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Avi Shilon


Avi Shilon, a historian and political scientist, is the author of Menachem Begin: A Life (2012), Ben-Gurion: His Later Years in the Political Wilderness (2016), and, most recently, The Left Wing’s Sorrow: Yossi Beilin and the Decline of the Peace Camp (Hebrew, 2017). He teaches at NYU’s Tel Aviv campus and Ben-Gurion University, and contributes op-ed pieces to Haaretz.

Latest Content

  1. Response ·

    Jabotinsky in Full

    By Avi Shilon

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Jabotinsky in Full
  2. Monthly Essay ·

    The Jabotinsky Paradox

    By Avi Shilon

    How could the man who at one point openly scorned religion also be the forefather of the political coalition that ensured for it a key place in Israeli life?

    The Jabotinsky Paradox
  3. Observation ·

    Was Menachem Begin a Founder of Israel?

    By Martin Kramer, Rabbi Meir Soloveichik, Avi Shilon, Jonathan Silver

    Israel's sixth prime minister was a leader of consequence and achievement. But how does he relate to Israel's origins?

    Was Menachem Begin a Founder of Israel?
  4. Response ·

    Ben-Gurion’s Pragmatic Approach to Borders

    By Avi Shilon

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Ben-Gurion’s Pragmatic Approach to Borders