Scholarly Journals

Nir Boms and Karolina Zielińska have published an article in the peer-reviewed "Israel Affairs," where they examine the civilian-security situation on the Golan border with Syria.

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak has published in the scholarly journal, "The Journal of the Middle East and Africa," about the role of the school curriculum in shaping Turkish public opinion about Jews and Israel.

Ariel Koch has published an article in "Terrorism and Political Violence," which examines the phenomenon of foreigners fighting in Syria against jihadist groups such as the Islamic State and al-Qaeda.

Chelsi Mueller has published an article in the Journal of Arabian Studies, which examines the formative interwar years in the Persian Gulf.

Joel Parker has published an article in the peer-reviewed Middle Eastern Studies about the role of song in the mobilization of resistance against Assad in Syria.

Ariel Koch's article illustrates two processes: first, the “mainstreaming” of beheadings among Jihadists, and second, the imitation of this method (decapitation) by individuals motivated by other kinds of extremism

MDC Director Uzi Rabi and Chelsi Mueller have published an article in the peer-reviewed, "Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies," where they discuss the sectarian rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Ben Mendales has published an article in the peer-reviewed journal "Israel Affairs," where he examines the role of the Arab minority in Israel in national politics between the years 1949-77.

Ariel Koch's article sheds light on the contemporary left-wing extremism and violent mobilization in Europe and North America, its reflections on the Internet and in music, and its violent activity at home against "fascist" representatives (such as right-wing extremist groups and individuals), and even abroad, against other "fascist" representatives, such as the Islamic State organization.

Head of Kurdish Studies at the MDC Prof. Ofra Bengio has published an article in the peer-reviewed scholarly journal British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (BJMES), which analyzes the rise of Kurdistan in Iraq.