David Ohana’s book ‘The Origins of Israeli Mythology’ argues Israelis are neither Canaanites nor Crusaders, rejecting the comparison.
Evidence
High on a Hilltop: Are the Settlers Modern Day Crusaders? (Haaretz)
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
- XREF: connects to: Is Israel repeating the Crusaders’ fatal mistake?; The Crusaders failed to build an everlasting kingdom; the podcast asks whether Zionism will meet the same fate. — Is Israel repeating the Crusaders’ fatal mistake? | Roy Casagranda | Déjà Vu; David Ohana demonstrates Zionism’s inability to convince itself of its own claims through his analysis of the Zionist-Crusader analogy. — David Ohana, The Origins of Israeli Mythology (+5 more)
Related
- David Ohana demonstrates Zionism’s inability to convince itself of its own claims through his analysis of the Zionist-Crusader analogy. (similarity 0.90)
- For Israelis, the Crusader story is a negative myth characterized by silence, evasion, and alarm, never discussed for fear of weakening. (similarity 0.86)
- Israeli identity is challenged by external historical narratives. (similarity 0.85)
- The Zionist-crusader analogy made by Arab scholars and writers and internalized by Israeli politicians has given rise to an Arab and Israeli ‘Crusader anxiety’. (similarity 0.82)