Pangs of the Messiah: The Troubled Birth of the Jewish State
He shows that virtually every major problem faced by contemporary Israel, a half-century after it came into existence, was foreshadowed by the events and circumstances that precipitated and conditioned its emergence. Sicker examines the seemingly irreconcilable differences between the left and right extremes of the political spectrum; between the religious community and the secular; and between the Zionists and the anti-Zionists. Today, a half-century later, these same issues are causing an increasing polarization of Israeli society, with uncertain ramifications for the future. |
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The document was submitted to an Arab delegation on May 30 and , with a minor change insisted upon by the Arabs , was presented to the Zionist Executive on June 3 for their assurances regarding its acceptability .
In June 1946 , Bevin defended his Palestine policy before the Labour Party conference in anti - Semitic terms that infuriated the Zionists , further limiting the influence of the moderates among them . He flatly refused to carry out the ...
However , a more serious drama began on June 13 when two Irgunists , Joseph Shimshon and Itzhak Ashbel , captured during a raid on the Army base at Sarafend on March 6 , were sentenced to death . On June 18 , the Irgun raided the ...
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British Military Government 19181920 | 1 |
The Jewish High Commissioner | 27 |
Internal Developments During the Samuel Regime | 53 |
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