In an interview on Democracy Now!, Dr. Ben-Ami described how his perspective differs from that of the New Historians:"[T]he justification for the creation of a Jewish state, however tough the conditions and however immoral the consequences were for the Palestinians. You see, it is there that I tend to differ from the interpretation of the new historians. They have made an incredible contribution, a very, very important contribution to our understanding of the origins of the state of Israel, but at the same time, my view is that this is how—unfortunately, tragically, sadly—nations were born throughout history."He goes on to describe his perspective on the goal of the peace process and it's outcome:"And our role, the role of this generation—this is why I came into politics and why I try to make my very modest contribution to the peace process—is that we need to bring an end to this injustice that has been done to the Palestinians.