Benny Morris

News and commentary about Benny Morris from the archives of Jewish Literary Review.

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Posted on June 16, 2008 by Steve Pollak

Benny Morris’ “1948: The First Arab-Israeli War”

The Yishuv suffered about 6,000 dead in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and historian Benny Morris appears to have attempted to account for every last one of them in his new book, 1948: The First Arab-Israeli War. Arab casualty figures are … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 4, 2008 by Steve Pollak

Two reviews of Benny Morris' new book

On the eve of Israel's 60th anniversary, Benny Morris' new book, “1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War,” is receiving a lot of attention. First, writing in the Sunday New York Times Books Section, David Margolick, a contributing editor … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 8, 2008 by Steve Pollak

Schedule announced for Jewish Book Week 2008

Even though I write in English, this blog gets very few visitors from England. In fact, in the five or so months I’ve been posting regularly, I’ve received fewer than 100 visits from United Kingdom (according to my Google Analytics … Continue reading →

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