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Acclaimed British historian Tony Judt dies aged 62

The British historian and intellectual Tony Judt has died aged 62.

The London-born author and academic died from complications associated with motor neurone disease at his home in New York.

As Professor of European studies at New York University he courted controversy with his views on Israel and the conflict with the Palestinians.

He suggested Israel should accept Arabs as equal citizens in a secular state....
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