Michael Brenner

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Mar 22, 2023, 10:43 PM

Herzl to Heritage Minister Eliyahu: Have you actually read my books?

Portrait of Theodor Herzl in 1898 (via Wikipedia)

A missive from the father of modern Zionism to the politician who quoted him: I like to keep religion and state separate

Apr 3, 2019, 2:59 PM

What would Herzl do?

Theodor Herzl. (Wikipedia)

We can't know who the Zionist leader would vote for, but we can guess who it would not be

Nov 27, 2014, 8:14 PM

Jabotinsky and the Jewish State law

The proposal is foreign to anything envisioned not only by Herzl but by the father of rightwing Zionism

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About Me

Michael Brenner is Distinguished Professor of History and Director of the Center for Israel Studies at American University in Washington, DC. He is author of ten books, among them In Search of Israel: The History of an Idea.