Benny Morris is an Israeli historian and the author, most recently, of Sidney Reilly: Master Spy (Yale 2022).
A new collection of essays, published just before October 7th, captures the complexity of the current war
In ‘Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew,’ his autobiography-cum-history of Iraqi Jewry, historian Avi Shlaim’s life unfolds like a fairy tale
How the national trauma of Kfar Etzion helped bring Israeli Yeshiva boys to the West Bank
One of Israel’s legendary military commanders and most influential politicians leaves a legacy that was nearly great
Israel’s new coalition echoes the unity government that came together on the eve of the Six Day War
The prospects for a Palestinian state have rarely been more grim
Israeli President Shimon Peres reflects on his mentor, his peace partner, and whether the State of Israel will survive
A new book offers a history of Jewish terrorism in Israel from the Maccabees to the present
