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Israel's Wars

Ahron Bregman · 2002

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During the twentieth century, Israel has achieved notoriety, witnessing almost constant conflict and violence. Israel's Wars is a masterly account of Israel's wars with the Palestinians and the Arabs. From the 1947-8 Jewish-Palestinian struggle for the possession and mastery of the land of Palestine, through Israel's wars with its Arab neighbours, to the Al-Aqsa Intifada, this book unearths new insights and exposes unknown facts for the first time, including secrets relating to:* the Soviets' involvement in inciting the June 1967 Six Day War* the Israeli bombing of the American USS Liberty* President Sadat's right-hand man, who was a top agent of Mossad* Israeli assassinations of leading Palestinians during the Al-Aqsa Intifada.Israel's War's explores the effects of the wars on the people of Israel and provides a fascinating account of this intriguing and turbulent period of Israel's past.

First sentence: 'Some years', J. K. Galbraith once wrote, 'like some poets and politicians and some lovely women, are singled out for fame far beyond the common lot'.

Book details

Year
2002
Language
English
Publisher
Routledge
Editions
14
Pages
304
ISBN
9780415287159

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