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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... taken to discourage illegal immigration into Palestine ' , an Extraordinary Zionist Conference was held at the Biltmore Hotel in New York . Its theme , expressed most forcefully by the Chairman of the Jewish Agency Executive , David Ben ...
... taken to discourage illegal immigration into Palestine ' , an Extraordinary Zionist Conference was held at the Biltmore Hotel in New York . Its theme , expressed most forcefully by the Chairman of the Jewish Agency Executive , David Ben ...
Page 200
... taken off since being reassembled after their arrival in Israel by sea . But there was no time for such essentials except , once they had reached the air strip at Ekron , for the painting of the Star of David insignia on the side of the ...
... taken off since being reassembled after their arrival in Israel by sea . But there was no time for such essentials except , once they had reached the air strip at Ekron , for the painting of the Star of David insignia on the side of the ...
Page 267
... taken place , despite the harshness of the circumstances on both sides , was a legitimate exchange of population ( of the sort that had taken place between Greece and Turkey in 1922 ) . To enable housing to be built for immigrants on a ...
... taken place , despite the harshness of the circumstances on both sides , was a legitimate exchange of population ( of the sort that had taken place between Greece and Turkey in 1922 ) . To enable housing to be built for immigrants on a ...
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