Benny Morris

Benny Morris is an Israeli historian. He was a professor of history in the Middle East Studies department of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in the city of Beersheba, Israel. Morris was initially associated with the group of Israeli historians known as the "New Historians", a term he coined to describe himself and historians Avi Shlaim, Ilan Pappé and Simha Flapan.

Across 1 conversation, Benny Morris ranges across peace negotiations, Zionism, international law. Benny Morris claims that the 1948 Palestinian refugee crisis resulted from Arab aggression, not a Zionist expulsion policy. Mouin Rabbani argues that Zionism inherently included plans for Palestinian displacement, contradicting Morris's claims.

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