The Anna Sobol Levy Foundation

THE ASL FELLOWSHIP IS PACKED WITH ONCE-IN-A LIFETIME EXPERIENCES

ASL Fellows participate in two special meetings each month with the program coordinator. One meeting each month typically involves interaction with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) or the Israeli intelligence and security agencies. The ASL program coordinator arranges activities, staff rides, briefings, formal facility visits, and other exchanges with Israeli officers.

The monthly excursions during the 2003-2004 academic year included the following:

September/October 2003: Jerusalem borders, security fence, and checkpoints

November 2003: Israeli-Lebanese border and northern security fence

December 2003: Demography and trip to central IDF absorption base at Bakum

January 2004: War of Independence, Burma Road tour and visit to IDF paratrooper training base

February 2004: Visit to Ariel and the Palmach Museum

March 2004: The Reserve Army and the Israel Air Force Museum

April 2004: visit to Gush Etzion and the Central Command reserve training base

ASL Fellows are required to study Hebrew during the summer before the start of regular classes. Many also study Arabic.

Toward the end of each academic year, the ASL Fellows are expected to prepare a report detailing their experiences. View the reports.

Undergraduate Colleges of Past Anna Sobol Levy Fellows

ASL Fellows have graduated from the following colleges and universities:

American University
Brandeis
Brigham Young
California (Univ. of) San Diego
Chicago (Univ. of)
Citadel
Clemson
Colorado (Univ. of)
Columbia
Davidson
Drexel
Duke
Embry-Riddle
Emory
Franklin & Marshal
Georgetown
Georgia (Univ. of)
Harvard
Harvard Medical Sch.
Holy Cross
Idaho (Univ. of)
Illinois (Univ. of)
Indiana Univ.
Iowa State
Kent State
Long Island University
Louisville (Univ. of)
Miami Univ.
Missouri (Univ. of)
MIT
New Mexico State U.
New York Univ.
North Carolina (Univ. of) Chapel Hill
North Greenville Univ.
Notre Dame
Oregon State
Penn. State
Pepperdine
Princeton
Rochester (Univ. of)
Rutgers
Stanford
SUNY Albany
SUNY Potsdam
Texas (Univ. of)
Texas A&M
Tulane
U.S. Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs)
U.S. Military Academy (West Point)
U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis)
Utah (Univ. of)
Utah State
Villanova
Virginia (Univ. of)
Virginia Military Inst.
West Virginia Univ.
Wisconsin (Univ. of)
Yale

TALKING COUNTER-TERRORISM

Israel’s counter-terrorism strategy has included the construction of a controversial security fence to prevent infiltration of terrorists (mainly suicide bombers) into Israeli cities and towns. The security fence has been effective at reducing certain types of terrorist violence. However, it has sparked heated controversy by including certain areas captured by Israel in 1967 on the Israeli side of the fence.

THE NUCLEAR QUESTION

Israel maintains an official posture of ambiguity on the question of whether it possesses nuclear weapons. The prevailing view is that Israel’s nuclear arsenal includes roughly 80 warheads. The country’s strategic forces also include the Jericho III intercontinental ballistic missile, with an estimated range of at least 3,000 miles.

Practical Experience That Evolves With The Times

Each year the Foundation sends one of the Directors to meet with the Fellows and with the faculty and staff at the host institution. Direct interaction with the Fellows and with the faculty and staff helps the Foundation to maintain a program that is relevant and enriching as the regional and global security situation evolves over time.