Israel's foreign policy 2104-M-D2PZIZ-SRG
Schedule:
1: Introduction to Israel's Foreign Policy (FP) - literature review. Current events in the Israeli FP.
part I. The history of the Jews and the modern "Jewish state" - Israel
2. The long history of the "chosen nation" - an attempt at periodization and characteristics of individual stages. The role of religion in Jewish history
3. Emancipation of Jews in Europe, Zionism, T. Herzl and his work, Polish Betar and his role in the history of Zionism. Jews in America – the other pole of Jewishness in the world
4. British Mandate and the creation of Israel. Jews in Palestine (Yishuv) before the establishment of the state. Resolution on division. Civil War and Operation Dalet. The beginnings of Israel's foreign policy (relations with its neighbors, the USA, the USSR, France). The wars of 1956 and 1967 and the change in Israel's geopolitical position
5.Israel's foreign policy during the Cold War and the road to Oslo. The Yom Kippur War (1973) and peace with Egypt. "The Lebanese quagmire" (Israel's intervention in the Lebanese conflict and the Israeli reaction). The Palestinian problem in the Middle East through the eyes of not only Jews (1970 in Jordan). Israel's ad hoc alliances against the PLO. First Intifada – towards Oslo
part II.The main determinants and formulation of Israel's foreign policy
6.Political system, party system, economy of Israel. The place of religion in Israel. Who is a Jew? The influence of the personality of decision-makers on foreign policy.
7. Israeli society and the diaspora. Israel's immigration policy. The concept of "Jewish foreign policy" and "ethnic democracy".
8. Israel's raison d'état and the "religion of security". The army and secret services of Israel. The Palestinian problem in the realities of Israel's policy in Palestine. Israel's foreign policy circles. Definition of threats by current decision-makers and main directions of Israel's foreign policy. Israel in the Middle East region (relations with Iran, Turkey, Arab countries, Arab Spring in Israel's policy). The geopolitical situation of Israel after 2020.
part III. Relations with external entities and the problem of anti-Semitism
9.Israel's relations with the United States. Strategic alliance, its foundations and manifestations. The USA towards the Israeli-Arab conflict
10. Anti-Semitism and its impact on the Polish Federation of Israel; The Holocaust in Israeli politics; the so-called new anti-Semitism; Christian-Jewish relations in the shadow of anti-Semitism/anti-Judaism and anti-Christian sentiments
11. Polish-Israeli relations against the background of Polish-Jewish relations before and after World War II and after the resumption of relations in 1990. Cooperation and misunderstandings in recent years
12. Israel's relations with Russia, the EU and European countries (Germany, France, Italy, CEE) – selected issues
13.Israel in international organizations (UN system, OECD, cooperation with NATO, etc.). UN – the game of interests and values in the Israeli Parliament. The Palestinian problem in Israeli policy in the international system.
14.-15. Israel's relations with the "rest" of the world. - Selected Issues. Relations with China, India and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Relations with Black Africa and Latin America.
