palestine

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The Palestine question

1983
Discusses the complex problem of the land known historically as Palestine including to which, if any, people it belongs, and the possibilities of a peaceful settlement of the question.

The history of Israel

1998
Chronicles the history of Israel from biblical times through 1997 and discusses the political, religious, and social changes the country has gone through.

Judas Maccabeus

1988
Presents a biography of the Jewish leader who led the revolt against the Seleucid Empire, taking Jerusalem in 164 B.C. and rededicating the Temple.

Dawn

2006
An eighteen-year-old terrorist spends a night waiting to kill an English officer in Palestine as a reprisal for Britain's execution of a Jewish prisoner.

The creation of Israel

2005
Presents a collection of essays that provide a historical overview of the treatment of Jews and discusses the role of various individuals and specific events leading to the creation of the state of Israel in 1948.

The Israelites

1990
Explores Jewish life and culture in ancient Israel.

Via Dolorosa

& When shall we live?
1998

The certificate

1992
In 1922 David Bendiger, an aspiring eighteen-year-old writer, is told he has qualified for a certificate permitting him to emigrate to Palestine. His expenses are to be paid by a woman he must marry in a fictitious arrangement.

Israel and Palestine

2009
Offers an overview of the history of Israel and Palestine, focusing on the origins of the conflict that has divided the region and the impact that conflict has had on the region's people.

The Intifadas

2004
Examines the history behind the Intifadas, Palestinian uprisings that were triggered by a traffic accident in 1987, died down, were begun anew in 2000, and are ongoing.

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