Prof. Uriya Shavit of the Arabic and Islamic Studies department at Tel Aviv University and the author of the recently published Zionism in Arab Discourses, explores the complex attitude of Islamic and liberal intellectuals towards Israel, combining envy, contempt, appreciation and pure hate.

Song: Natan Goshen - Ze Shelanu

This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.