Term 2023L:
Topics of specific classes: 1. Introduction to Israel's foreign policy. Selected aspects of the study of PZ (FPA) and PZ of Israel in IR studies. A. Aran and the latest research on Israel's PZ. The specificity of Israel in MS (against the background of the situation in the Middle East region and in the world). Abraham Accords (2020). Israel's current situation (2022/23). War in Gaza. To listen: Amnon Aran - Israeli foreign policy since the end of the Cold War | University of Oxford Podcasts (approx. 51 min); https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjCEmNfsYgg (56 min) To view: Documents: I. The history of the Jews and the modern "Jewish state" - Israel 2. The long history of the "chosen nation" - an attempt at periodization and characteristics of individual stages. The role of religion in Jewish history Case study no. 1: Messianic movements and religious quarrels in the Jewish tradition (Jews are still waiting for the coming of the Messiah - who is he supposed to be according to the religious tradition; the history of Shabbatai Tzvi and its consequences for Jews; the Hasidic revolution and the dispute between Hasidim and Misnagdim (mitnagdim, "litvak") ), e.g. based on: A. Hertzberg, A. Hirt-Manheimer, Jews - the essence and character of the nation, Warsaw 2001) 3. Emancipation of Jews in Europe, Zionism, T. Herzl and his work, Polish Betar and his role in the history of Zionism. Jews in America – the other pole of Jewishness in the world Case study no. 3: T. Herzl's diplomatic efforts and efforts to establish a Jewish state (e.g. based on Theodor Herzl's Memoirs, preface and introduction to "Judenstaat" ("Jewish State"), Warsaw 1932 or based on " Introduction" in: T. Herzl, The Jewish State. An attempt at a modern solution to the Jewish question, Kraków 2006) 4. British Mandate and the creation of Israel. Jews in Palestine (Yishuv) before the establishment of the state. Resolution on division. Civil War and Operation Dalet. The beginnings of Israel's foreign policy (relations with its neighbors, the USA, the USSR, France). The wars of 1956 and 1967 and the change in Israel's geopolitical position Case study no. 4: Altalena case - causes, course, consequences of the incident 5. Israel's foreign policy during the Cold War and the road to Oslo. The Yom Kippur War (1973) and peace with Egypt. "The Lebanese quagmire" (Israel's intervention in the Lebanese conflict and the Israeli reaction). The Palestinian problem in the Middle East through the eyes of not only Jews (1970 in Jordan). Israel's ad hoc alliances p Literature: Case study no. 6: Yasser Arafat and the PLO – emergence and development. Arafat's path to the Oslo Accords and the establishment of the Palestinian Authority (since the Intifada, also based on part 5 of the film: online) II. The main determinants and formulation of Israel's foreign policy 6. Political system, party system, economy of Israel. The place of religion in Israel. Who is a Jew? The impact of the personality of decision-makers on foreign policy: David Ben-Gurion, Mosze Szaret, Golda Meir, Shimon Peres, Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Rabin, Ariel Sharon, Benjamin Netanyahu, Avigdor Lieberman (Our House of Israel), Naftali Bennett (New Right), Beni Gantz ( leader of Blue and White) Literature: Case study no. 7: Israeli high-tech industry (e.g. based on D. Senor, S. Singer, Naród start-upów, Warszawa 2013) 7. Israeli society and the diaspora. Israel's immigration policy. The concept of "Jewish foreign policy" and "ethnic democracy". Literature: Case study no. 9: Falashads or Beta Israel - black Jews in Israel 8. Israel's raison d'état and the "religion of security." The army and secret services of Israel. The Palestinian problem in the realities of Israel's policy in Palestine. Israel's foreign policy circles. Definition of threats by current decision-makers and main directions of Israel's foreign policy. Israel in the Middle East region (relations with Iran, Turkey, Arab countries, Arab Spring in Israel's policy). The geopolitical situation of Israel after 2020 Case study no. 11: Secret actions of the Israeli services - "The French Friend" (based on: Y. Denoël, Secret Wars of the Mossad, Warsaw 2013) III. Relations with external entities and the problem of anti-Semitism 9. Israel's relations with the United States. Alliance Case study no. 20: Israeli-Chinese relations |
Term 2024L:
