Avi Shlaim, Author. Knopf $35 (723p) ISBN 978-1-4000-4305-7 Two new perspectives on the man who ruled Jordan for nearly half a century uncover his heroic efforts to bring stability to the region. Lion ...

British-Israeli historian Avi Shlaim has claimed in his new book to have uncovered "undeniable proof" of Israeli involvement in attacks on Jewish communities in Iraq in the early 1950s. Shlaim's ...

More than any other capital city, Jerusalem demonstrates the power of symbols in international politics. The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is one of the most bitter and protracted of ...

Israeli-British historian Avi Shlaim said the scale of destruction and brutality in Gaza is like that "Israel is conducting a second Nakba today." Professor Avi Shlaim, faculty member of politics at ...

This autobiographical narrative by the Israeli-born revisionist historian Avi Shlaim has already caused a lot of controversy. That contention is the result of both his declared anti-Zionist bias, and ...

When Hamas invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the scale and savagery shocked the world. But the attack, as well as Israel’s ruthless response in Gaza, is less surprising in historical context: the intifadas of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In 1988, three Israeli historians undermined the heroic narrative around their country’s birth. Benny Morris ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Jewish community of Iraq came into existence 2,600 years ago following the mass deportation of the ...

ISRAELIS APPROACH the 75th anniversary of the establishment of their state in a subdued and sombre mood. Israeli society is deeply divided, the country is in the throes of a constitutional crisis, and ...

It is clear what kind of Israeli prime minister President Obama will be receiving at the White House today. Benjamin Netanyahu is a bellicose, right-wing Israeli nationalist, a rejectionist on the ...