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Accompanied by over fifty previously unpublished photos this is an extremely moving and educational, story.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