Topics of specific classes: 1. Introduction to Israel's foreign policy. Selected aspects of the study of PZ (FPA) and PZ of Israel in IR studies. A. Aran and the latest research on Israel's PZ. The specificity of Israel in MS (against the background of the situation in the Middle East region and in the world). Abraham Accords (2020). Israel's current situation (2022/23). War in Gaza. To listen: Amnon Aran - Israeli foreign policy since the end of the Cold War | University of Oxford Podcasts (approx. 51 min); https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjCEmNfsYgg (56 min) To view: Documents: I. The history of the Jews and the modern "Jewish state" - Israel 2. The long history of the "chosen nation" - an attempt at periodization and characteristics of individual stages. The role of religion in Jewish history Case study no. 1: Messianic movements and religious quarrels in the Jewish tradition (Jews are still waiting for the coming of the Messiah - who is he supposed to be according to the religious tradition; the history of Shabbatai Tzvi and its consequences for Jews; the Hasidic revolution and the dispute between Hasidim and Misnagdim (mitnagdim, "litvak") ), e.g. based on: A. Hertzberg, A. Hirt-Manheimer, Jews - the essence and character of the nation, Warsaw 2001) 3. Emancipation of Jews in Europe, Zionism, T. Herzl and his work, Polish Betar and his role in the history of Zionism. Jews in America – the other pole of Jewishness in the world Case study no. 3: T. Herzl's diplomatic efforts and efforts to establish a Jewish state (e.g. based on Theodor Herzl's Memoirs, preface and introduction to "Judenstaat" ("Jewish State"), Warsaw 1932 or based on " Introduction" in: T. Herzl, The Jewish State. An attempt at a modern solution to the Jewish question, Kraków 2006) 4. British Mandate and the creation of Israel. Jews in Palestine (Yishuv) before the establishment of the state. Resolution on division. Civil War and Operation Dalet. The beginnings of Israel's foreign policy (relations with its neighbors, the USA, the USSR, France). The wars of 1956 and 1967 and the change in Israel's geopolitical position Case study no. 4: Altalena case - causes, course, consequences of the incident 5. Israel's foreign policy during the Cold War and the road to Oslo. The Yom Kippur War (1973) and peace with Egypt. "The Lebanese quagmire" (Israel's intervention in the Lebanese conflict and the Israeli reaction). The Palestinian problem in the Middle East through the eyes of not only Jews (1970 in Jordan). Israel's ad hoc alliances p Literature: Case study no. 6: Yasser Arafat and the PLO – emergence and development. Arafat's path to the Oslo Accords and the establishment of the Palestinian Authority (since the Intifada, also based on part 5 of the film: online) II. The main determinants and formulation of Israel's foreign policy 6. Political system, party system, economy of Israel. The place of religion in Israel. Who is a Jew? The impact of the personality of decision-makers on foreign policy: David Ben-Gurion, Mosze Szaret, Golda Meir, Shimon Peres, Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Rabin, Ariel Sharon, Benjamin Netanyahu, Avigdor Lieberman (Our House of Israel), Naftali Bennett (New Right), Beni Gantz ( leader of Blue and White) Literature: Case study no. 7: Israeli high-tech industry (e.g. based on D. Senor, S. Singer, Naród start-upów, Warszawa 2013) 7. Israeli society and the diaspora. Israel's immigration policy. The concept of "Jewish foreign policy" and "ethnic democracy". Literature: Case study no. 9: Falashads or Beta Israel - black Jews in Israel 8. Israel's raison d'état and the "religion of security." The army and secret services of Israel. The Palestinian problem in the realities of Israel's policy in Palestine. Israel's foreign policy circles. Definition of threats by current decision-makers and main directions of Israel's foreign policy. Israel in the Middle East region (relations with Iran, Turkey, Arab countries, Arab Spring in Israel's policy). The geopolitical situation of Israel after 2020 Case study no. 11: Secret actions of the Israeli services - "The French Friend" (based on: Y. Denoël, Secret Wars of the Mossad, Warsaw 2013) III. Relations with external entities and the problem of anti-Semitism 9. Israel's relations with the United States. Alliance Case study no. 20: Israeli-Chinese relations |
Type of course
Course coordinators
Mode
Learning outcomes
Basic knowledge of the subject
S4_W01, S4_W03, S4_W04, S4_W06, S4_W07, S4_U01, S4_U02, S4_U03, S4_U05, S4_U06, S4_K01, S4_K02, S4_K04
Assessment criteria
passing with grade
Pass (final grade) based on:
1. attendance and activity during classes (oral or written statements based on the assigned materials)
2. presentation of a selected case study during classes (max 10 min)
3. book review about Israel, preferably from the list provided (approx. 3 pages)
4. additionally (for those interested): written work (approx. 10-12 pages) on a selected aspect of Israel's foreign policy (topic to be agreed)
ATTENTION! To obtain a satisfactory grade (3) for OGUN participants, sufficient attendance (max. 2 absences), minimal activity proving knowledge of the assigned literature and a book review are sufficient.
