University statement on Israel-Gaza conflict

Recent news of conflict in Israel and Gaza is having a direct impact on many members of our campus community. The university is reaching out to individuals whom we aware are immediately affected by the situation. We are also actively working to assist our community through direct outreach to campus organizations.  If you find yourself […]

Israel’s vaccine success

WORLD Radio – World and Everything in It, Feb. 18, 2021 (Podcast)

Visiting professor Mohammed Wattad wins Young Scholars Award for contributions to Israel studies

UCI visiting professor Mohammed Wattad received the Young Scholars Award on Tuesday, June 2, at the annual meeting of the Israel Studies Association in Montreal.

UCI professor edits book offering solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Mark LeVine, professor of history at UC Irvine, has edited a book proposing an entirely new, out-of-the-box approach to resolving the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. One Land, Two States: Israel & Palestine as Parallel States (University of California Press) features almost a dozen leading scholars, policymakers and activists from Israel, Palestine, Europe and the U.S. exploring […]

UC Irvine opposes proposed boycott of Israeli academic institutions

Irvine, Calif., Dec. 23, 2013 – UC Irvine Chancellor Michael Drake and Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor Howard Gillman have issued a statement regarding a proposed boycott of Israeli academic institutions: “Members of the American Studies Association recently approved a resolution calling for a boycott of Israeli higher-education institutions. This action spurred debate within the […]

Olive Tree Initiative to host Israeli peace negotiator

UC Irvine’s Olive Tree Initiative will host Gershon Baskin, Ph.D., for an intimate conversation about the Middle East conflict on Monday, Feb. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517.

Olive Tree Initiative to host Israeli peace negotiator

UC Irvine’s Olive Tree Initiative will host Gershon Baskin, Ph.D., for an intimate conversation about the Middle East conflict on Monday, Feb. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517.

UCI delegation returns from academic trip to Israel

Highlights included a meeting with Israel President Shimon Peres.

100 UCI faculty call on D.A. to drop charges against students who disrupted Israeli ambassador’s talk

Letter expresses “deep distress” at district attorney’s decision to prosecute

Israeli ambassador to speak at UCI

Michael Oren, Israeli ambassador to the U.S., will share his political and personal perspectives on American-Israeli relations in a free…