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Humanities & Social SciencesMay 2016Garden cities and colonial planning
by Andrew Thompson, Liora Bigon, Yossi Katz, John M. MacKenzie
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Peace studies & conflict resolutionSeptember 2005The Future of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Critical Trends Affecting Israel
by Yossi Alpher
The United States Institute of Peace’s Project on Arab- Israeli Futures is a research effort designed to anticipate and assess obstacles and opportunities facing the peace process over the next five to ten years. Stepping back from the day-to-day ebb and flow of events in the Middle East, this project examines broader, “overthe- horizon” developments that could foreclose future options or offer new opportunities for peace. The effort brings together U.S., Israeli, and Arab researchers and is directed by Scott Lasensky of the Institute’s Research and Studies program. In this report, Yossi Alpher identifies which local, regional, and international trends will have the greatest impact on Israel’s relationship with Palestinians in the coming years. Next in the series is Khalil Shikaki’s study of long-term trends in Palestinian public opinion and their policy implications for the peace process.
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Peace studies & conflict resolutionFebruary 2007
From Rejection to Acceptance
Israeli National Security Thinking and Palestinian Statehood
by Shlomo Brom
The United States Institute of Peace’s Project on Arab-Israeli Futures is a research effort designed to anticipate and assess obstacles and opportunities facing the peace process in the years ahead. Stepping back from the day-to-day ebb and flow of events on the ground, this project examines deeper, over-the-horizon trends that could offer new openings for peace. The effort brings together American, Israeli, and Arab researchers and is directed by Scott Lasensky, a Senior Research Associate at the Institute. In this report, General Shlomo Brom traces the development of Israeli national security thinking about Palestinian statehood, and the implications it holds for American policy. The first study in the series, “The Future of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Critical Trends Affecting Israel,” by Yossi Alpher, was published in September 2005. The second report, “Willing to Compromise: Palestinian Public Opinion and the Peace Process,” by Khalil Shikaki, was published in January 2006.
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Peace studies & conflict resolutionJanuary 2006
Willing to Compromise
Palestinian Public Opinion and the Peace Process
by Khalil Shikaki
The United States Institute of Peace’s Project on Arab-Israeli Futures is a research effort designed to anticipate and assess obstacles and opportunities facing the peace process in the years ahead. Stepping back from the day-to-day ebb and flow of events on the ground, this project examines deeper, over-the-horizon trends that could foreclose future options or offer new openings for peace. The effort brings together American, Israeli, and Arab researchers and is directed by Scott Lasensky, a senior research associate at the Institute. In this report, Khalil Shikaki analyzes survey data gathered from dozens of polls conducted over the past decade and identifies long-term trends in Palestinian public opinion and related policy implications. Shikaki’s study is essential reading for policy planners on all sides. The first study in the series, The Future of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Critical Trends Affecting Israel, by Yossi Alpher, was published in September 2005.
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Crime & mysteryWild Prey
A Mysterious Crime Exposed By A Ranger Turns Into A Thrilling But Deadly Investigation
by Yossi Uzrad
Shlomki, a park ranger, is haunted by the memory of an unsolved mystery involving a young woman whose life he saved 20 years ago. She was a tourist who had come to see the sites where Jesus had performed his miracles, and Shlomki found her left for dead by the side of the road after an attempted murder. She survived, but police were unable to solve the case. Shlomki teams up with Amir, and together they investigate local authorities, reopening the unsolved case and seeking justice for the woman. Their investigation leads them onto dark and dangerous paths, and Shlomki and Amir discover more than they ever intended, encountering secrets about the powerful men of the covert forces that control the land. This book is a true page-turner, an entangled mystery with unique writing and dark twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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EducationThe Production of Educational Knowledge in the Global Era
by Resnik, J.
What impact does globalization have on the production of educational knowledge, and on the way scholars envisage education systems and education in general?Western education systems are being transformed, and their role redefined, in light of the processes of globalization: education targets are being reshaped in response to global economic needs; education systems are rated according to international rankings and education itself has been packaged into a commodity that can be commercialized worldwide. In addition, globalization prompts more intimate contact with different types of societies, cultures and knowledge that defy our “universal” foundations and research tools. Has educational knowledge developed in a way that enables us to disentangle the new education configurations? In order to respond to this question this edited volume addresses four major challenges: to understand the denationalization of education and the need to re-conceptualize this transformation. to uncover the agents and the tools of educational globalization, such as the knowledge producers, international organizations and role of statistics. to explore the implications of the emerging international educational institutions and international curricula. to understand non-western education and integrating it into western educational knowledge. These challenges are located at the core of the production of educational knowledge and are treated from a variety of viewpoints: sociological quantitative and qualitative scholarship, ethnographic accounts, socio-historical perspectives and philosophical reflections. This book contributes to critical thinking about globalization and educational knowledge and, at the same time, opens our spirits to the theoretical opportunities and educational enrichment that the globalization era offers. This is a compelling collection for anthropologists, sociologists, educational researchers, and anyone who seeks to understand the need of new modes of thinking about education in the global era. CONTRIBUTORS: Robert Arnove, Aaron Benavot, Eyal Ben Ari, Roser Cussó, Yossi Dahan, Roger Dale, Oren Lallo, Julia Lerner, Orna Naftali, Julia Resnik, Susan Robertson, Philip Wexler and Yossi Yonah. About the editor: Julia Resnik is a sociologist of education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is a comparativist who specializes in the globalization of educational and the author of numerous articles on educational reforms published in international journals such as Comparative Education Review, Journal of Education Policy and Oxford Review of Education.
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Children's & YAJune 2019Yara's Tawari Tree
by Yossi Lapid (author); Joanna Pasek (illustrator)
Yara lives with her Mama in the lush Amazon jungle. She wants to rescue her beloved but increasingly besieged rainforest home. When Yara falls gravely ill, the forest returns the love and saves Yara's life. This is the first book in the award-winning Yara’s Rainforest series (3 stand-alone volumes).
