Initially, we will discuss the War that began on October 7, 2023, its current status, the repercussions on college campuses and demonstrations throughout the U.S., the geopolitical implications of it, and the rise of anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism in America and around the world. We will discuss the development of the idea of Zionism in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries, its intellectual basis, the British Mandate, Israel’s Founding, its wars, the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza and its international status. We will confront accusations of Israel as an apartheid state and the Boycott, Divest and Sanction Movement, and how the stated aims of Hamas and Hezbollah differ from the goals of those movements.  The class will be lecture and discussion, with one to one and a half hours of reviewing PowerPoint slides and provided articles each week.