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Iranian Escalation May Work to Israel’s Benefit, but Its Strategic Dilemma Remains
The regional war has already begun.
Benny Morris
Benny Morris is a visiting professor in Israel studies at Georgetown University and the author of, among other books, 1948: A History of the First Arab–Israeli War (Yale, 2008).
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Why Israel Must Go into Rafah
And ignore bad advice from Washington.
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The “New York Times” Finds New Ways to Distort the History of the Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Six professors, but only two opinions.
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The Road to Israeli Victory Runs Through Tehran
Attacks on targets inside Iran are long overdue.
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An Anti-Zionist Historian’s Memoir Rests on a Fantastical Portrait of Jewish Iraq
“By the waters of Zion, there we sat down, and there we wept, when we remembered Babylon.”
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A New Israeli Film Purports to Expose the Story of a Massacre That Never Happened
Anti-Israel propaganda, coming to a JCC near you.
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Rashid Khalidi’s New History of the Israel-Palestinian Conflict Opts for Lies and Distortions over Dispassionate Examination
“Another somewhat turgid recitation of the traditional Palestinian narrative.”
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Ben-Gurion’s Fight over Israel’s Military Was Not Just about Its Preparedness
By Benny MorrisMartin Kramer’s new essay in Mosaic is the most recent installment in a series by him reconsidering the events surrounding Israel’s declaration of independence in May 1948. As with its predecessor...
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Only a Clear Message to Iran Can Restore Israel’s Deterrence
The IDF should be prepared to bring the fight to the Islamic Republic.
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How David Ben-Gurion Felt about the Size of the “Tablecloth”
By Benny MorrisI have no bones to pick with Martin Kramer’s essay, “ The May 1948 Vote that Made Israel .” He probably has it right: in the People’s Administration meeting on May 12, there was in fact no vote on whe...
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The Forgotten Diplomat Who Helped Lay the Groundwork for Israel’s Special Relationship with the U.S.
James McDonald, the first American ambassador to Israel.
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The UN Partition Vote in November 1947 Was Important, but Not Crucial
By Benny MorrisIn “ Who Saved Israel in 1947? ” Martin Kramer has usefully complicated the Truman-to-the rescue narrative that is favored in many circles by reintroducing both the key role played by the Soviet Union...
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Is Objective Middle East Scholarship Possible?
Fighting the war on error, and refuting Ari Shavit.
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Zionism’s “Black Boxes”
By Benny MorrisTo begin with, here are the generally undisputed facts of, to borrow Martin Kramer’s title in Mosaic , “ What Happened at Lydda ”: On July 11, 1948, as part of the Israel Defense Forces’ “Operation...
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Athens or Sparta?
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