Current sectionIsrael NewsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAvi Shlaim. "Young Arabs and Muslims thank me for speaking on their behalf." Credit: Charlie Bibby/The Financial Times LtdFrom Oxford University, Shlaim argues Hamas embodies Palestinian resistance, and finds himself drifting even from his most radical colleaguesSeptember 25, 2025Six months after the October 7 attack, a video appeared online that angered many viewers. The man featured in it was Jewish-Israeli historian Prof. Avi Shlaim of Oxford University. At first glance, he looks like a kindly British grandfather, with a mane of white hair and a slow, gentle way of speaking. But his words were far from pleasant to Israeli ears.In the NewsIran Accuses UAE of Direct Role in Attacks Against It at BRICS MeetingIsraeli AG Suspends Witness Harassment Case Against Netanyahu AidesIsraeli Soldier Killed by Mortar Fire in Southern Lebanon, IDF SaysWhy Israeli Music Icon David Broza Still Believes in the Power of Art'All the Wars Made Me Want to Escape. It's Not Weakness, It's Survival'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump Statue'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'Trump Collides With Reality in Latest Iran Standoff