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Israeli Historian Moves to Britain Citing Threats

HeadlineApr 06, 2007

A prominent Israeli historian has announced he is moving to Britain because he has found it increasingly difficult to keep living in Israel. Ilan Pappe is a senior lecturer at the University of Haifa and a vocal critic of Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians. Pappe says he receives threatening phones call every day and that there have been attempts to expel him from the university. In Britain, Pappe will teach at Exeter University.

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