This is Democracy – Episode 322 – Israel: Past and Present

About this episode

The episode features an interview with historian Dr. Omer Bartov discussing his book on Israeli society and the war in Gaza.

This week, Jeremi and Zachary interview Brown University historian Dr. Omer Bartov about his book, Israel: What Went Wrong?, written after October 7 amid his efforts to understand Israeli society, media narratives, and the war in Gaza informed by his visits to Israel in 2024. Dr. Omer Bartov is the Dean’s Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University. He is the author of many important books, including: Anatomy of a Genocide: The Life and Death of a Town Called Buczacz; Tales from the Borderlands: Making and Unmaking the Galician Past; and most recently, Israel: What Went Wrong?.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jeremi, Zachary

Guest: Dr. Omer Bartov

Topics covered

• Israeli society
• media narratives
• war in Gaza
• historical analysis
• Holocaust studies

Keywords

• Israel
• Omer Bartov
• Gaza
• historian
• media narratives
• Holocaust studies
• Brown University

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brown University

Books & works: Israel: What Went Wrong?, Anatomy of a Genocide: The Life and Death of a Town Called Buczacz, Tales from the Borderlands: Making and Unmaking the Galician Past

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