Author Avi Shlaim discusses the Israel-Palestine conflict , one of the most bitter, violent, prolonged and intractable conflicts of our time. Illuminating the fractured history and future prospects for peace in the region, Avi provides the essential history behind the Gaza flotilla attack and the conviction of Saber Kushour for ‘rape by deception.’ Shlaim’s sensitive and acute rendering of history takes as a central concern the understanding of the existential conflict between two distinct national narratives that runs alongside the political conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

Praise for Israel and Palestine (Publication: October 2010)
“Avi Shlaim… writes about the Middle East with exceptional wisdom and insight…” - Max Hastings,
Sunday Times

“Avi Shlaim’s essays on Israel and Palestine ought to be on Barack Obama’s reading list” - Ian Black, Guardian

“Wonderful… not often today do we find historians who are this honest and this bleak and this able to express truth so simply.” - Robert Fisk, Independent

“Avi Shlaim is the sort of historian every country needs. An exposer of national myths, the supreme
scholar of Arab-Israeli negotiations.” - Philip Mansel, Spectator

“Valuable… provides even the hardened student with some new perspectives.” - Economist

“One of the best and most illuminating accounts of Arab-Israeli relations in years.” - Foreign Affairs

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Born to Jewish parents in Baghdad, Shlaim’s family moved to Israel when he was a young boy. He moved to England to complete his schooling at the age of 16 but returned to serve in the Israeli Defense Forces. He is now based at Oxford where he is a Professor of International Relations. Avi is a fellow of St. Antony’s College and was elected fellow of the British Academy in 2006. His books include the Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace; War and Peace in the Middle East: A Concise History; and The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World.

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Author Event
Avi Shlaim
Wed, 20 Oct, 7pm

Entrance Fee: £5
Concession: £3**
** Students, retirees and unemployed
Note: Entrance fee includes a glass of wine and ticket is redeemable for a £2 off purchase of the author's book