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Ian Black was Middle East editor of theGuardian until 2016. He has covered major events in the Middle East, from the Iran-Iraq War to the Palestinian Intifadas and the Arab Spring. He is the author ofZionism and the Arabs, 1936-1939 andIsrael's Secret Wars (with Benny Morris), and appears regularly on BBC TV and radio, Sky News and Al-Jazeera.
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