Early involved scholars included Ian Lustick, a proponent of the one-state solution, and Gershon Shafir, a critical sociologists who studied Zionism as a form of colonialism.
Former presidents includes: Prof. Myron (Mike) Aronoff, Prof. Robert Freedman, Prof. Gregory Mahler, Prof. Ian Lustick, Prof. Pnina Lahav, Prof. Ilan Peleg, Prof. Hanna Herzog, Prof. Alan Dowty, Prof. Joel Migdal, Pro.
Rachel Brenner, Prof. Ilan Troen, Prof. Aviva Halamish, Prof. Gad Barzilai, Prof. Menachem Hofnung, Prof. Donna Robinson Divine, and Prof. Yael Aronoff.
ISR explores modern and contemporary Israel from the perspective of the social sciences, history, the humanities, and cultural studies and welcomes submissions on these subjects.
They are dedicated to the mission of the ISR as a non-partisan journal publishing scholarship of the highest quality, and are proud to contribute to the growth and development of the field of Israel Studies.