Israeli identity is challenged by external historical narratives.

Evidence

The two most daring and heretical assaults on Israeli-Jewish identity, which are umbilically connected to Zionism, are the Canaanite and the crusader narratives. — David Ohana, David Maisel , The Origins of Israeli…, 23

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Ohana, David Maisel , The Origins of Israeli…, 23
• XREF: connects to: Zionism faces serious challenges from two historical narratives. — David Ohana, David Maisel , The Origins of Israeli…, 23; Israel is often compared to the Crusader kingdom as a settlement project of fanatical Europeans in the Muslim East. — Israel is often compared to the Crusader kingdom…; 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’. — The Crusader Anxiety (Chapter 5) - The Origins of Israeli Mythology (+6 more)