Ron E. Hassner, at The Blogs

Apr 26, 2023, 3:35 PM

Israel at 75 should learn from the US at 75

The United States was a mere 85 years old when civil war tore the nation apart. On its 75th birthday, is Israel at risk for the same?

Mar 21, 2022, 7:34 PM

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BDS? Never heard of it.

Just one out of 100 students knew what BDS stands for and agreed with it. And even they didn't believe it works. (iStock)

If the Mideast Studies Association adopts the anti-Israel resolution, it will be the only academic group to do so – and then, most likely, it will quietly back down

Nov 25, 2019, 11:19 PM

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Passion, ignorance, and teaching the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Illustrated. Students walk on the UC Berkeley campus, August 15, 2017, in Berkeley, California. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Among my students who 'care deeply' about the 'Israeli occupation, only 25% placed the Palestinian Territories (correctly) south of Lebanon

Apr 29, 2013, 7:37 PM

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How UC Berkeley killed BDS

Illustrative photo of UC Berkeley (photo credit: CC image)

First impressions aside, a recent vote at America's most radical campus spelled the end of Boycott, Divest, Sanction movement

About Me

Ron E. Hassner is the Helen Diller Family Chair in Israel Studies at U.C. Berkeley. His publications focus on territorial disputes, religion in the military, conflicts over holy places, and the pervasive role of religion on the modern battlefield; He is the author of War on Sacred Grounds (Cornell University Press, 2009) and the editor of Religion in the Military Worldwide (Cambridge University Press, 2013), as well as numerous articles and book chapters.