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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... leaders of their movement , who had died in 1891 at the age of seventy . By 1914 there were 90,000 Jews living in Palestine , of whom 75,000 were immigrants . Since the setting up of the Jewish National Fund at the turn of the century ...
... leaders of their movement , who had died in 1891 at the age of seventy . By 1914 there were 90,000 Jews living in Palestine , of whom 75,000 were immigrants . Since the setting up of the Jewish National Fund at the turn of the century ...
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... leaders had created a ferment of discontent . Weizmann alone , of the leaders then in Palestine , had not been seized . On July 9 , as President of the Jewish Agency , he issued a statement on behalf of those who had been imprisoned ...
... leaders had created a ferment of discontent . Weizmann alone , of the leaders then in Palestine , had not been seized . On July 9 , as President of the Jewish Agency , he issued a statement on behalf of those who had been imprisoned ...
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... leaders in the city that he was planning to withdraw all British troops to the port . For twenty - four hours , Arab and Jewish forces battled for control of the city . The British general wagered a friend a bottle of whisky that no one ...
... leaders in the city that he was planning to withdraw all British troops to the port . For twenty - four hours , Arab and Jewish forces battled for control of the city . The British general wagered a friend a bottle of whisky that no one ...
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