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{{Short description|Israeli political scientist (born 1945)}}
'''Avraham Sela''' is a scholar on the [[Middle East]] and [[international relations]], currently the A. Ephraim and Shirley Diamond Professor of International Relations and a senior research fellow at the Harry S. Truman Institute, both at the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]].
'''Avraham Sela''' is an Israeli historian and scholar on the [[Middle East]] and [[international relations]].


He is the author of ''The Decline of the Arab Israeli Conflict: Middle East Politics and the Quest for Regional Order'' (1998) and co-author of ''The Palestinian Hamas: Vision, Violence and Adjustment'' (2000).
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==Education==
==Education and career==
Sela studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem gaining a BA in 1971, an MA in 1974 and a PhD in 1986.<!--in what subject?-->
Sela studied at the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]], gaining a BA in 1971, an MA in 1974 and a PhD in 1986.<!--in what subject?--> He currently serves as the A. Ephraim and Shirley Diamond Professor of International Relations and a senior research fellow at the Harry S. Truman Institute, both at the [[Hebrew University]].

He is the author of ''The Decline of the Arab Israeli Conflict: Middle East Politics and the Quest for Regional Order'' (1998) and co-author of ''The Palestinian Hamas: Vision, Violence and Adjustment'' (2000).


==Views==
==Views==
Sela is fairly critical of the writings of the [[New Historians]], particularly of [[Benny Morris]] and [[Avi Shlaim]].<ref>Avi Shliam, "The Debate about 1948" in Benny Morris (ed.), ''Making Israel'', 2007, ISBN 047203216X, pp. 135-138</ref>
Sela is critical of the writings of the [[New Historians]], particularly of [[Benny Morris]] and [[Avi Shlaim]].<ref>Avi Shlaim, "The Debate about 1948" in Benny Morris (ed.), ''Making Israel'', 2007, {{ISBN|0-472-03216-X}}, pp. 135-138</ref>


==Publications==
==Publications==
* Unity Within Conflict in the Inter-Arab System: The Arab Summit Conferences, 1964-1982 (Magnes Press, 1983) (Hebrew)
* Unity Within Conflict in the Inter-Arab System: The Arab Summit Conferences, 1964–1982 (Magnes Press, 1983) (Hebrew)
* The Palestinian Ba'ath: The Arab Ba'ath Socialist Party in the West Bank under Jordan (1948–1967) (Magnes Press, 1984) (Hebrew)
* The Palestinian Ba'ath: The Arab Ba'ath Socialist Party in the West Bank under Jordan (1948–1967) (Magnes Press, 1984) (Hebrew)
* The PLO and Israel: From Armed Struggle to Political Settlement (St. Martin's Press, 1997, editor)
* The PLO and Israel: From Armed Struggle to Political Settlement (St. Martin's Press, 1997, editor)
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== References ==
== References ==
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* Biography at the [http://ir.huji.ac.il/staff_short_bio_aa.htm Faculty Members page] of Hebrew University of Jerusalem International Relations department
* Biography at the [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721133634/http://ir.huji.ac.il/staff_short_bio_aa.htm Faculty Members page] of Hebrew University of Jerusalem International Relations department

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Latest revision as of 18:35, 15 September 2024

Avraham Sela is an Israeli historian and scholar on the Middle East and international relations.

Education and career

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Sela studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, gaining a BA in 1971, an MA in 1974 and a PhD in 1986. He currently serves as the A. Ephraim and Shirley Diamond Professor of International Relations and a senior research fellow at the Harry S. Truman Institute, both at the Hebrew University.

He is the author of The Decline of the Arab Israeli Conflict: Middle East Politics and the Quest for Regional Order (1998) and co-author of The Palestinian Hamas: Vision, Violence and Adjustment (2000).

Views

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Sela is critical of the writings of the New Historians, particularly of Benny Morris and Avi Shlaim.[1]

Publications

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  • Unity Within Conflict in the Inter-Arab System: The Arab Summit Conferences, 1964–1982 (Magnes Press, 1983) (Hebrew)
  • The Palestinian Ba'ath: The Arab Ba'ath Socialist Party in the West Bank under Jordan (1948–1967) (Magnes Press, 1984) (Hebrew)
  • The PLO and Israel: From Armed Struggle to Political Settlement (St. Martin's Press, 1997, editor)
  • The Decline of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: Middle East Politics and the Quest for Regional Order (SUNY Press, 1998)
  • The Palestinian Hamas: Vision, Violence and Coexistence (New York: Columbia University Press, 2000), 2nd Edition (Columbia University Press, 2006),
  • The Continuum Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East (Continuum, 2002).

References

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  1. ^ Avi Shlaim, "The Debate about 1948" in Benny Morris (ed.), Making Israel, 2007, ISBN 0-472-03216-X, pp. 135-138
  • Biography at the Faculty Members page of Hebrew University of Jerusalem International Relations department