The Tel Aviv Review

Jewish Nationalism, Sovereignty, and International Law

Prof. Rotem Giladi discusses his book “Jews, Sovereignty, and International Law: Ideology and Ambivalence in Early Israeli Legal Diplomacy” (Oxford 2021), which explores the role of ideology in shaping Israel’s early attitudes towards international law

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Minority Rights and Jewish Non-Territorial Autonomy in Interwar Estonia

Dr. Timo Aava examines Estonia’s establishment of non-territorial autonomies during the interwar period, with a particular focus on the Jewish self-government case, thereby providing intriguing insights into Estonia’s treatment of minorities

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Diplomacy Without Sovereignty: The Zionist Movement at the League of Nations

Dr. Eran Shlomi discusses Zionist diplomacy and representation at the League of Nations, the UN predecessor, during the interwar period. He analyzes the League’s role in the Zionist path to statehood

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Law in Times of Crisis: The Life and Legacy of Jacob Robinson

Dr. Iris Nachum introduces the jurist Jacob Robinson (1889-1977), emphasizing his activism for minority rights and compensation for expulsion. A research institute in his name has recently been established at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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The Many Faces of Antisemitism

Prof. Jeffrey Herf discusses the common ground between three markedly different worldviews, Right, Left and Islamist, when it comes to the Jews

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Parallel Injustices: Holocaust Memory in Apartheid South Africa

Dr Roni Mikel-Arieli, a postdoctoral and teaching fellow at Ben Gurion University’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology, discusses her book, “Remembering the Holocaust in a Racial State: Holocaust Memory in South Africa from Apartheid to Democracy (1948-1994)”

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Antisemitism: A Serious Problem, Taken Seriously

Katharina von Schnurbein, the European Commission’s Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life, talks about the EU’s response to anti-Jewish hate crimes and speech. Despite the alarming increase in cases, she says that the Union has taken many measures that have begun to bear fruit.

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Walk the Walk: What Do Germans Mean by ‘Never Again’?

Dr Andrew Port, a historian at Wayne State University, discusses his new book “Never Again: Germans and Genocide after the Holocaust,” analyzing German responses to cases of genocide from the 1970s to the 1990s

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Israel-Hamas War, 7 Months On

A special collaboration with the Jerusalem Unplugged podcast, where host Robert Mazza and Gilad Halpern discuss the current moment for Israel domestically and internationally

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Post-October 7th: Crises and Opportunities

Dr Lihi Ben Shitrit and Dr Dahlia Scheindlin assess what lies ahead for Israel: A sea change, or more of the same?

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