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Islamist and Other Extremist Influences in the Establishment of the Jewish State, with Prof. Jeffrey Herf

Prof. Jeffrey Herf on the forces that opposed — and nearly blocked — the establishment of Israel between 1945 and 1949.

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  • Jeffrey Herf

    Distinguished University Professor of History, University of Maryland, College Park

    A historian of modern Europe and of antisemitism. His books include *Reactionary Modernism*, *Divided Memory*, *The Jewish Enemy*, *Nazi Propaganda for the Arab World*, *Undeclared Wars with Israel*, and — the book behind this talk — *Israel's Moment: International Support and Opposition for Establishing the Jewish State, 1945–1949*.

Herf’s Israel’s Moment is about the four years when Israel’s establishment was still genuinely in doubt, and about who worked to stop it. This talk drew on that book.

Part of the Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation’s Webinar Series on Extremism and Antisemitism, which AIC partnered on through 2022. CAEF organized this instalment; the full recording is above.

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  • Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation

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