On Shame, Rage, and the Middle Eastern Conflict
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Authors
Rubenstein, Richard L.
Issue Date
2009
Type
Article
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Keywords
Middle East , Terrorism , Ethnic conflict
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Abstract
Description
In his article “On Shame, Rage and the Middle Eastern Conflict,” Richard Rubenstein examines the genesis of the feelings of humiliation and defeat that led Adolf Hitler and his supporters to an unwarranted blaming of Jews for Germany’s defeat in World War I. This transference of blame culminated in the rise of Nazism and the Holocaust. Dr. Rubenstein uses this as a context to provide insights into the emergence of Arab animosity towards Israel and the United States following the 1948 Israeli War of Independence and the Six Day War of 1967.