Avi Shlaim (born October 31, 1945 in Baghdad) is an Israeli-British dual citizen and historian and identifies ethnically as an Iraqi Jew. He is considered a key member of a group of Israeli scholars known as the New Historians who put forward revised interpretations of the history of Zionism and Israel. He is a regular contributor to "The Guardian" newspaper. Wikipedia
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