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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Page 71
... German Jews began to reach Palestine in ever - growing numbers . The pattern of immigration , dominated for the previous ten years by Jews from Poland , changed dramatically . Not only was emigration from Germany encouraged by the new ...
... German Jews began to reach Palestine in ever - growing numbers . The pattern of immigration , dominated for the previous ten years by Jews from Poland , changed dramatically . Not only was emigration from Germany encouraged by the new ...
Page 279
... Germany had discussed an agreement whereby the German Federal Republic ( West Germany ) would pay reparations to Israel , for the persecution of the Jews by Germany during the Second World War . The agreement had been principally ...
... Germany had discussed an agreement whereby the German Federal Republic ( West Germany ) would pay reparations to Israel , for the persecution of the Jews by Germany during the Second World War . The agreement had been principally ...
Page 283
... Germany . ' Some things are dearer than life , ' Begin declared . ' Some things are worse than death . We are willing to leave our families , and die . People went to the barricades for lesser things . I know we will be dragged to ...
... Germany . ' Some things are dearer than life , ' Begin declared . ' Some things are worse than death . We are willing to leave our families , and die . People went to the barricades for lesser things . I know we will be dragged to ...
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