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New Historians are a loosely-defined group of Israeli historians who have declared as their goal the reexamination of the history of Israel and Zionism .1They are sometimes referred to as Post-Zionists . Leading scholars in this school include Benny Morris , Ilan Pappé , and Avi Shlaim . They base their research on Israeli government documents that have become public since the late 1980s . Much of their work has been accepted by the Israeli public; other Israeli historians criticise their conclusions and methodology. The New Historians' publications include a variety of views. Generally, though, they present the Zionist movement as aimed in such a way that Jewish statehood could only be possible through the displacement of at least some Palestinian Arabs. (The countervailing, traditional Israeli view is that that displacement was neither necessary for Israel's establishment nor desired by those establishing it.) According to the New Historians, Israel therefore has its own share of responsibility for the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Palestinian plight. In particular, they claim that at least a portion of the Palestinian refugees were driven away from their homes, rather than fleeing of their own choice, as previously claimed. The writings of the New Historians have come under repeated criticism, both from historians who support a more traditional Zionist historiography and from Arab or pro-Arab writers who accuse them of whitewashing the truth about Zionist misbehavior. Early in 2002, the most famous of the new historians, Benny Morris, publicly reversed some of his personal political positions [ Morris, 2002 ], though he has not withdrawn any of his historical writings. Anita Shapira offers the following criticism: One of the more serious charges raised against the "new historians" concerned their sparse use of Arab sources. In a preemptive move, [Avi] Shlaim states at the outset of his new book that his focus is on Israeli politics and the Israeli role in relations with the Arab world--and thus he has no need of Arab documents. [Benny] Morris claims that he is able to extrapolate the Arab positions from the Israeli documentation. Both authors make only meager use of original Arab sources, and most such references cited are in English translation...To write the history of relations between Israel and the Arab world almost exclusively on the basis of Israeli documentation results in obvious distortions. Every Israeli contingency plan, every flicker of a far-fetched idea expressed by David Ben-Gurion and other Israeli planners, finds its way into history as conclusive evidence for the Zionist state's plans for expansion. What we know about Nasser's schemes regarding Israel, by contrast, derives solely from secondary and tertiary sources. [ Shapira, 1999 ] Nevertheless, Shapira's judgement of Morris' work is that "In most instances, the result is quite balanced.".2
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The New Historians ( , HaHistorionim HaHadashim ) are a loosely-defined group of Israeli historians who have challenged traditional assumptions about Israeli history, including its role in the Palestinian Exodus in 1948 and Arab willingness to discuss peace.The term was coined in 1988 by one of the leading New Historians, Benny Morris .Much of the primary source material used by the group comes from declassified Israeli government papers, in part because Arab institutions' archives are not available.Morris, Ilan Pappé , Avi Shlaim , Tom Segev , Hillel Cohen and (retrospectively) Simha Flapan are counted among them.Many of their conclusions have been incorporated into the political ideology of post-Zionists .The political views of the group vary, as do the periods of Israeli history in which they specialize.
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The New Historians ( , HaHistoryonim HaHadashim ) are a loosely-defined group of Israeli historians who have challenged traditional versions of Israeli history, including Israel's role in the Palestinian Exodus in 1948 and Arab willingness to discuss peace.The term was coined in 1988 by Benny Morris , one of the leading New Historians.According to Ethan Bronner of The New York Times , the New Historians have sought to advance the peace process in the region.Much of the primary source material used by the group comes from Israeli government papers that were newly available as a result of being declassified thirty years after the founding of Israel.Benny Morris , Ilan Pappé , Avi Shlaim , Tom Segev , Hillel Cohen , Baruch Kimmerling and (retrospectively) Simha Flapan are counted among the "new historians." Initially dismissed by the public, the New Historians eventually gained legitimacy in Israel in 1990s. Some of their conclusions have been incorporated into the political ideology of post-Zionists . The political views of the individual historians vary, as do the periods of Israeli history in which they specialize.
