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 74
... four million Jews in addition to an Arab community of two million . The goal of the Arab people was independence , and the unity of all Arab countries . If the Arabs agreed to our return to our land , we would help them with our ...
... four million Jews in addition to an Arab community of two million . The goal of the Arab people was independence , and the unity of all Arab countries . If the Arabs agreed to our return to our land , we would help them with our ...
Page 247
... four British fighters from their base in the Canal Zone flew over the Israeli - Egyptian border to make sure that the Israelis had indeed withdrawn from Sinai . Flying above Rafa , and then inland , they were thought by Israeli ...
... four British fighters from their base in the Canal Zone flew over the Israeli - Egyptian border to make sure that the Israelis had indeed withdrawn from Sinai . Flying above Rafa , and then inland , they were thought by Israeli ...
Page 334
... four hours , everything depends on the air force . ' It would take at least twenty - four hours before Israel could get enough troops to its Sinai border to halt an Egyptian attack . In a state of near panic , more than a hundred ...
... four hours , everything depends on the air force . ' It would take at least twenty - four hours before Israel could get enough troops to its Sinai border to halt an Egyptian attack . In a state of near panic , more than a hundred ...
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