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 114
... wanted the kibbutz to bear the name of Léon Blum , who in 1936 had proposed a Popular Front of all political parties in France ( including the Communists ) to fight the growing Fascist tendencies in French political life . Also founded ...
... wanted the kibbutz to bear the name of Léon Blum , who in 1936 had proposed a Popular Front of all political parties in France ( including the Communists ) to fight the growing Fascist tendencies in French political life . Also founded ...
Page 284
... wanted to wipe the Jews off the face of the earth , are now signing a contract of compensation with the Jewish State . ' In a broadcast over Israel Radio , the Minister without Portfolio , Pinhas Lavon , noted that the benefits the ...
... wanted to wipe the Jews off the face of the earth , are now signing a contract of compensation with the Jewish State . ' In a broadcast over Israel Radio , the Minister without Portfolio , Pinhas Lavon , noted that the benefits the ...
Page 338
... wanted Ben - Gurion to clear his name at once . This Ben - Gurion refused to do . In the event , Haim Cohn and the two army colonels who were serving with him on the judicial inquiry concluded that the Intelligence documents implicating ...
... wanted Ben - Gurion to clear his name at once . This Ben - Gurion refused to do . In the event , Haim Cohn and the two army colonels who were serving with him on the judicial inquiry concluded that the Intelligence documents implicating ...
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