STORY OF ISRAEL HBK - Hardcover

Gilbert, Martin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0233002103 ISBN 13: 9780233002101

Verlag: Carlton Books Ltd, 2008

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Physical description: 64 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 x 31 cm. Notes: In slip case. Includes bibliographical references and index. With various facsim. docs. fold-out maps. Translation booklet. Summary: Just over 100 years ago, Theodor Herzl launched the Zionist Movement. They called for a Jewish State in their ancestral land, Palestine. Fifty years later, the State of Israel came into being. Israel was established so that Jews anywhere in the world could have a homeland of their own. After independence, that process began with the in gathering of three quarters of a million Jews from Arab lands. As Communism disintegrated, more than a million Jews emigrated from the Soviet Union. Despite war and terror, Israel has sought peace through both secret and public negotiations. These efforts continue to this day, despite two major Palestinian uprisings. Subject: Zionism - History. Israel - History. Asian / Middle Eastern history. Israel. HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine. Genre: Bibliography, Illustrated, text.

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Just over 100 years ago, Theodor Herzl launched the Zionist Movement. They called for a Jewish State in their ancestral land, Palestine. Fifty years later, the State of Israel came into being. Israel was established so that Jews anywhere in the world could have a homeland of their own. After independence, that process began with the in gathering of three quarters of a million Jews from Arab lands. As Communism disintegrated, more than a million Jews emigrated from the Soviet Union. Despite war and terror, Israel has sought peace through both secret and public negotiations. These efforts continue to this day, despite two major Palestinian uprisings.

Biografía del autor:

Sir Martin Gilbert is the official biographer of Sir Winston Churchill and one of the world's leading experts on Jewish history. He has written numerous books on the subject and been a visiting professor at both Tel Aviv and the Hebrew University.

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• Verlag: Carlton Books Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0233002103
• ISBN 13: 9780233002101
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 64