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 245
... town had been captured on December 30 , Israeli armour and infantry moved forward to the outskirts of the town itself . By dawn on the morning of December 31 the commander of the Israeli forces , Yigal Allon , and his Chief of ...
... town had been captured on December 30 , Israeli armour and infantry moved forward to the outskirts of the town itself . By dawn on the morning of December 31 the commander of the Israeli forces , Yigal Allon , and his Chief of ...
Page 266
... town of Acre was another former Arab town that grew into a large Jewish metropolis . About 8,000 Arabs had remained there after the war , their main mosque , the al - Jazzar , being the largest within Israel's borders . Jewish ...
... town of Acre was another former Arab town that grew into a large Jewish metropolis . About 8,000 Arabs had remained there after the war , their main mosque , the al - Jazzar , being the largest within Israel's borders . Jewish ...
Page 302
... town in Israel from the centres of cultural and social activity . Ten years after the founding of Dimona , after Israel's second nuclear reactor was established nearby ( it became operational late in 1964 ) , the town's population had ...
... town in Israel from the centres of cultural and social activity . Ten years after the founding of Dimona , after Israel's second nuclear reactor was established nearby ( it became operational late in 1964 ) , the town's population had ...
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