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 118
... authorities in the prevention of terrorist acts and in the eradication of the terrorist organization ' . There then began what was known as the ' saison ' : the period during which the Jewish Agency handed over 700 Irgun names to the ...
... authorities in the prevention of terrorist acts and in the eradication of the terrorist organization ' . There then began what was known as the ' saison ' : the period during which the Jewish Agency handed over 700 Irgun names to the ...
Page 539
... authorities to prevent excesses by the troops sent to the West Bank . In May , a group of Israeli soldiers were reprimanded for desecrating a Koran by using pages from it as toilet paper while occupying a school building . Orders were ...
... authorities to prevent excesses by the troops sent to the West Bank . In May , a group of Israeli soldiers were reprimanded for desecrating a Koran by using pages from it as toilet paper while occupying a school building . Orders were ...
Page 598
... authorities , who would be responsible for both security and civil - related matters , as in the other Palestinian ... authorities would retain responsibility for security and public order , and for all matters related to the Israeli ...
... authorities , who would be responsible for both security and civil - related matters , as in the other Palestinian ... authorities would retain responsibility for security and public order , and for all matters related to the Israeli ...
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