Israel Studies Editors Issue Apology for “Word Crimes” Issue

Dear Colleagues,

As you may have heard, the editors of the journal Israel Studies have now issued an apology for the “Word Crimes” Issue of the journal against which we, collectively, protested. We…

Daniel Bertrand Monk

May 13, 2019

“Israel Studies Editor’s Response Fails to Address Criticism, Claims “misrepresentations” Instead.”

On 10 May, the editor of Israel Studies wrote to SOAS professor, Yair Wallach, in response to the expressions of deep concern that the group of 182 scholars…

Yair Wallach

May 10, 2019

“Word Crimes” editors slam critics as “anti-Semitic activists”

In their response to the Chronicle of Higher Education, the editors and contributors of the “Word Crimes” special issue described their…

Daniel Bertrand Monk

May 9, 2019

“Word Crimes” Controversy Covered in ‘The Chronicle of Higher Education’

On May 8th the three editors of ‘The Israel Studies Conversation’ were interviewed by reporters for the Chronicle. While we are pleased that the resulting story has added a spotlight to the current…

Yair Wallach

May 8, 2019

Israel Studies Editors Reject Calls from Editorial Board members, Scholarly Community

In a message dated 7th May (appended below), the editors of the Israel Studies journal responded to a “letter of dissent” from members of its own editorial board. In it, the editors…

Yair Wallach

May 6, 2019

A protest letter to the Israel Studies journal

On 6 May 2019, a letter was sent to the editors and editorial board of the Israel Studies journal. This letter, similar to the one sent to the Association for Israel Studies, which is affiliated with the journal, attracted 121 signatures, including…

Yair Wallach

May 6, 2019

Introduction

This collective blog was born following the controversy around the 2019 summer issue of Israel Studies journal, “Word Crimes”.

A public letter, signed by 181 scholars who study and teach Israel, was published here, calling on the Association for Israel Studies to disaffiliate…

Daniel Bertrand Monk

May 4, 2019

Dissent Grows Against the ‘Word Crimes’ Issue of ‘Israel Studies’

On 3 May 2019, a group of over 170 concerned scholars released a letter to the editors of the journal ‘Israel Studies’ and to the Association of Israel Studies. Their argument was respectful but clear: by describing…

Yair Wallach

May 3, 2019

Concerns regarding the “Word Crimes” Israel Studies special issue

To the members of the board of the Association for Israel Studies:

Israel Studies is a much respected scholarly journal which is affiliated to and sponsored by the Association for Israel…