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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... March 9 , that among the basic principles of the government's programme was ' friendship with all freedom - loving States , and in particular with the United States and the Soviet Union . On 10 March 1949 the Provisional Government gave ...
... March 9 , that among the basic principles of the government's programme was ' friendship with all freedom - loving States , and in particular with the United States and the Soviet Union . On 10 March 1949 the Provisional Government gave ...
Page 561
... March 18 it was announced that , in the three months since December 18- the day after the deportation of the Islamic ... March caused distress among Israelis of all political persuasions . On March 1 two civilians in their twenties ...
... March 18 it was announced that , in the three months since December 18- the day after the deportation of the Islamic ... March caused distress among Israelis of all political persuasions . On March 1 two civilians in their twenties ...
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... March 12 Yehoshua Freidberg , a twenty - four - year - old immigrant from Canada , was shot dead on the Tel Aviv to Jersualem highway . On the following day , at Khan Yunis , a woman driver , Simha Levy , who worked taking Palestinians ...
... March 12 Yehoshua Freidberg , a twenty - four - year - old immigrant from Canada , was shot dead on the Tel Aviv to Jersualem highway . On the following day , at Khan Yunis , a woman driver , Simha Levy , who worked taking Palestinians ...
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