The XXIII International Conference of the Association for Israeli Studies (AIS) was held on June 11-13, 2007 at the Open University of Israel (Ra'anana). The Israel Studies Association was established in the United States in 1985 as a branch of the North American Association for Near East Studies (MESA) and brings together leading scholars and specialists in Israel and the Middle East, as well as numerous researchers in various fields of social sciences from the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Russia and other countries. AIS supports the publication of scientific journals "Israel Studies Forum"and" Israel Studies". One of the main activities of the Association since its inception is the organization and holding of annual international conferences at universities in the USA, Canada and Israel, whose task is to comprehensively study the problems of Israeli society. The "geography" of forum participants is constantly expanding: scientists from Japan (University of Tokyo), Singapore (National University), as well as researchers from Greece, Norway, Belgium, Germany and other countries took part in the XXIII conference. The main topic of the conference was devoted to the study of Israeli society in the context of Jewish immigration, its role and significance in the creation, formation and development of the State of Israel. At the same time, the thematic "palette" of the presented reports was much broader and more diverse, covering the most pressing problems of Israel's development: foreign and domestic policy issues; social and national problems; the role and significance of religion in the state; problems of Zionism, as well as prospects and difficulties in resolving Palestinian-Israeli relations; Israel and Arab countries in the context of the development of the situation in the Middle East. page 179Over 380 scientists and specialists from different countries took part in more than 90 sections, round tables, and plenary sessions, as well as presentations of new ... Read more