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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... defence organization , and in the Histadrut founding conference in December 1920 this was organized on a countrywide basis . The Histadrut would be responsible for all guard and defence duties , for which purpose a Haganah ( Defence ) ...
... defence organization , and in the Histadrut founding conference in December 1920 this was organized on a countrywide basis . The Histadrut would be responsible for all guard and defence duties , for which purpose a Haganah ( Defence ) ...
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... Defence Forces three weeks earlier . He wanted no separate or factional armies , and was determined that the Israel Defence Forces would alone carry arms , and defend the State . He also feared that Menachem Begin , the Irgun commander ...
... Defence Forces three weeks earlier . He wanted no separate or factional armies , and was determined that the Israel Defence Forces would alone carry arms , and defend the State . He also feared that Menachem Begin , the Irgun commander ...
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... ( Defence ) : Jewish defence force ; absorbed into Israel Defence Forces in 1948 . Hakibbutz Hadati : cooperative organization founded in 1935 . halutzim ( pioneers ) : Jews trained in Europe and the Americas and elsewhere , mostly in ...
... ( Defence ) : Jewish defence force ; absorbed into Israel Defence Forces in 1948 . Hakibbutz Hadati : cooperative organization founded in 1935 . halutzim ( pioneers ) : Jews trained in Europe and the Americas and elsewhere , mostly in ...
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