The emergence of Zionism

Prof. Meir Litvak

Both the infiltration of European concepts into the Muslim world and the changing social structure and the loss of dominance, affected the development of antisemitism in the Arab and Islamic World. To these two factors, a third factor should be added – the emergence of Zionism, the Jewish national movement.

What role did Zionism play in the changing perception of Jews in the Arab and Islamic world?

References

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