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Return to Zion : The History of Modern Israel /

"From the rise of Zionism to the founders of the Jewish State and the soldiers that fought to keep it, Return to Zion is the story of a strong-willed people fighting to keep a land their ancestors called home"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gartman, Eric, 1975- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : The Jewish Publication Society, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : No master but God
  • A pillar of fire on the road to Zion : beginning of the return, 1881-1896
  • An eye toward Zion : the Zionist movement ascendant, 1896-1918
  • It is good to die for our country : tension under the British mandate, 1918-1933
  • The great catastrophe : Jews flee Nazi Germany while Palestine erupts, 1933-1939
  • An indifferent world, cold and cruel : Palestine and the Holocaust, 1939-1946
  • Nothing can keep us from our Jewish homeland : end of the British mandate, 1946-1947
  • The darkest moment of our struggle : war between the Jews and Arabs of Palestine, 1947-1948
  • We shall triumph! Israel's war of independence, 1948-1949
  • A heavy burden : the Jewish state fights to survive, 1949-1957
  • Masada shall not fall again! Years of growth and consolidation, 1957-1967
  • To live or perish : the Jewish state faces a hostile ring of nations, May-June 1967
  • Israel's golden summer : the Six-Day War and its aftermath, 1967-1970
  • We may be in trouble : buildup to surprise, 1970-1973
  • The destruction of the third temple : the Yom Kippur War and its consequences, 1973-1977
  • Nation shall not lift up sword against nation : the Camp David accords, 1977-1981
  • The most televised war in history : the Lebanon War and the Intifada, 1982-1992
  • Enough of blood and tears! The Oslo peace process, 1992-2001
  • The third way : the second Intifada and beyond, 2001-2014
  • Conclusion : why Masada did not fall.