st Lebanon war. Challenges of asymmetric warfare, soldiers's dilemmas, new generation of peace movements, "post-Zionism", its historical roots and its critiques. 9) Breath of Hope Between Intifadas First Intifada. 1993 Oslo accords. West Bank Settlements and the Wider Social Context of their Continuing Growth. Second Intifada. 10) "We" and "Them" Internal diversity of Israel. The Influence of Migration Waves on the Face of Israeli Society. Social, cultural and political impact of the migration waves. Arab citizens of the Jewish state. Israeli citizens of Arab nationality, distinctiveness of their social, political situation 11) A Unilateral Peace or Multilateral War? Gaza Disengagement. 2nd Lebanon War, Operation Cast Lead. Contemporary situation. 12) Small nations in distant lands - Czech-Israeli relationships 1918-2000s Czechs and Israelis. Masaryk's relationship to Zionism and his visit to Palestine in 1927, Responses to Munich Conference and its role in Contemporary Israeli political discourse, Czech Arms Deal, Czechoslovak Communist anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism, Notable Czech Migrants to Israel, Va?clav Havel and Renewal of Diplomatic Relations in the 1990s. Discussion about the contemporary Czech foreign policy vis-a?-vis Israel.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Discussion, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 50 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
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| Course requires no special prior knowledge and skills. |
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| The student will be able to discuss key topics of Israeli history, politics, culture etc. He/She will be utilizing the correct terminology, using proper pronunciation of Hebrew and Arab words. He/She will be able to research various sources of information and work with them with proper understanding of the "double narratives" phenomenon in Israeli-Palestinian relations. He/She will understand the challenges of Jewish statehood, sources of tensions between majority Jewish population and minorities in Israel and will be able to put the most important historical or contemporary events into their context. |
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| Oral exam |
| Seminar work |
| Group presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Hazony, Y. The Jewish State - The Struggle for Israel's Soul.
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Herzog, Chaim. Arabsko-izraelské války : válka a mír na Blízkém východě od války za nezávislost v roce 1948 po současnost. Vyd. 1. Praha : NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7106-954-6.
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Morris, B. Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict.. New York.
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Reinharz, J. Israel in the Middle East.. Brandeis University Press, 2008.
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Segev, T. Elvis in Jerusalem: Post-Zionism and the Americanization of Israel. Henry Bolt.. New York, 2002.
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Shapira, A. Israel - A History. Waltham, 2012.
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Troen, Ilan S. Imagining Zion - Dreams, Desings and Realities in a Century of Jewish Settlement.. Yale University Press, 2003.
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Yegar, M. Czechoslovakia, zionism and Israel - Shifts and Turns in complex relations.. Jerusalem: Zionist Library, 1997.
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