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Dr. Ilai Saltzman, GIIS Director was interviewed on RTVI US on May 11, 2026 to comment about Benjamin Netanyahu's interview on 60 Minutes about U.S. aid to Israel and a makeshift Israeli military youtu.be/M65hL9BE4tU?si…

Recording of Democracy, Dissent & Pluralism in Israel Today youtu.be/wFvIC-kj9CU?si… via @YouTube

Recording of State of Shock: The Kibbutz in Israel from Avant-Garde to Fetish, 1948-1955 with Dr. Lior Libman youtu.be/5UFPOZ4nBWI?si… via @YouTube

The recording of U.S.-Israel Relations in a Changing Middle East with Ambassador Daniel B. Shapiro is now available. You can watch it on our YouTube channel. youtube.com/watch?v=0czmDd…

Please join us for our inaugural Gildenhorn Family Annual Lecture on March 24th.  We will welcome @DanielBShapiro to campus to speak on U.S.–Israel relations in a changing Middle East. Register at forms.gle/ANkeFx1KWmNmXS…

Recording available: The American Jewish Community and Israel: Past, Present, and Future youtu.be/y5SMyMUE2oo?si… via @YouTube

Recording of our event 'Gaza after the conflict? Current realities and future challenges' which was held on Feb. 3rd. with @SC_Culbertson @larryelections @natansachs youtu.be/UPlsTQMwU2U?si… via @YouTube

Recording of GIIS' last event of the Fall 2025 semester, Book talk: Collapse: Israeli Labor Party, 1992-2024 with Dr. Ori Wertman youtu.be/LsN87gFGhZQ

Recording of Israeli culture and art in the shadow of conflict with Dr. Vered Weiss youtu.be/eabXS4BbEuE

Between 2005 and 2025: The Israeli Disengagement from Gaza, 20 Years Later with @arnondeg youtu.be/2bIdAH7Od1o?si… via @YouTube

One of eight faculty members in the College of Arts and Humanities, Aner Tal, Gildenhorn Institute Visiting Faculty, receive Teaching Innovation Grant. jewishstudies.umd.edu/news/eight-arh…

Join us for this virtual event with @arnondeg on Oct. 28.

Watch now: Recording of 'October 7, 2023: Israel and the U.S. Two Years Later' youtu.be/AoIGBbBgD2M?si… via @YouTube

Inside Israeli Politics: Challenges and Shifts in 2025 youtu.be/nWNaEQhjqKA?si… via @YouTube

Scholars Circle with Dr. Ilai Saltzman. Register at chaimitzvah.org/events/perspec…

Join us for a virtual talk with @talschneider for a critical discussion on the profound challenges and shifts facing Israel in 2025. Scan the QR code or visit go.umd.edu/TalSchneider for more information and to register. #Israel #Israeli #politics

From Homefront to Hashtags: Memes, Power, and the Voices of Reservists' Wives youtu.be/0ngGLwQzDDA?si… via @YouTube

Special Briefing: An Update on the US and the Middle East chaimitzvah.org/events/special…

On June 11, 2025, GIIS Director, Ilai Saltzman, interviewed by Russian news outlet RTVI US about reports of Israel's plan to attack Iran's nuclear sites in the coming days. Saltzman also addressed the upcoming US-talks in Oman on Sunday. youtube.com/watch?v=-dGaU_…

GIIS visiting faculty, Elli Lieberman, article published on iNSS. Why Deterrence Failed on October 7, 2023? This article employs lessons from cases of both successful and failed deterrence in a longitudinal study of the Arab-Israeli conflict. inss.org.il/strategic_asse…