Jabotinsky courted Italy by arguing Jews would spread Italian cultural hegemony

Evidence

Jabotinsky, however, did send Mussolini a letter in which he tried to win his support for the Zionist cause. Jabotinsky started the letter rather strangely, declaring that he was aware of Mussolini’s opposition to Zionism and that therefore Jabotinsky assumed that they were enemies. Jabotinsky then turned to his main point, trying to convince Mussolini to abandon his pan-Arabic policy, with a mostly linguistic and cultural argument. Jabotinsky claimed that only a strong Jewish presence along the Mediterranean could insure the hegemony of the Italian language in the region. — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 570 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Jabotinsky pitched the Jewish state to Mussolini as a Latin-culture buffer against the Arabs — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 571; Jabotinsky sought to redefine Jews as a Mediterranean rather than Eastern people — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 559; Jabotinsky courted Mussolini in 1922 by offering Jewish help for Italian linguistic dominance — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 570

Broader Connections

• Jabotinsky courted Mussolini in 1922 by offering Jewish help for Italian linguistic dominance #corroborates (0.95) — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 570