Member News
AIS Members are welcome to share with us news about their careers, including prizes, fellowships, promotions, honors, tenure, and new jobs. The purpose of this page is to recognize and honor the accomplishments of AIS members. Approved announcements will be published in this section of our website. Submissions must be no more than 150 words and should be sent to: ais@aisisraelstudies.org
– Congratulations to Ilan Troen and Cary Nelson on Winning the 2024 Bernard Lewis Prize
Prof. Ilan Troen and Prof. Cary Nelson, have been awarded the prestigious 2024 Bernard Lewis Prize by the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) for their recent books.
Prof. Ilan Troen, a founding member of the AIS and its former president, received the award for his book Israel/Palestine in World Religions: Whose Promised Land?, published by Palgrave Macmillan. Prof. Cary Nelson was honored for his book Hate Speech and Academic Freedom: The Antisemitic Assault on Basic Principles, published by Academic Studies Press.
– Congratulations to Bar-Ilan University Professor Eytan Gilboa on winning the International Studies Association International Communication (ICOMM) Distinguished Scholar Award for 2023! Prof. Gilboa is the founder and first director of both the School of Communication and the Center for International Communication at Bar-Ilan. He is also a senior research associate at the BESA Center for Strategic Studies, former Chair of the Israel Communication Association, and founding Chair of the Israel Public Diplomacy Forum. He is a world-renowned expert on international communication, public diplomacy, and US policy in the Middle East. He has published fifteen books and numerous articles and book chapters and has won several significant international awards.