israel

Learn everything about Israel, including its history, culture, economy, art, people, government, and more.

A comprehensive description of the 1967 Six-Day War involving Israel and Egypt over territory in the Sinai; and examines the events leading up to the conflict.

David Rubinger provides an account of his sixty years as a photojournalist in Israel, sharing the stories behind some of his most famous pictures, telling of the personalities he has met and photographed, and chronicling the changes that have occurred in the country since he began his work. Includes reproductions of Rubinger's personal and professional photographs.

Presents the author's first-hand account of his time as an American in Israel's army of occupation.

The author examines the Arab-Israeli relations in Israel describing a division that is created by prejudices and misunderstandings, and maintains that it is possible for Jews and Arabs to live and work together providing that Israeli Arabs be granted the same rights and privileges as Jewish citizens.

Reveals the secret exchange between Romania and Israel in which Israel paid the Romanian government to let the 370,000 Jews of Romania who survived the Holocaust to immigrate to Israel.

Chronicles Operation Solomon, in which fourteen thousand Ethiopian Jews--the Falashas--were airlifted in May 1991 to Jerusalem by the Israeli air force to save them from their country's civil war.

A collection of writings on Jewish themes including sacred texts, literature, art and craft, sorrow and survival, diaspora and homeland.

Describes the country of Israel, covering the land and climate, plants and animals, natural resources, goods and services, indigenous peoples, cultural groups, arts and entertainment, sports, politics and government, and more.