Reporters’ Roundtable: A Mosque Near Ground Zero; the Rise of Israel Studies
This week on the Forward Reporters’ Roundtable, Josh Nathan-Kazis and Gal Beckerman discuss the rise of academic Israel studies programs, and the growing split between Israel studies and Middle East studies. They also look at the controversy over plans to build a Muslim community center near Ground Zero.
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