Opis
Professor Omer Bartov's life began on a kibbutz, and he was raised in Tel Aviv before serving in the Israel Defence Forces during the Yom Kippur War. Over time, he developed expertise in the German army and the Holocaust, eventually shifting his focus to his homeland. In his work "Israel: What Went Wrong?", Bartov delves into the transformation of Zionism from a movement aimed at Jewish freedom and emancipation into an ideology centered on ethno-nationalism, which leads to the exclusion and domination of Palestinians through violence. He investigates how Israel, which was established in 1948 with global support following the Holocaust, is now accused of war crimes and genocide. Bartov questions the implications of Israel’s virtual immunity under the post-1945 international legal regime and seeks to understand the strong support these policies receive from Israel’s Jewish population. His compelling analysis challenges contemporary discussions on Zionism, genocide, and Israel's future with seriousness and depth.