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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In the meanwhile , a third component of the Labor movement emerged , a group of workers who were nonpartisan and unaffiliated with either Labor party . Berl Katznelson , disenchanted with the perennial interparty squabbling , became one ...
Upon his arrival , Ben - Gurion encountered an unexpected alliance between the extreme left and right wings of the Labor movement , the latter still smarting at the loss of Arlosoroff , whom they considered one of their own .
At the same time , concerns were raised outside the Labor movement about the Haganah remaining under the exclusive control of the Histadrut . It was argued that defense of the Yishuv was a communitywide responsibility to be shared in by ...
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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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