Exclusive: Professor Avi Shlaim says “anti-Semitism was a European, not Arab problem”

British-Israeli historian Professor Avi Shlaim was born in Iraq to Jewish parents in 1945, and moved to the newly established State of Israel as a 5-year-old. He speaks to TRT World about how Jews lived peacefully in the Arab and Muslim world before Zionism and the import of anti-Semitism from Europe. #AviShlaim #Palestine #israel _________________ 00:00 - 01:10 Introduction and Thanks 01:10 - 03:36 New Historian Title 03:36 - 06:23 The New Historian’s Work 06:23 - 10:18 Personal History and Memoir 10:18 - 13:58 Zionism in Iraq and Perception 13:58 - 16:54 Turning Point in 1967 16:54 - 19:26 Disenchantment with Zionism 19:26 - 22:18 Observations on Israel and Palestine 22:18 - 23:48 Hope for International Courts 23:48 - 26:15 Moral Duty to Speak Up 26:15 - 27:34 Closing Remarks and Thanks 27:34 - End Conclusion Subscribe: Livestream: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Visit our website: