Israel’s Moment w. Prof. Jeffrey Herf

For many, supporting the Zionist aspirations of establishing a Jewish state prior to 1948 seems obvious. But we don’t know how many players worked really hard in order to make this happen. Today we are going to deep dive into behind the scenes the support and opposition to the establishment of Israel, and that is why

I am happy to have Prof. Jeffrey Herf of the University of Maryland, and author of “Israel’s Moment: International Support for and Opposition to Establishing the Jewish State, 1945–1949, where he examines the political realities that underpinned support for and opposition to Zionist aspirations in Palestine in the United States, and Europe, including the Soviet bloc.

Prof. Herf's book is available to purchase HERE

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