The Growing Rift between Holocaust Scholars over Israel/Palestine

Authors

Shira Klein, Chapman UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-8-2025

Abstract

"A chasm has formed between Holocaust scholars concerning Israel/Palestine, deepening immeasurably since 7 October 2023. Unlike previous controversies in the field, the divide is not just historical or methodological; it revolves around academics’ role in the world today, particularly the public stand they choose to take on Palestine/Israel and Zionism. Two main camps have formed. Put reductively, one camp defends Israel, while the other defends Palestinians, although differences between individual scholars within each camp make for more of a spectrum than a clear-cut divide. How, despite a diversity of ideas and foci within each camp, did two academic-political antipodes solidify over several decades, and how have 7 October and the ensuing war widened the rift between them?"

Comments

This is an Accepted Manuscript version of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Genocide Research in 2025 https://doi.org/10.1080/14623528.2024.2448061. It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Recommended Citation

Klein, Shira. 2025. “The Growing Rift between Holocaust Scholars over Israel/Palestine.” Journal of Genocide Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623528.2024.2448061.

Peer Reviewed

1

Copyright

Taylor & Francis

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