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Ilan Pappe

Ilan Pappe is professor of Middle East history at the University of Exeter.

Times of Struggle and Cultural Liberation—A Conversation with Elias Khoury — Elias Khoury. Originally posted on Facebook by the Lebanese publishing house Dar Al Adab in 2013. Photographer unknown.Palestine in a World on Fire, co-edited by Katherine Natanel and Ilan Pappé.Gate of the Sun by Elias Khoury.Children of the Ghetto, My Name is Adam, by Elias Khoury.

Current Analysis

Times of Struggle and Cultural Liberation—A Conversation with Elias Khoury

An Excerpt from 'Palestine in a World on Fire' in light of Elias Khoury's passing.

Elias Khoury, Ilan Pappe • 20 min read

MER Article

Donning the Uniform

In his book The Making of Israeli Militarism, Uri Ben Eliezer described Israel as a nation-in-arms—the Jewish collective identity in Palestine was constructed mainly through the militarization of the society. The Zionist leadership used the army as the principal agent of development and integration.

Ilan Pappe • 12 min read

MER Article

Fifty Years Through the Eyes of "New Historians" in Israel

Since the 1980s, professional Israeli scholars have been challenging the official Israeli version of the origins of Zionism and the birth of Israel. The “new historians” view of the past is much closer to the Palestinian historical narrative than to the Zionist one. Their criticisms also correspond to demands and

Ilan Pappe • 9 min read