Why Is the U.S. Helping Saudi Arabia Get Nuclear Power?
And how Israel fits in.
July 27, 2026
Omar Bartov: what went wrong?
In his recent book, Israel: What Wrong?, Omar Bartov—a highly regarded kibbutz-born historian of World War II—declares that the Jewish state has committed genocide in Gaza, its entire citizenry is guilty, and Zionism is a failure. Bartov has just penned a second piece for the New York Times using his authority as a “genocide scholar” to back up his claims, but the truth is he was among those champing at the bit to equate Israelis to Nazis since at least November of 2023.
And how Israel fits in.
Their words breed violence.
Omar Bartov: what went wrong?
Let Athens dwell in the tents of Jerusalem.
But the urban legend reveals something about Jewish anxieties.
In his recent book, Israel: What Wrong?, Omar Bartov—a highly regarded kibbutz-born historian of World War II—declares that the Jewish state has committed genocide in Gaza, its entire citizenry is guilty, and Zionism is a failure. Bartov has just penned a second piece for the New York Times using his authority as a “genocide scholar” to back up his claims, but the truth is he was among those champing at the bit to equate Israelis to Nazis since at least November of 2023.
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