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| ULS5672 | Israeli Foreign Policy | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Murat ÜLGÜL | | Co-Lecturer | NA | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The objective of the course is to understand the factors influencing Israel's national security mentality and scientifically analyze the effects of these factors on foreign policy decisions. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | learn about historical sources of Israeli security mindset. | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | 1,3,6 | | PO - 2 : | understand the dynamics of state-military-society relations in Israel | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | 1,3,6 | | PO - 3 : | gain knowledge about the actors of Israeli foreignb policy decision-making. | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | 1,3,6 | | PO - 4 : | analyze Israel's relations with other countries including the USA, Turkey and Arab countries. | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | 1,3,6 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| In this course students will receive detailed information regarding the general characteristic of Israeli foreign policy, actors that are influential in the foreign policy decision-making process, Israel's foreign policy ideology and its relations with other countries and can analyze Israel's contemporary foreign policy actions. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction | | | Week 2 | A History of Israel | | | Week 3 | Israeli Political System
| | | Week 4 | Israeli Foreign Policy Today | | | Week 5 | Arab-Israeli Wars and the Palestine Question | | | Week 6 | Militarization of Israeli Foreign Policy | | | Week 7 | A History of Turkish-Israeli Relations | | | Week 8 | Turkish-Israeli Relations Today | | | Week 9 | Mid-Term Exam | | | Week 10 | A History of U.S.-Israeli Relations | | | Week 11 | Israeli Lobby and American Foreign Policy | | | Week 12 | Israeli-Iranian Relations | | | Week 13 | İsraeli-European Relations | | | Week 14 | İsraeli-Chinese Relations | | | Week 15 | Israel and Eurasia | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Ulutaş, U. vd., 2012; İsrail Siyasetini Anlama Kılavuzu, SETA, Ankara. | | | 2 | Netanyahu, B. 2000; A Durable Peace: Israel and Its Place Among the Nations, Warner Books, New York. | | | 3 | Armaoğlu, F. 2017; Filistin Meselesi ve Arap-İsrail Savaşları, Kronik Kitap, İstanbul. | | | 4 | Bengio, O. 2009; Türkiye-İsrail: Hayalet İttifaktan Stratejik İşbirliğine, Erguvan Yayınevi, İstanbul. | | | 5 | Çelikkol, O. 2014; One Minute'den Mavi Marmara'ya Türkiye-İsrail Çatışması, Doğan Kitap, İstanbul. | | | 6 | Ross, D. 2015; Doomed to Succeed: The U.S.-Israel Relationship from Truman to Obama, FSG Books, New York. | | | 7 | Mearsheimer, J. ve Walt, S. 2017; İsrail Lobisi ve Amerikan Dış Politikası, Küre Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | 8 | Parsi, T. 2008; Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States, Yale University Press, New Haven. | | | 9 | Pardo, S. ve Peters, J. 2010; Uneasy Neighbors: Israel and the European Union, Lexington Books, New York. | | | 10 | Yılmaz, T. vd. 2005; Ortadoğu Siyasetinde İsrail, Platin Yayınları, Ankara. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 19/04/2024 | 1 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 15 | 31/05/2024 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 14/06/2024 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 7.5 | 14 | 105 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 5 | 8 | 40 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 3 | 4 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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