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Philip Spencer is Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Kingston University, England, where he founded and directed the Helen Bamber Centre for the Study of Rights, Conflict and Mass Violence. His latest book is Genocide since 1945 (Routledge, 2012).

Philip Spencer's articles

Remembering Robert Fine

By Philip Spencer
 The late writings of Robert Fine, who died in 2018, can help us understand the manifold connections between... Read more > April 2020

Book Review | The End of Jewish Modernity

By Philip Spencer
 This is a sadly disappointing book. At one level, it is yet another example of a widespread failure... Read more > Autumn 2017

Book Review | The Left’s Jewish Problem: Jeremy Corbyn, Israel and Anti-Semitism

By Philip Spencer
 To say this is a timely book is something of an understatement. Over the past few months, evidence... Read more > Autumn 2016

Book Review | Global Palestine

By Philip Spencer
 The central argument of this book is that the question of Palestine is fundamentally a global question, indeed... Read more > Winter 2013

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Our Voice of the Fortnight is the Middle East Institute's Ross Harrison, Paul Salem, and Randa Slim reflecting on 9/11’s impact on US policy in the Middle East over the past 20 years and how its legacy has been viewed by the region.

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Prime Minister Levi Eshkol pins the NCO insignia on a newly graduated GADNA cadet during a passing out parade, 1 August 1996. GADNA is an Israeli military programme that prepares young people for military service in the Israel Defense Forces. Photo by the Israel National Photo Collection Archive.

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