Historian Omer Bartov, Dean’s Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University, reflects on his latest book, Israel: What Went Wrong? Drawing on historical analysis and personal reflection, he examines Zionism’s transformation from a movement of Jewish emancipation into a state ideology increasingly marked by ethno-nationalism.
The discussion explores the roots of the present conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, including Palestinian displacement, the influence of Holocaust memory, and debates over war crimes and genocide. Moderated by Riccardo Bocco, the conversation considers responsibility, identity, historical memory, and the future of Israel and Palestine.
