Please join us for an interesting and important discussion with Professor Yishai Blank, the Dean of Tel Aviv University Law School, who will address religious, national, and cultural tensions in Israel, the way local governments are managing these tensions, and how local governments can mitigate them.

Tel Aviv University’s (TAU) Buchmann Faculty of Law is Israel’s oldest and most prestigious law school. Among its many distinctions is the clinical law program, which is Israel’s largest social law firm, offering pro bono legal services to Holocaust survivors and other marginalized groups, including refugees, and victims of discrimination, human trafficking, and animal abuse.

The UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies promotes the study of modern Israel at UCLA and beyond. The center sponsors courses about Israel for UCLA students, generates and disseminates academic research in the field of Israel Studies, organizes frequent public programs, and hosts visiting scholars, writers, and artists. Through its research, teaching, and outreach, the Nazarian Center has become an internationally known source of expertise and education about Israel and an intellectually vibrant home for Israel Studies at UCLA.