The Herzl Institute for the Study of Zionism was founded as an academic research center at the University of Haifa at the initiative and with the support of Dr. Reuben Hecht. Since its establishment the Institute has initiated, assisted and directed research on Zionism and the political, cultural and social history of the Return to Zion and the State of Israel. Additionally, the Institute explores issues pertaining to the dynamics of modern nationalism and Israel's national identity.

The Herzl Institute supports and directs academic research on diverse aspects of Zionism as a political idea and historical process and on the State of Israel as a Jewish homeland. The Herzl Institute publishes its findings through books, monographs and documents. It holds seminars, conferences and workshops and cultivates cooperation with scholars and organizations in Israel and abroad to promote the study of Zionism and the State of Israel.

Antizionism- How Israelophobia Conquered the West

October 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KYr6EyWthE

Antizionism- Historical Perspective

May 2024

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX305R4UNU4-1ZKdzjP5HTuiJRqIkVMFX&si=iIeI6-3fFbi7fg2Z 

 HERZL GALLERY

HERZL'S LEGACY

"EN ROUTE" THE VIRTUAL EXHIBITION

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhKsm1dnFRI

An interview with Prof. Maoz Azaryahu:

The Mythography of Tel Aviv