A Holocaust scholar asks: 'Israel, what went wrong?'

Omer Bartov was born on an Israeli kibbutz, grew up committed to Zionist ideals, and is now professor of holocaust and genocide studies at Brown University. But in his new book, Bartov argues that Zionism has changed and he can no longer support it.

Omer Bartov, Israeli-American historian. Dean's Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University. His new book is “Israel: What Went Wrong?”

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