Battleground: Fact & Fantasy in Palestine by Samuel Katz

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Key problems, conflicts, and decisions in Israel's past and present are analysed in this fully documented, dramatic history of the turbulent events that have shaped the crisis in the Middle East. From the questionable policies of the British, both in the Mandate era and in 1948, to the debate over the return of territories won in the Six-Day War and the war of attrition that spills over into the rest of the world, this book carefully examines Israel and its relationship to the rest of the show more Middle East as well as the rest of the world. show less

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NO OF PAGES: 322 SUB CAT I: Arab-Israeli Conflict SUB CAT II: SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: A fully documented, dramatic history of the turbulent events which shaped the crisis of the Middle East. Every key problem, conflict and decision is carefully analyzed, from the questionable policies of Britain in 1948 to the explosive issues of today.NOTES: SUBTITLE: Fact & Fantasy in Palestine

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