Axis 3 seminar: "Towards a radicalisation of politics and religion in Israel and Palestine? Reflections on religious Zionism, Israeli anti-Zionism and Palestinian Islamo-nationalism".

Wednesday 17 September 2025 | 18h-20h | Sciences Po Aix, Site Saporta, Amphithéâtre Cassin

This first meeting in the series of conferences organised by the MESOPOLHIS laboratory's 'Religion and Politics in the Contemporary World' research area will explore the cross-fertilisation of political and religious dynamics in Israel and Palestine: the rise of religious Zionism, Israeli anti-Zionism and the reconfiguration of Palestinian Islamism in the face of ongoing genocide.

Speeches :

• Tal DorFrom the Nakba to the genocide in progress: Israeli anti-Zionism, resistance to the denial of Palestine?
• Yoann MorvanResearch Fellow at the CNRS in Anthropology, MESOPOLHIS: "Genealogy and evolution of the 'Zionist-religious' current within Israeli Jewish society. From ultra-minority tiny group to governmental and territorial influence".
• Aude SignolesLecturer in political science at Sciences Po Aix, MESOPOLHIS: "Where does Hamas stand after 7 October? Genealogy and evolution of support for the Palestinian Islamo-nationalist movement".

Moderator:

• Alix PhilipponLecturer in Political Science at Sciences Po Aix, MESOPOLHIS

Registration required:

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