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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a Since his resignation from the Zionist Executive in October 1930 , Weizmann had remained interim head of the movement , pending elections to the Seventeenth Zionist Congress that began on June 30 , 1931 , in Basel .
The opposition , with Nahum Goldmann leading the assault against Weizmann's continued leadership and Wise maneuvering behind the scenes , took Weizmann's statement as a virtual declaration of war against the Zionist movement .
Because of Weizmann's views on partition , Ben - Gurion displayed concern that Weizmann might abandon the ostensibly maximalist Biltmore Program . In June , Ben - Gurion accused Weizmann of being uncooperative and acting on his own in ...
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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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