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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... continued to grow , and was even accelerated , buoyed up by the Zionist vision , financed by the Jewish National Fund , and protected by Ha - Shomer . Jews from Russia , and also from Roumania - where persecution continued unabated ...
... continued to grow , and was even accelerated , buoyed up by the Zionist vision , financed by the Jewish National Fund , and protected by Ha - Shomer . Jews from Russia , and also from Roumania - where persecution continued unabated ...
Page 282
... continued in the street outside , the scene inside the debating chamber became chaotic , the Jerusalem Post reporting : The shouting of a mob not far off , the intermittent wail of police cars and ambulance sirens , sporadic explosions ...
... continued in the street outside , the scene inside the debating chamber became chaotic , the Jerusalem Post reporting : The shouting of a mob not far off , the intermittent wail of police cars and ambulance sirens , sporadic explosions ...
Page 458
... continued to bombard Israeli positions inside the ' fist ' . West of the Suez Canal , Israeli troops , commanded by General Sharon , pressed north of their bridgehead , reaching the Ismailia - Cairo road only a few miles south of ...
... continued to bombard Israeli positions inside the ' fist ' . West of the Suez Canal , Israeli troops , commanded by General Sharon , pressed north of their bridgehead , reaching the Ismailia - Cairo road only a few miles south of ...
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