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 238
... soldiers and ammunition , there is no reason why I should stop fighting . ' Allon : ' I respect your courage , Colonel , but do you not agree that lives of men are precious , and that there is no logic in sacrificing your men fighting ...
... soldiers and ammunition , there is no reason why I should stop fighting . ' Allon : ' I respect your courage , Colonel , but do you not agree that lives of men are precious , and that there is no logic in sacrificing your men fighting ...
Page 501
... soldiers as a consequence of the ' repressive measures ' instituted by Sharon on the West Bank , and blamed the Defence Minister for ' corrupting ' young Israeli soldiers by ordering them to clash with unarmed Palestinian civilians ...
... soldiers as a consequence of the ' repressive measures ' instituted by Sharon on the West Bank , and blamed the Defence Minister for ' corrupting ' young Israeli soldiers by ordering them to clash with unarmed Palestinian civilians ...
Page 539
... soldiers . It had given soldiers with moral compunctions the choice , he said , of either being passive accomplices or refusing to serve , an alternative which he rejected as likely to undermine the entire basis of Israel as a ...
... soldiers . It had given soldiers with moral compunctions the choice , he said , of either being passive accomplices or refusing to serve , an alternative which he rejected as likely to undermine the entire basis of Israel as a ...
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