Ian Black
British journalist and author
Ian Black was a British journalist and author who wrote about international politics, and who spent many years at the Guardian as a Middle East specialist.
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British Born 1953 Died 2023
About Ian Black
Ian Black (1953 to 2023) was a British journalist and author whose work centered on international political affairs. His career at the Guardian included posts as Middle East editor, diplomatic editor and Jerusalem correspondent. His 2017 book Enemies and Neighbors covers the history of Arabs and Jews in Palestine and Israel from 1917 to 2017. Reviewers noted how balanced it was, and he was widely seen as skilled at covering the Arab-Israeli conflict without taking sides.