What is Israel Studies? We are delighted to announce that the 2013 Sherman Lectures by Derek Penslar on 'What is Israel Studies?' are now available to see online. The lectures are entitled: 1. Writing Israel's History: Between Myth and Counter-Myth, 2. Theodor Herzl: Charisma and Leadership, 3. Rethinking the Diaspora-Israel Connection: The Case of the 1948 War, 4. The Invention of Israeli Nativity. Further information.