Overview

Based on extensive interviews, Israel at Sixty presents a balanced, comprehensive account of this complex and amazing land. It re-creates historic events from the actions of Israel's founding visionaries through the ravages of six wars with its Arab neighbors to its growing strength and international stature and efforts to make permanent peace with its adversaries. Complete with more than fifty previously unpublished photos, Israel at Sixty is a beautiful keepsake for anyone who loves, respects, and supports the Jewish state.

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Author:   Deborah Hart Strober ,  Gerald S. Strober
Publisher:   Turner Publishing Company
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 20.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.718kg
ISBN:  

9780470053140

ISBN 10:   0470053143
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   21 February 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments. Chronology of the State of Israel. The Interviewees. Introduction. The Ancient Land of Israel and the Modern Jewish State. PART ONE: FROM THE RISE OF NAZISM TO POST-WAR EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH THE MODERN JEWISH STATE. Chapter 1: Hitler's Persecution of European Jewry and Finding Safe Havens. Chapter 2: The Zionist Spirit of Sabras, the Ingathered Exiles and Diaspora Jews. Chapter 3: Life and Politics in the Yishuv during the British Mandate. Chapter 4: The Underground and the Battle to Oust the British. PART TWO: PROCLAMATION OF THE JEWISH STATE AND ITS UP-BUILDING. Chapter 5: May 14, 1948: Declarations of Independence and War. Chapter 6: After the Celebration, War. Chapter 7: Ingathering of the Exiles and Creating Political and Social Institutions. Chapter 8: Identification in the Diaspora with the New Jewish State. Chapter 9: Israel's Political Leadership, Past and Present. Chapter 10: Wars of Defense, Attrition, and Preemption. Chapter 11: Redeeming Endangered Exiles. PART THREE: SEISMIC CHANGES. Chapter 12: May 1977: a Political and Demographic Earthquake . Chapter 13: Sadat in Jerusalem and the Camp David Accords. Chapter 14: Fighting Terrorism: Taking Controversial Actions to Ensure the Jewish State's Survival. Chapter 15: Oslo and the Resulting Unthinkable Handshake. PART FOUR: NEW REALITIES. Chapter 16: The Beginning of Palestinian Self-Rule. Chapter 17: The Death or Incapacity of Potential Peace-Makers. Chapter 18: A Leadership Crisis and New Political Facts on the Ground. PART FIVE: CAN ISRAEL SURVIVE? Chapter 19: Is Peace with Israel's Enemies Really Possible? Chapter 20: Challenges to Israel in the First Decade of the Twentieth Century. Chapter 21: Looking to the Future. Index.

Reviews

Accompanied by over fifty previously unpublished photos...this is an extremely moving and educational, story. Daily Echo (Bournemouth) Friday 9 May 2008

Accompanied by over fifty previously unpublished photos...this is an extremely moving and educational, story. Daily Echo (Bournemouth) Friday 9 May 2008

Author Information

Deborah Hart Strober and Gerald S. Strober are the authors of Giuliani: Flawed or Flawless? The Oral Biography; His Holiness the Dalai Lama: The Oral Biography; and five other oral histories. They live in New York City.

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