§ Debates · Ch. 15 · Into the Present
Did the Gulf War bring Israelis closer to the Shoah experience?
2 positions · no single answer
Position A · held by Many Israelis, as reported by Dina Porat
Historical analogy
Saddam was read as Hitler, and forced passivity recalled European helplessness.
Rests on: p. 471
Reads the same page as : the same source, different readings.
Where the debate comes up