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With a solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians as far away as ever, James Barker looks back to Britain’s occupation of the region and the efforts made by the future Viscount Montgomery to impose peace on its warring peoples. |
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Having fled Hitler’s Berlin, Oscar Westreich gained a new identity in Palestine. He eventually joined the British army, whose training of Jewish soldiers proved crucial to the formation of Israel, as his daughter, Mira Bar-Hillel, explains. Published in History Today, Volume: 61 Issue: 9, 2011
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Outremer, the crusader kingdom, and its capital Jerusalem entered a golden age during the 1130s. Simon Sebag Montefiore portrays its extraordinary cast of kings, queens, conquerors and criminals. Published in History Today, Volume: 61 Issue: 1
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A solution to the turmoil in the Middle East seems as far away as ever. But, says Martin Gilbert, past relations between Muslims and Jews have often been harmonious and can be so again. |
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In 1947, as Zionist insurgents wreaked havoc, British special forces in Palestine adopted counterinsurgency tactics that attracted worldwide condemnation. David Cesarani discusses a scandal whose ramifications persist to this day. |
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With a solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians as far away as ever, James Barker looks back to Britain’s occupation of the region and the efforts made by the future Viscount Montgomery to impose peace on its warring peoples. Published in History Today, Volume: 59 Issue: 3
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Richard Cavendish remembers Israel's own Iron Lady, who became Prime Minister on March 17th 1969 Published in History Today, Volume: 59 Issue: 3
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The Six Day War spawned the special relationship between Israel and the United States of America. Elizabeth Stephens explores the cultural backdrop to this momentous development which resonates in the Middle East to this day. Published in History Today, Volume: 57 Issue: 6
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Robert Carr traces developments in British policy between 1917 and 1956. |
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David Cesarani examines the effects of a long history on a new nation state. Published in History Today, Volume: 54 Issue: 2
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Richard Cavendish describes the formation of the state of Israel, proclaimed by David ben-Gurion, on May 14th, 1948. |
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Keith Feldman explores the multi period sites in northern Israel dating from the Iron Age to the late Byzantine era. Published in History Today, Volume: 44 Issue: 10
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With their differing approaches Weizmann and Ben-Gurion were the founding fathers of the state of Israel. Inspired by Herzl they laboured to give Zionism unity, force, world respect and, ultimately, a homeland. |
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