The 1936 Arab Revolt And Our Modern Moment
On today’s episode of the Jewish Review of Books Podcast, Abe is joined by Oren Kessler, author of the Sami Rohr Prize-winning book Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict. Oren dives into the history of this nearly forgotten revolt, and the outsized role it played in shaping the dynamics that still exist in Israel today.
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