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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... land should be bought . There could be no such thing as overcharging for land , Ussishkin argued . ' The cost of land in Palestine would increase from year to year ; while what was not redeemed today could quite possibly never again be ...
... land should be bought . There could be no such thing as overcharging for land , Ussishkin argued . ' The cost of land in Palestine would increase from year to year ; while what was not redeemed today could quite possibly never again be ...
Page 256
... Land ( 1949 ) , the Absentees Property Law ( 1950 ) and the Land Acquisition Law ( 1953 ) . Within a decade of its passage , this last law was to transfer to Jewish ownership and cultivation between 3,200 square kilometres ( the Israeli ...
... Land ( 1949 ) , the Absentees Property Law ( 1950 ) and the Land Acquisition Law ( 1953 ) . Within a decade of its passage , this last law was to transfer to Jewish ownership and cultivation between 3,200 square kilometres ( the Israeli ...
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... land purchase in Palestine . Established prior to the First World War . Jewish National Council of Palestine Jews ( Va'ad Leumi ) : the main administrative body of Palestinian Jewry under the Mandate ; also known as the General Council ...
... land purchase in Palestine . Established prior to the First World War . Jewish National Council of Palestine Jews ( Va'ad Leumi ) : the main administrative body of Palestinian Jewry under the Mandate ; also known as the General Council ...
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