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 232
... remained near Faluja , and refused to pull back to the south . This ' Faluja pocket ' held out tenaciously against all Israeli attacks , and refused to surrender . The fighting in the northern Negev created yet more chaos for the Arab ...
... remained near Faluja , and refused to pull back to the south . This ' Faluja pocket ' held out tenaciously against all Israeli attacks , and refused to surrender . The fighting in the northern Negev created yet more chaos for the Arab ...
Page 250
... remained Prime Minister . An implacable enemy of Menachem Begin's Herut , and of his Revisionist philosophy , he refused to contemplate any Herut participation in his administration . He was equally adamant at not having any Communist ...
... remained Prime Minister . An implacable enemy of Menachem Begin's Herut , and of his Revisionist philosophy , he refused to contemplate any Herut participation in his administration . He was equally adamant at not having any Communist ...
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... remained under a mixture of Israeli military control and Palestinian civil rule . The largest part of the West Bank – more than 72 per cent of the territory but only 4 per cent of the Arab population - remained entirely in Israeli hands ...
... remained under a mixture of Israeli military control and Palestinian civil rule . The largest part of the West Bank – more than 72 per cent of the territory but only 4 per cent of the Arab population - remained entirely in Israeli hands ...
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