Ilan Pappe is an Israeli historian and socialist activist. He is a professor with the College of Social Sciences and International Studies at the University of Exeter, director of the university's European Centre for Palestine Studies, and co-director of the Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies. He writes for, among others, the Guardian and the London Review of Books.
Israel's bravest, most principled, most incisive historian. --John Pilger An essential read for anyone trying to understand the politics and history of the Middle East. -- Frontline Along with Edward Said, Ilan Pappe is the most eloquent writer of Palestinian history. -- New Statesman