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Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) is not-for-profit [501 (C) (3)], grass-roots community of scholars who have united to promote honest, fact-based, and civil discourse, especially in regard to Middle East issues. We believe that ethnic, national, and religious hatreds, including anti-Semitism and anti-Israelism, have no place in our institutions, disciplines, and communities. We employ academic means to address these issues.

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Jimmy Carter’s Middle East Legacies

Kenneth Stein is Emeritus Professor of Contemporary Middle Eastern History, Political Science, and Israel Studies at Emory University and President of the Atlanta-based Center for Israel Education. He is the author of The Land Question in Palestine, 1917–1939 (1984) and…

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BDS Monitor Live – Dec 10, 2024

Donald Trump’s resounding electoral victory has the potential to comprehensively reshape the American environment regarding BDS and antisemitism. While many details of his domestic and international agendas remain unclear, Trump’s expressed opposition to ‘jihadism’ on campus and prevailing concepts of higher…

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Amir Tibon: The Gates of Gaza

As we are marking the one-year anniversary of 10/07, we invite you to listen our latest webinar with Amir Tibon. Tibon is an award-winning diplomatic correspondent for Haaretz and the author of the newly released book: “The Gates of Gaza:…

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Navigating Free Speech and Antisemitism

Samantha Harris, Esq. has dedicated her career to protecting free speech and civil liberties. Her advice has guided students, faculty, administrators, and attorneys on issues of free speech and due process on campus for more than 15 years. Harris now…

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BDS Monitor Live – Sep 4, 2024

The school year began with Israel firmly at the center of American politics and campus controversy. Anti-Israel demonstrations have roiled the Democratic Party and spread across campuses but universities have vowed to crack down on protests. At the same time,…

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Antisemitism and Liberal Arts Colleges

Barak Mendelsohn is a Professor of Political Science at Haverford College. He holds a doctoral degree in Government from Cornell University, MA in Security Studies from Tel Aviv University, and BA in Middle East Studies from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.…

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BDS Monitor Live – Jun 18, 2024

With the school year completed and the Gaza War dragging on, the BDS-originated crisis in American and global society is fully in view. From academia to the worlds of arts and culture, and all levels of politics, efforts to shun…

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