Podcasts from the UCLA Nazarian Center for Israel Studies

A talk by Visiting Assistant Professor Uri Dorchin, an anthropologist and former radio DJ. He explored the significance of Mizrahi (Middle Eastern) music in the formation of Israeli rap. Event held November 13, 2019.

Israel is the birthplace of both Waze and Mobileye along with numerous other successful tech companies. A fascinating talk about Israel's high-tech sector from Haaretz economics editor David Rosenberg, the author of Israel's Technology Economy: Origins a

The panel discussion came on the heels of Israelis going to the polls two times in the space of a year in national elections that ended in a stalemate. Participants weighed various possible outcomes. Event was held October 23, 2019.

A discussion about the role of settlements in U.S. policy making towards Israel, and how strategic considerations - rather than the pursuit of peace or the “Israel lobby” - have been the major driver in U.S. policy in both Republican and Democratic admini

What accounts for this vast corpus of foreign songs in Israeli music and what impact have such renderings had on the development of Israeli culture? After surveying this significant, yet largely overlooked, phenomenon, Visiting Assistant Professor Daniel

University of Haifa Professor Gad Barzilai discusses the interactions between Jewish and Palestinian identities and the heated debates on law and society within the global context.

Listen to the panel discussions from UCLA's first Smart and Sustainable Cities Conference.