"Omer Bartov argues that Zionism has morphed into an ideology of extremism that led to genocide in Gaza following the Hamas attacks of October 7th."
"Bartov believes that Israel requires 'shock therapy' because it has not still come to identify the limits of its own power, because those limits are in Washington, D.C."
"'For Israel, that would be good, because I think Israel needs to be liberated from that kind of dependence on American power.'"
"'I think, for American society and for American Jewry, that's a very bad thing because there is a rise of antisemitism from the Tucker Carlsons of the world.'"
Omer Bartov, a professor of Holocaust studies, critiques Israel's military actions post-Hamas attacks, suggesting that Zionism has become an extremist ideology. He emphasizes the need for Israel to recognize the limits of its power, which he believes are defined by American influence. Bartov argues that this recognition is essential for Israel's liberation from dependence on the U.S., while also warning of rising antisemitism in American society linked to this dynamic.
Read at The New Yorker
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