# JEWISH/POLISCI 341: Israeli Politics and Society | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### departments

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| NEURODPT  | 11    |
| NEUROL    | 7     |
| NEURSURG  | 4     |
| NTP       | 11    |
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| NUTRSCI   | 65    |
| OBS\&GYN  | 18    |
| OCCTHER   | 39    |
| ONCOLOGY  | 14    |
| OPHTHALM  | 5     |
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| PATH-BIO  | 29    |
| PEDIAT    | 26    |
| PHARMACY  | 31    |
| PHILOS    | 77    |
| PHMCOL-M  | 11    |
| PHMPRAC   | 45    |
| PHMSCI    | 60    |
| PHYASST   | 37    |
| PHYSICS   | 88    |
| PHYSIOL   | 3     |
| PHYTHER   | 37    |
| PLANTSCI  | 52    |
| PLPATH    | 35    |
| POLISCI   | 192   |
| POPHLTH   | 58    |
| PORTUG    | 33    |
| PSYCH     | 101   |
| PSYCHIAT  | 22    |
| PUBAFFR   | 54    |
| PUBLHLTH  | 23    |
| RADIOL    | 11    |
| REALEST   | 41    |
| RELIGST   | 90    |
| RHABMED   | 9     |
| RMI       | 24    |
| RP\&SE    | 102   |
| S\&APHM   | 17    |
| SCANDST   | 73    |
| SLAVIC    | 89    |
| SOC       | 149   |
| SOCWORK   | 87    |
| SOILSCI   | 46    |
| SPANISH   | 83    |
| SRMED     | 21    |
| STAT      | 94    |
| STDYABRD  | 52    |
| STS       | 8     |
| SURGERY   | 25    |
| SURGSCI   | 33    |
| THEATRE   | 91    |
| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
| ZOOLOGY   | 89    |

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### course number

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### subjects

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* POLISCI

### title

ISRAELI POLITICS AND SOCIETY

### description

Examines the issues currently facing Israeli society and the ongoing debates in Israeli politics. Provides historical background and analytical understanding of contemporary Israeli politics. Attention will be paid to political history, institutions, economic development, coalition formation, ethnic politics, and religious-secular divisions as they are manifested in Israeli politics.

### requirements text

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### credits min

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### llm summary

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* Political history, institutions, and economic development
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* Ethnic politics and religious-secular divisions

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#### graded

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### grade conflicts

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#### meetings

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#### results

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### revision

e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349

## context

### all

#### term



#### gpa

3.108695652173913

#### count

46

#### university

##### size

1295

##### gpa Percentile

9

##### count Percentile

32

##### median Count

67

##### histogram

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| ------- | ----- | ------- |
| 0.0–0.4 | 0     | false   |
| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 2     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 11    | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 162   | true    |
| 3.2–3.6 | 394   | false   |
| 3.6–4.0 | 726   | false   |

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### terms

#### 1242

##### term

1242

##### gpa

3.108695652173913

##### count

46

##### university

###### size

1295

###### gpa Percentile

9

###### count Percentile

32

###### median Count

67

###### histogram

| range   | count | current |
| ------- | ----- | ------- |
| 0.0–0.4 | 0     | false   |
| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 2     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 11    | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 162   | true    |
| 3.2–3.6 | 394   | false   |
| 3.6–4.0 | 726   | false   |

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          "current": false
        },
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          "range": "2.4–2.8",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
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          "range": "2.8–3.2",
          "count": 4,
          "current": true
        },
        {
          "range": "3.2–3.6",
          "count": 14,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "3.6–4.0",
          "count": 13,
          "current": false
        }
      ]
    }
  }
]
```

### benchmarks

#### all

##### school

###### size

1295

###### gpa

3.595302892737449

###### top Share

78.36291889885307

###### count

67

##### POLISCI

###### size

31

###### gpa

3.5305358829108964

###### top Share

77.33733829427872

###### count

52

#### terms

##### 1242

###### school

###### size

1295

###### gpa

3.595302892737449

###### top Share

78.36291889885307

###### count

67

###### POLISCI

###### size

31

###### gpa

3.5305358829108964

###### top Share

77.33733829427872

###### count

52

## instructor Trends

```json
[
  {
    "uid": "instructor_78749a7e6817901cd64cf314",
    "name": "NADAV SHELEF",
    "count": 46,
    "terms": [
      {
        "term": "1242",
        "count": 46,
        "sections": 1,
        "gpa": 3.108695652173913
      }
    ]
  }
]
```

## following

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