Ilan Pappé
Born in 1954
socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk
History
Politics
Ilan Pappé is a prominent Israeli historian and political activist known for his critical stance on Israel's policies towards Palestinians.
As a professor at the University of Exeter, he directs the European Centre for Palestine Studies and co-directs the Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies.
Pappé is considered one of Israel's "New Historians" who have reexamined the founding of Israel and the Palestinian exodus of 1948.
His controversial work argues that the expulsion of Palestinians was a deliberate ethnic cleansing campaign.
Pappé's views have garnered both support and criticism from fellow historians, and have led to personal threats and condemnation within Israel, ultimately resulting in his relocation to the UK in 2008.
