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Ian Lustick

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Ian Steven Lustick is an American political scientist and specialist on the modern history and politics of the Middle East. He holds the Bess W. Heyman Chair in the department of political sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. .. more

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Ian Lustick @ianlustick.bsky.social · 3d

All callers on a show I did for CBC wanted to why Israel should be trusted and how its leaders could be held accountable.

“Ceasefire Deal: What Happens Next?” October 11, 2025, "Just Asking.”

After an interview with Rachel Fink in Tel-Aviv, I answer questions along with Omar Dajani.

www.cbc.ca

Ian Lustick @ianlustick.bsky.social · Sep 1

My article today in FP: The Question of Israel’s Right to Exist is a Red Herring
foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/01/i...

The Question of Israel’s Right to Exist is a Red Herring

Israel’s critics should be talking instead about regime change.

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Ian Lustick @ianlustick.bsky.social · Mar 19

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I and more than 2000 Jewish educators have signed a declaration distributed by "Not in Our Name" protesting the detention of Mahmoud Khalil as an act of oppression and intimidation cynically misrepresented as a response to antisemitism and terrorism.
See this this press release:

Ian Lustick @ianlustick.bsky.social · Feb 9

So odd that an obvious option for “ relocating” most Gaza Palestinians is never mentioned—returning them to the sparsely inhabited areas of southwestern Israel where they have always wanted to go. An actual part of the original Trump:Kushner plan.

Ian Lustick @ianlustick.bsky.social · Jan 22

Achsanyia (Warehouse) iprovided Hebrew translations of detailed summaries of scholarship on Israel published in different languages. So far Hebrew summaries of my book, PARADIGM LOST, and a recent article, "Annexation in Right-wing Discourse" have been posted. www.runi.ac.il/research-ins...

Ian Lustick @ianlustick.bsky.social · Nov 19

My article, “Democracy, Liberal Zionism, and Civil-Military Relations in Israel” has just appeared, comparing Guy Ziv’s 2024 book, Netanyahu vs. the Generals to Yoram Peri’s 2006 book, Generals in the Cabinet Room.

Ask me directly for a copy of the article: [email protected]

Democracy, Liberal Zionism, and Civil-Military Relations in Israel: A Review Article

Abstract. Two books on civil-military relations in Israel, published eighteen years apart, focus on Israel's future as a Jewish democracy. Peri's 2006 volu

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