Israel: A HistoryDoubleday, 1998 - 750 pages "Israel is a small and relatively young country, but since the day of its creation more than half a century ago, its turbulent history has placed it at the center of the world stage. In this account, Martin Gilbert traces Israel's history from the struggles of its pioneers in the nineteenth century up to the present day."--BOOK JACKET. |
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... Arab people would also not come about overnight . Auni then asked Ben - Gurion whether the Jews would help the Arabs get rid of France and England . ' I answered that I had to speak frankly on this matter too , ' Ben - Gurion wrote ...
... Arab people would also not come about overnight . Auni then asked Ben - Gurion whether the Jews would help the Arabs get rid of France and England . ' I answered that I had to speak frankly on this matter too , ' Ben - Gurion wrote ...
Page 89
... Arabs did not want even the small Jewish areas of Palestine to be ruled by Jews . The plan collapsed , Arab attacks on the British were renewed , Arab attacks on Jews intensified , and Jewish reprisals on Arabs were instituted – against ...
... Arabs did not want even the small Jewish areas of Palestine to be ruled by Jews . The plan collapsed , Arab attacks on the British were renewed , Arab attacks on Jews intensified , and Jewish reprisals on Arabs were instituted – against ...
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... Arab village of Birya . This was successful . But when the main offensive began on May 6 , the Arab Liberation Army brought up artillery pieces that were able to shell the Jewish Quarter . British Army Headquarters in Haifa offered to ...
... Arab village of Birya . This was successful . But when the main offensive began on May 6 , the Arab Liberation Army brought up artillery pieces that were able to shell the Jewish Quarter . British Army Headquarters in Haifa offered to ...
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