Program Overview

Israel and Palestine (HEBR0102)

Key Information

• Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities
• Teaching department: Hebrew and Jewish Studies
• Credit value: 15
• Restrictions: N/A

Alternative Credit Options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This module will examine the history of Palestine and Israel from the nineteenth century until the present. Rather than studying Israeli and Palestinian history in isolation, the module explores the relationship between the two national groups and the emergence of the Israeli state alongside the prolonged statelessness of Palestinians.

Some of the topics we will consider include:

• Contrasting narratives of Palestinian and Israeli history
• The constituents of identity in late Ottoman Palestine and the formation of Palestinian and Israeli nationalism
• Hebrew culture and the Arab encounter with Zionism
• The impact of the Mandate period
• The Arab revolt of
• The 1948 War and the birth of the Palestinian refugee problem
• The political disappearance of the Palestinian question in Israel's early decades
• The rebuilding of Palestinian identity and institutions
• The fate of the two-state solution.

Module Deliveries for 2026/27 Academic Year

Intended Teaching Term: Term 1, Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)

Teaching and Assessment

• Mode of study: In person
• Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework (2 assessments)
• Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other Information

• Number of students on module in previous year: 0
• Module leader: Professor Seth Anziska

Intended Teaching Term: Term 1, Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and Assessment

• Mode of study: In person
• Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework (2 assessments)
• Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other Information

• Number of students on module in previous year: 0
• Module leader: Professor Seth Anziska

Last Updated

This module description was last updated on 10th March 2026.