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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... head of the Mossad , Iser Harel , insisted that this was not so , and that the threat was real . When he told Ben - Gurion the source of his information , Ben - Gurion was astounded . He had met the same man , the head of the German ...
... head of the Mossad , Iser Harel , insisted that this was not so , and that the threat was real . When he told Ben - Gurion the source of his information , Ben - Gurion was astounded . He had met the same man , the head of the German ...
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... head of the air force , Ezer Weizman - a leading Herut activist who was credited with being the architect of the Likud victory as head of Begin's electoral campaign - became Minister of Defence . In a political coup for Begin , Moshe ...
... head of the air force , Ezer Weizman - a leading Herut activist who was credited with being the architect of the Likud victory as head of Begin's electoral campaign - became Minister of Defence . In a political coup for Begin , Moshe ...
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... head of the Yeshiva , Rabbi Yitzhak Ginzburg , caused consternation when he told the court , ' The people of Israel must rise and declare in public that a Jew and a goy are not , God forbid , the same . Any trial that assumes that Jews ...
... head of the Yeshiva , Rabbi Yitzhak Ginzburg , caused consternation when he told the court , ' The people of Israel must rise and declare in public that a Jew and a goy are not , God forbid , the same . Any trial that assumes that Jews ...
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