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Kept secret from “The Crown”?

On March 1, 2018September 19, 2026 By Martin Kramer

How true is the Netflix series "The Crown" on the Suez cover-up?

The fantasy of an international Jerusalem

On December 28, 2017June 28, 2020 By Martin Kramer

In 1917, there was a plan to internationalize Jerusalem. What went wrong?

Sykes-Picot and the Zionists

On May 22, 2016July 9, 2020 By Martin Kramer

The Arabs have a gripe with Sykes-Picot. In 1917, so did the Zionists.

Special Relationships

On December 3, 2013June 29, 2020 By Martin Kramer

John Kerry always talks about the “special relationship”—between the United States and Britain. Between the United States and Israel? Never a mention. Even in the lip service department, the Obama administration has downgraded Israel.

Miss Lambton’s advice

On August 20, 2008June 29, 2020 By Martin Kramer

Ann (Nancy) K.S. Lambton, the distinguished British historian of medieval and modern Iran, died on July 19 at the age of 96. Her obituaries tell some of her remarkable story as a pioneering scholar and a formidable personality. They are also interesting for what they omit, regarding her role in the idea of removing Mohammad …

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Martin Kramer

I am a historian of the Middle East at Tel Aviv University, and research it at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

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