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Two historians from this country argued events such as the Armenian and Assyrian genocides should be understood as a single thirty-year genocide of Christians in the former Ottoman Empire. This country’s Alexandroni Brigade sued the author of a Masters thesis alleging a massacre in Tantura. (15[1])A lawyer’s book about this country was attacked on Democracy Now by a man later denied tenure at Depaul for plagiarizing Joan Peters’ From Time Immemorial. A group of historians who challenged the (*) voluntary nature of an event concerning this country’s founding became its “New Historians,” (10[1])a term coined by Benny Morris. Those historians have argued that Plan Dalet (10[1])deliberately resulted in the Nakba (10[2])under this country’s first leader, David Ben-Gurion. For 10 points, name this country whose historians have analyzed the expulsion of the Palestinians. ■END■

ANSWER: Israel [or State of Israel; or Medīnat Yīsrā’ēl; or Dawlat Isrā’īl]
<Emmett Laurie, Other History>
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Matt Bliss10 Negs that Shook the QuizFour Neg Omelette4415
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Ethan WebbYes, ModeratorTabearnacle10810
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2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y6100%33%17%96.33
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