Tag Archives: Israel and Middle East

University of Wyoming Israel Election Survey results

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Dr. Seth Ward

University of Wyoming Israel Election Survey results Seth Ward, University of Wyoming January 31, 2013 This is an analysis of the University of Wyoming Israel Election Survey conducted December 2012-January 2013, regarding the 2013 elections for I… Continue reading →

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University of Wyoming Israel Election Survey results

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Dr. Seth Ward

University of Wyoming Israel Election Survey results Seth Ward, University of Wyoming January 30, 2013 Israel Election Poll results: http://www.uwyo.edu/sward/university%20of%20wyoming%20israel%20election%20survey%20results-jan.30.2013.htm prelimi… Continue reading →

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Vote for your choice in the Israeli Elections!

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Dr. Seth Ward

Vote for your choice in the Israeli Elections! Invitation to a survey at https://survey.uwyo.edu/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=m6KM9om2I What do you think will happen in the Israeli Elections? In the US elections in 2012, not only were US citizens poll… Continue reading →

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Israeli Elections

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Dr. Seth Ward

Israeli Elections Seth Ward University of Wyoming This essay is edited and updated from an essay I wrote for the elections to the 18th Knesset, Feb. 10 2009. Voting for the 19th Knesset is scheduled for January 22, 2013. The Israeli System The Isr… Continue reading →

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Haredim and the Israeli Army, Hamas, and non-Member Observer State

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Dr. Seth Ward

December 4 2012 The issue of Haredim (“ultra orthodox” Jews) and the Israeli Army (Israel Defense Forces, IDF) is a recurrent one in Israeli politics. In the early days of the State of Israel, David Ben-Gurion authorized an exemption from universa… Continue reading →

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What does the Qur’ān say about the Chosen People and Holy Land?

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Dr. Seth Ward

I published a version of this article in a volume honoring Prof. Boulatta. This was written approx.. Spring 2001 and was circulated but as far as I can recall, never published or posted on the web. What does the Qur’ān say about the Chosen Peop… Continue reading →

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Responses to an Imam’s questions about Anti-Semitism and the supposedly Anti-Islamic West.

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Dr. Seth Ward

I wrote this back in June, 2004, responding to an inquiry passed along by Prof. Khaleel Mohammad (San Diego State University) to some of his colleagues. The inquiry was from an Imam who characterized himself as not being an Anti-Semite, or being a… Continue reading →

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The news from Israel today (cross border escalation–Gaza and Golan)

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Dr. Seth Ward

The news from Israel suggests that tensions are escalating. I think there is reason to be disturbed about cross-border shelling in Golan. The worry has been that the Asad regime has kept the border largely quiet—and it is not clear whether the l… Continue reading →

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A response to a question about August 22, 2006

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Dr. Seth Ward

The other day I was asked about Bernard Lewis, the noted historian of the Middle East. Lewis is a meticulous scholar, insightful essayist and consummate stylist. Nevertheless he is often berated, perhaps because the late Edward Said was critical o… Continue reading →

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University of Wyoming Scholar offers Humanities Forum programs on Middle East, Food, in Powell WY October 29-30

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Dr. Seth Ward

news release Middle East scholar covers food, religion and politics in two programs Oct. 29 & 30 POWELL, Wyo. ─ Seth Ward will discuss how religion affects food and politics in two separate programs Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 29 and 30, at Northwest… Continue reading →

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