Israel: What Went Wrong? by Omer Bartov review – the long view An erudite account of the foundation of the state and its subsequent moral and political decline The Guardian - UK · May 9
What went wrong in Israel? A genocide scholar examines ‘what Zionism became’ In his new book, Omer Bartov tracks how a liberatory strand of Zionism transformed into an extremist ideology that he sees as responsible for genocide in Gaza The Guardian - US · Apr 21
More experts are calling Israel's actions in Gaza genocide. But others note that's a court's call A growing number of experts have said Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip amounts to genocide, deepening Israel’s isolation and risking untold damage to the country’s standing even among allies The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025
'Cover up': Labour refuse to release files on secret meeting with Israeli minister THE UK Government is accused of trying to “cover up complicity in genocide” after refusing to publish documents linked to a secret meeting with… The National (Scotland) · Aug 19, 2025
Netanyahu 'primarily responsible' for October 7 attack, Israeli genocide scholar says ISRAELI prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu “bears the primary responsibility” for the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, a leading… The National (Scotland) · Aug 19, 2025
Genocide is taking place in Gaza and Europe is duty bound to stop it, Israeli scholar says Rising voices accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza, accusations Israel denies. Holocaust and genocide scholar Omer Bartov points to the intent to destroy Palestinians in an interview with Euronews. Euronews · Aug 1, 2025
Leading Israeli Holocaust scholar outlines 'Gaza genocide' in damning essay A LEADING expert on the Holocaust and genocide has arrived at the “inescapable conclusion” that Israel “committing genocide against the… The National (Scotland) · Jul 15, 2025
Seeking bulldozer drivers to demolish Gaza: how a genocide is being outsourced The systematic destruction of Gaza is hardly a secret. Now, the IDF is posting Facebook ads for bulldozer operators to help demolish the strip The Guardian - US · Jul 9, 2025
German chancellor’s rebuke of Israel marks a shift in state policy that has long put such criticism out of bounds Friedrich Merz did something unprecedented for a German chancellor in late May 2025: publicly criticize Israel in unvarnished, unequivocal terms. The Conversation · Jun 17, 2025
Defining genocide: how a rift over Gaza sparked a crisis among scholars New reports by human rights groups use the term to describe Israel’s offensive. The debate has fueled a brutal division among those who study mass violence The Guardian - US · Dec 20, 2024
We are witnessing the final stage of genocide in Gaza Omer Bartov is an Israeli-American professor of Holocaust and genocide studies. He has issued a grim warning on Gaza The Guardian - US · Nov 6, 2024
Five Great Reads: Wet Mess, finding Kodi Smit-McPhee, and how to shoot like a pro Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales The Guardian - AU · Aug 16, 2024
How the White House’s John Kirby is taking on the word ‘genocide’ An inveterate grammarian, Kirby is pushing Biden’s support of Israel even as Biden makes amends with Arab Americans The Guardian - US · Dec 4, 2023
‘Accusing Israel of apartheid is not anti-Semitic’: Holocaust historian A growing number of Jewish academics are using the term apartheid to describe Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. Al Jazeera · Aug 27, 2023