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David Elitzer

Research Assistant, Alfred Landecker Programme, Oxford University

David Elitzer specializes in the study of state violence, cultural heritage destruction, and democratic backsliding. A Marshall Scholar with graduate degrees from the University of Cambridge and University College London, he is a research assistant with the Alfred Landecker Programme at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government.
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The Pentagon Is Funding the Destruction of Cultural Heritage

Construction of Trump’s border wall is undermining not just sacred sites but the rule of law itself.

  • David Elitzer
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Trump’s Threat to Bomb Iran's Cultural Sites Isn’t Just About Art

Throughout history, the destruction of culturally important sites has gone hand-in-hand with violence against civilians.

  • David Elitzer