Israel at Sixty : An Oral History of a Nation Reborn
by Strober, Deborah Hart; Strober, Gerald S.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-02-11
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary
Based on extensive interviews, Israel at Sixty presents a balanced, comprehensive account of this complex and amazing land. It re-creates historic events from the actions of Israel's founding visionaries through the ravages of six wars with its Arab neighbors to its growing strength and international stature and efforts to make permanent peace with its adversaries. Complete with more than fifty previously unpublished photos, Israel at Sixty is a beautiful keepsake for anyone who loves, respects, and supports the Jewish state.
Author Biography
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.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | |
| Chronology of the State of Israel | |
| The Interviewees | |
| Introduction | |
| The Ancient Land of Israel and the Modern Jewish State | |
| From the Rise of Nazism to Post-War Efforts to Establish The Modern Jewish State | |
| Hitler's Persecution of European Jewry and Finding Safe Havens | |
| The Zionist Spirit of Sabras, the Ingathered Exiles and Diaspora Jews | |
| Life and Politics in the Yishuv during the British Mandate | |
| The Underground and the Battle to Oust the British | |
| Proclamation of the Jewish State And Its Up-Building | |
| May 14, 1948: Declarations of Independence and War | |
| After the Celebration, War | |
| Ingathering of the Exiles and Creating Political and Social Institutions | |
| Identification in the Diaspora with the New Jewish State | |
| Israel's Political Leadership, Past and Present | |
| Wars of Defense, Attrition, and Preemption | |
| Redeeming Endangered Exiles | |
| Seismic Changes | |
| May 1977: a Political and Demographic "Earthquake" | |
| Sadat in Jerusalem and the Camp David Accords | |
| Fighting Terrorism: Taking Controversial Actions to Ensure the Jewish State's Survival | |
| Oslo and the Resulting "Unthinkable" Handshake | |
| New Realities | |
| The Beginning of Palestinian Self-Rule | |
| The Death or Incapacity of Potential Peace-Makers | |
| A Leadership Crisis and New Political Facts on the Ground | |
| Can Israel Survive? | |
| Is Peace with Israel's Enemies Really Possible? | |
| Challenges to Israel in the First Decade of the Twentieth Century | |
| Looking to the Future | |
| Index | |
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