Israel at Sixty: Rethinking the Birth of the Jewish State

ISBN-13: 9781138973411 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 272 str.

Efraim Karsh;Rory Miller;¬Abar

Opis

Leading experts on Zionism and Israel examine the domestic and international context of Israel's birth in 1948. In doing so they challenge conventional wisdom and provide a new insight into the establishment of Israel, one of the key developments in the history of the modern Middle East.

Spis treści

Arabs and Jews in Palestine  1. On the Unspoken Principles of Herzlian Diplomacy and their Contemporary Relevance David Vital  2. Zionism and the Palestinians Efraim Karsh  3. Israel's Midwife: Golda Meir in the Closing Years of the British Mandate Meron Medzini  4. A Small Consolation for a Big Loss: King Abdallah and Jerusalem During the 1948 War Ronen Yitzhak  5. The Army of Sacred Jihad: An Army or Bands? Eliezer Tauber  The International Context  6. On the Myth of the Connection Between the Holocaust and the Creation of Israel Evyatar Friesel  7. 'The Rhetoric of Reaction': British Arabists, Jewish Refugees and the Palestine Question Rory Miller  8. France and the Partition Plan: 1947-1948 Tsilla Herscho  9. 'Showdown in the Oval Office': 12 May 1948 in History Henry D. Fetter  10. Ralph Bunche and the Establishment of Israel Elad Ben-Dror  11. The Genesis of Turkish Views on Partition and Conciliation Howard A. Patten  12. Israel at Sixty: Some Reflections David Vital