In a recent debate moderated by Lex Fridman, a nullity seated beside Professor Benny Morris expounded on the nuances of the Genocide Convention: “I think it’s called dolus specialis, it’s the most important part of genocide, which is proving it is a highly special intent to commit genocide.” This writer innocuously and uncontroversially interjected: “That’s […]

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In a recent debate moderated by Lex Fridman, I challenged Professor Benny Morris to answer my detailed book chapter on his scholarship (“History by Subtraction,” in my book Knowing Too Much). The point at issue was simple and straightforward: Morris has repudiated his original historical conclusions without demonstrating why his old evidence was wrong or […]

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