David Newman
Originally from the UK, Newman immigrated to Israel in 1982 and has been with Ben-Gurion University since 1987, first as a faculty member in the Department of Geography and later (from 1997) as the founder and first chairperson of the Department of Politics and Government. His degrees are from the University of London and the University of Durham, both in the UK.
Since 1998, Newman has been the chief editor of The International Journal, Geopolitics, a quarterly academic peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis. Newman teaches political geography. His research and publications focus on the territorial dimensions of ethnic conflict and the contemporary significance and functions of borders.
In recent years he has also been involved in the public debate concerning the role of politics in science and the nature of academic freedom. He has been involved in peace-related activities for the past 30 years. In 2013 he was awarded the OBE for his work in promoting scientific relations between Israel and the UK.
Borderline Views: Livingstone, the Labor Party and Holocaust remembrance
BORDERLINE VIEWS: Highway 6 comes to the South
Borderline Views: European football or peace? It’s not even a question
Borderline Views: Israel between East and West
It was nothing if not colonial, depicting the strong Eurocentrism of world power at that time.
Borderline Views: No business like BDS business
It is a bipartisan problem, and should be seen as such if it is to be addressed properly in the coming years.
Borderline Views: The UK Labour Party is betraying its values
As the issues of Israel, Islamic fundamentalism and anti-Semitism become increasingly intertwined, the borders between them are becoming all the more blurred.
Borderline Views: Seeking alternatives to the two-state solution
Is it possible to envisage some form of power sharing between two peoples, one within each maintains its own national status?
Borderline Views: JNF Canada’s boycott of Ahinoam Nini
In the same week that the Canadian government passed a motion in Parliament making BDS illegal, on the basis of discrimination, the Canadian branch of JNF put an anti-Israel boycott into practice.
Borderline Views: Britain and the EU referendum
Whether Cameron would have called a referendum had he not left Brussels with an agreement is another matter altogether.
BORDERLINE VIEWS: Diplomatic visits: A dose of Middle East reality
As though people still believe that resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict constitutes the magic panacea which will bring everything else into place.
Borderline Views: Im Tirtzu, rightist NGOs cause damage to Israel's image
Be proud and stand up for Israel. Don’t retreat or be afraid when Israel is increasingly being delegitimized. But don’t do it in such a way which causes even greater damage to Israel’s democracy.
Borderline views: The Antiquities Authority’s campaign against pluralism at the Western Wall
Just as the environmentalists may not like turning to the defense establishment for assistance, so we would assume the archaeologists do not like serving the interests of the Orthodox establishment.
Borderline Views: Toward a new Middle East
We assume that any return of political stability will mean the eventual defeat of Islamic State (IS) and the return of political control to the previous local powers.