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The New Historians ( , HaHistoryonim HaChadashim ) are a loosely defined group of Israeli historians who have challenged traditional versions of Israeli history, including Israel's role in the Palestinian Exodus in 1948 and Arab willingness to discuss peace. The term was coined in 1988 by Benny Morris , one of the leading New Historians. According to Ethan Bronner of The New York Times , the New Historians have sought to advance the peace process in the region. Much of the primary source material used by the group comes from Israeli government papers that were newly available as a result of being declassified thirty years after the founding of Israel. The perception of a new historiographical current emerged with the publications of four scholars in the 1980s: Benny Morris , Ilan Pappé , Avi Shlaim and Simha Flapan .Subsequently, many other historians and historical sociologists, among them Tom Segev , Hillel Cohen , Baruch Kimmerling , Joel Migdal , Idit Zertal and Shlomo Sand have been identified with the movement. Initially dismissed by the public, the New Historians eventually gained legitimacy in Israel in the 1990s. Some of their conclusions have been incorporated into the political ideology of post-Zionists . The political views of the individual historians vary, as do the periods of Israeli history in which they specialize.
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Israeli historians who have challenged traditional versions of Israeli history Not to be confused with New historicism . The New Historians ( , HaHistoryonim HaChadashim ) are a loosely defined group of Israeli historians who have challenged traditional versions of Israeli history, including Israel's role in the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight and Arab willingness to discuss peace. The term was coined in 1988 by Benny Morris , one of the leading New Historians. According to Ethan Bronner of The New York Times , the New Historians have sought to advance the peace process in the region. Much of the primary source material used by the group comes from Israeli government papers that were newly available as a result of being declassified thirty years after the founding of Israel. The perception of a new historiographical current emerged with the publications of four scholars in the 1980s: Benny Morris , Ilan Pappé , Avi Shlaim and Simha Flapan . Subsequently, many other historians and historical sociologists, among them Tom Segev , Hillel Cohen , Baruch Kimmerling , Joel Migdal , Idith Zertal and Shlomo Sand have been identified with the movement. Initially dismissed by the public, the New Historians eventually gained legitimacy in Israel in the 1990s. Some of their conclusions have been incorporated into the political ideology of post-Zionists .
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Israeli historians who have challenged traditional versions of Israeli history Not to be confused with New historicism . The New Historians are a loosely defined group of Israeli historians who have challenged traditional versions of Israeli history and played a critical role in refuting some of what critics of Israel consider Israel's foundational myths , including Israel's role in the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight and Arab willingness to discuss peace. The term was coined in 1988 by Benny Morris , one of the leading New Historians. According to Ethan Bronner of The New York Times , the New Historians have sought to advance the peace process in the region. Much of the primary source material used by the group comes from Israeli government papers that were newly available as a result of being declassified thirty years after the founding of Israel. The perception of a new historiographical current emerged with the publications of four scholars in the 1980s: Benny Morris , Ilan Pappé , Avi Shlaim and Simha Flapan . Subsequently, many other historians and historical sociologists, among them Tom Segev , Hillel Cohen , Baruch Kimmerling , Joel Migdal , Idith Zertal and Shlomo Sand have been identified with the movement. Initially dismissed by the public, the New Historians gained legitimacy in Israel in the 1990s. Some of their conclusions have been incorporated into the political ideology of post-Zionists . While influential in Western academia, the 'new history' narrative and post-Zionism have remained marginalized in Israel.There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).The important work of such scholars, dubbed the post-Zionists or the "new historians," played a critical role in debunking some of the state's foundational myths among Israelis Bronner, Ethan."[...] although the terms of the debate in Western academia have been altered under the impact of this development, both the ‘new history’ narrative and ‘Post-Zionism’ have remained marginal in Israel." "[...] the actual impact of the post-colonial discourse on Israeli settler-colonial society has been marginal.Their critical success coming mostly outside Israel, the ‘new historians’ have not, as their supporters in the West claim, substantially changed the terms of political debate inside Israel or challenged the fundamental nature of Zionist settler colonialism in Palestine."
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