Haim Bresheeth-Žabner (Anti-Zionist Jewish Scholar & Author of An Army Like No Other) | Ep 37

In Episode 37 of The Enlightenment Podcast, Shamim and Hanan speak with Professor Haim Bresheeth-Žabner, a British-Israeli academic, filmmaker, and author, whose life has been marked by a profound personal and political transformation.Born in a refugee camp to Holocaust survivors, Haim was raised in Israel under Zionist ideology — an ideology he would later reject entirely. His scholarship and activism over the past several decades have exposed the militarization of Israeli society and the foundational role of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in building and maintaining a settler-colonial state.Haim is the author of An Army Like No Other: How the Israel Defense Forces Made a Nation, a piercing study that argues the IDF is not merely a tool of the state—it is the state. He also co-authored Introducing the Holocaust: A Graphic Guide, a widely translated volume that critiques the impact of Zionism on Holocaust memory and challenges dominant narratives.Now retired from SOAS University of London, Haim continues his work as a Professorial Research Associate. His approach crosses disciplines — from cultural theory to film — with a lifelong commitment to justice through decolonization, demilitarization, and unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people.He is the co-founder of the Jewish Network for Palestine (JNP) in Britain, a collective of anti-Zionist Jews advocating for Palestinian liberation. Haim is also a vocal supporter of the academic and cultural boycott of Israel, and a fearless voice in confronting genocide, settler colonialism, and Western complicity.🔗 Upcoming Event:📍 First Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress in Vienna → https://stop-zionism.at/Haim’s Works: 📚 An Army Like No Other: How the Israel Defense Forces Made a Nation → https://www.versobooks.com/products/950-an-army-like-no-other📖 Introducing the Holocaust: A Graphic Guide → https://www.amazon.com/Introducing-Holocaust-Graphic-Haim-Bresheeth/dp/1848315147📄 “Zionist Settler-Colonialist Identity: From Ethnic Cleansing to Genocide” → https://brill.com/view/journals/mjcc/17/3/article-p239_4.xml?language=en&srsltid=AfmBOooC-EhU8JUVQ0THw9oWUtvm9mu8T-H7Zp9TeFLZGymqTXaGePc5📘 “Reality Denial: The War to Resuscitate the Myth” in From the River to the Sea: Essays for a Free Palestine → You can read this for free by getting the ebook from Verso Books. Just click “Buy Now” on this page, and you won’t be charged (Haim’s essay appears at page 357): https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3293-from-the-river-to-the-sea?srsltid=AfmBOoqAyervsxby2h74N_0zOk7YJ2qf4Lh4kHmArLBLKMnAFsLocQEV Haim’s Website: http://www.haimbresheeth.comWatch More from Haim:🎥 Under The Rubble - Haim Bresheeth Zabner→ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByIYowZ9W5U🎥 State of Danger – BBC documentary by Haim Bresheeth and Jenny Morgan → https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9uismOe7nxE🎥 The Israeli Army: The End of an Affair? – Middle East Monitor → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyUvhJTMCl4🎥 Conversations with an Anti-Zionist Jew – IHRC → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi0efl9d1i4#TheEnlightenmentPodcast #HaimBresheethZabner #AntiZionism #JewishVoiceForPalestine #FreePalestine #DecolonizePalestine #IDF #IsraeliApartheid #SolidarityWithPalestine #SettlerColonialism #PalestinianLiberation #StopGenocide #AntiZionistCongress