Arab Jews: The Hidden History | Ash Sarkar meets Avi Shlaim

A foundational principle of the state of Israel is that it keeps Jews safe. This principle has been profoundly challenged in the last nine or so months. But what if Israel never really had the will or capacity to keep all Jews safe and, in fact, has made them less safe? Avi Shlaim is a historian and author of “Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew”. He joined Ash to talk about the Israeli right, Mossad’s covert operations in Baghdad and what it means to have hyphenated identities. 00:00 Intro 01:36 Experience of Arab Jews Pre-1948 11:07 When Did Things Change? 20:34 Ethnicity in Contemporary Israel 35:13 Jabotinsky 38:25 Jewish Safety and Zionism 44:24 Mossad and Iraqi Jewish Displacement 54:24 Zionists and the Jewish Diaspora 01:02:13 Hybrid Identity Novara Live broadcasts every weekday from 6PM on YouTube and Twitch. Episodes of Downstream are released Sundays at 3PM on YouTube. __________________________ Support our journalism by buying Novara Media merch: Donate one hour’s wage per month, or whatever you can afford: