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The Campus Intifada Is a Golden Opportunity for Those Who Study Israel Seriously
By Avi ShilonThe spotlight on Israel should be seen as a chance to explain the country to those who misunderstand it.
Avi Shilon
Avi Shilon, a historian and political scientist, is the author of Menachem Begin: A Life (2012), Ben-Gurion: His Later Years in the Political Wilderness (2016), and, most recently, The Left Wing’s Sorrow: Yossi Beilin and the Decline of the Peace Camp (Hebrew, 2017). He teaches at Tel-Hai College and Columbia.
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Jabotinsky in Full
By Avi ShilonDespite his many paradoxes, it is possible to fit the Zionist leader's positions into a single, comprehensive worldview. In fact, to read him faithfully, it's necessary.
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The Jabotinsky Paradox
By Avi ShilonHow could the man who at one point openly scorned religion also be the forefather of the political coalition that ensured for it a key place in Israeli life?
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Was Menachem Begin a Founder of Israel?
By Martin Kramer, Rabbi Meir Soloveichik, Avi Shilon, Jonathan SilverIsrael's sixth prime minister was a leader of consequence and achievement. But how does he relate to Israel's origins?
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Ben-Gurion’s Pragmatic Approach to Borders
By Avi ShilonThe sanctification of specific borders as an ultimate goal was, to Ben-Gurion, a political mistake, a denial of their malleability in response to historical events.
