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 212
... negotiations with the Irgun . I am as much a compromiser as the rest of you , ' he told them . ' But there are things on which there can be no compromise , for the very soul of the State is at stake . They must agree to turn over the ...
... negotiations with the Irgun . I am as much a compromiser as the rest of you , ' he told them . ' But there are things on which there can be no compromise , for the very soul of the State is at stake . They must agree to turn over the ...
Page 573
... Negotiations for Palestinian autonomy were suspended . But negotiations with Jordan continued , and at a rapid pace . On October 16 , two days after Wachsman's death , Rabin followed in Peres's footsteps and visited Jordan . Rabin's ...
... Negotiations for Palestinian autonomy were suspended . But negotiations with Jordan continued , and at a rapid pace . On October 16 , two days after Wachsman's death , Rabin followed in Peres's footsteps and visited Jordan . Rabin's ...
Page 583
... negotiations with Arafat and the Palestinians was reaching a fever pitch . The Likud claimed that Rabin had no mandate for the negotiations as his parliamentary majority depended on the Arab vote : the two seats of the Arab Democratic ...
... negotiations with Arafat and the Palestinians was reaching a fever pitch . The Likud claimed that Rabin had no mandate for the negotiations as his parliamentary majority depended on the Arab vote : the two seats of the Arab Democratic ...
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