Practical placement
not aplicable
Bibliography
1) Pozycje podstawowe:
B. J. Albin, G. Tokarz (red.), Izrael i Autonomia Palestyńska. Wybrane aspekty polityczne i prawne, Wrocław 2007
K. Bojko, Izrael a aspiracje Palestyńczyków 1987-2006, Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych, Warszawa 2006
A. Bregman, Israel`s Wars: a history since 1947, Routledge, New York 2010
A. Chojnowski, J. Tomaszewski, Izrael, Wydawnictwo Trio, Warszawa 2003
J. Dyduch, Stosunki polsko-izraelskie w latach 1990-2009. Od normalizacji do strategicznego partnerstwa, Wydawnictwo Trio, Warszawa 2010
C. Jones, The Foreign Policy of Israel, [w:] R. Hinnebusch, A. Ehteshami (eds.), The Foreign Policies of Middle East States, Lynne Rienner Publishers, Boulder-London 2014
R. Rudnik (red.), Państwo Izrael. Analiza politologiczno-prawna, Warszawa 2006
C. Shindler, Historia współczesnego Izraela, Scholar, Książka i Wiedza, Warszawa 2011
2) Przykładowe pozycje uzupełniające:
D. Bensimon, E. Errera, Żydzi i Arabowie. Historia współczesnego Izraela, Wydawnictwo Cyklady, Warszawa 2000
S. Bożyk, Izrael, [w:] S. Bożyk, M. Grzybowski (red.), Systemy ustrojowe państw współczesnych, Temida 2, Białystok 2012
G. Corm, Bliski Wschód w ogniu. Oblicza konfliktu 1956-2003, Warszawa 2003
A. Dudzińska, Tożsamość żydowska a polityka imigracyjna Izraela, Warszawa 2014
J. Dyduch, Polityka zagraniczna Izraela: kontynuacja i zmiana, [w:] T. Łoś-Nowak (red.), Polityka zagraniczna. Aktorzy-potencjały-strategie, Wydawnictwo Poltext, Warszawa 2011
A. Guzowski, Skutki Arabskiej Wiosny z perspektywy izraelskiej, „Krakowskie Studia Międzynarodowe” 2013, nr 3
U. Huppert, Izrael w cieniu fundamentalizmów, Sprawy Polityczne, Warszawa 2007
M. Jadwiszczok, Antyizraelskie ugrupowania terrorystyczne i ich zwalczanie, Adam Marszałek, Toruń 2010
J. Krauze, K. Zieliński (red.), Medinat Israel. Państwo i tożsamość, Lublin 2013
J. J. Mearsheimer, S. M. Walt, Lobby izraelskie w USA, Fijor, Warszawa 2011, s. 7-35
D. Raviv, Szpiedzy Mossadu i tajne wojny Izraela, Wydawnictwo Czarne, 2014
C. Shindler (ed.), Israel and the world powers, 2014
A. M. Solarz, Antysemityzm jako instrument polityki zagranicznej Izraela, „Stosunki międzynarodowe – International Relations” 2014, nr 1
A. M. Solarz, Czarna Afryka w polityce bezpieczeństwa Izraela, [w:] A. Żukowski (red.) 2014. Konteksty bezpieczeństwa w Afryce. Konflikty, wojny, polityki bezpieczeństwa. Seria „Forum Politologiczne”, T. 17
A. M. Solarz, Religia i polityka zagraniczna Izraela, [w:] W. Gizickie (red.), Religia w polityce światowej. Dylematy narodowe i międzynarodowe, Lublin 2013
J. Świrkowicz, Narodziny izraelsko-palestyńskiego procesu pokojowego, Warszawa 2006
J. Wójcik, Konferencja w Camp David i jej następstwa: izraelsko-palestyński proces pokojowy po roku 2000, Kraków 2013
J. Zdanowski, Stosunki międzynarodowe na Bliskim Wschodzie w XX wieku, Kraków 2012
Term 2023L:
LITERATURA PRZEDMIOTU Inne przydatne książki, artykuły, rozdziały: |
Term 2024L:
LITERATURA PRZEDMIOTU Inne przydatne książki, artykuły, rozdziały: |
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