Overhauling ‘Israel education’ begins with a Middle East curriculum
Traditional Israel education is leaving young Jews unprepared for the ideological battles surrounding the Jewish state. A new approach must place Israel within its Middle Eastern context
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The argument that Israel education fails because it isolates the country from its region is a direct challenge to decades of Jewish community programming. If accepted, it would force a fundamental rewrite of how synagogues, day schools, and youth movements teach about Zionism and conflict. The next test is whether major funders and educational bodies will adopt this framework or defend the existing model.