The Balfour Declaration

The Balfour Declaration
Title The Balfour Declaration PDF eBook
Author Jonathan Schneer
Publisher A&C Black
Pages 465
Release 2011-08-01
Genre History
ISBN 1408809702

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In the middle of the First World War, the British War Cabinet approved and issued a statement in the form of a letter that encouraged the settlement of the Jewish people in Palestine. Signed by the Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour, the Balfour Declaration remains one of the most important documents of the last hundred years. Jonathan Schneer explores the story behind the declaration and its unforeseen consequences that have shaped the modern world, placing it in context paying attention to the fascinating characters who conceived, opposed and plotted around it - among them Lloyd George, Lord Rothschild, T.E. Lawrence, Prince Faisal and Aubrey Herbert (the man who was 'Greenmantle'). The Balfour Declaration brings vividly to life the origins of one of the world's longest lasting and most damaging conflicts.

Walking to Jerusalem

Walking to Jerusalem
Title Walking to Jerusalem PDF eBook
Author Justin Butcher
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 277
Release 2019-09-03
Genre Travel
ISBN 1643132741

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On the centenary of the Balfour Declaration, which was also the fiftieth anniversary of the since the Six-day War and the tenth anniversary of the Blockade of Gaza, Justin Butcher—along with ten other companions (and another hundred joining him at points along the way)—walked from London to Jerusalem as an act of solidarity, penance, and hope. Weaving in history of the Holy Land as he moves across Europe, from Balfour and Christian Zionism, to colonialism and Jerusalem Syndrome, from desert spirituality to the lives of his fellow travelers, Walking to Jerusalem is a chronicle of serendipity, the hilarious, the infuriating, and, occasionally, an encounter with the Divine.

In Jewish Bookland

In Jewish Bookland
Title In Jewish Bookland PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 314
Release 1945-03
Genre Books
ISBN

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The End of the Peace Process

The End of the Peace Process
Title The End of the Peace Process PDF eBook
Author Edward W. Said
Publisher Vintage
Pages 434
Release 2007-12-18
Genre Political Science
ISBN 0307428524

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Soon after the Oslo accords were signed in September 1993 by Israel and Palestinian Liberation Organization, Edward Said predicted that they could not lead to real peace. In these essays, most written for Arab and European newspapers, Said uncovers the political mechanism that advertises reconciliation in the Middle East while keeping peace out of the picture. Said argues that the imbalance in power that forces Palestinians and Arab states to accept the concessions of the United States and Israel prohibits real negotiations and promotes the second-class treatment of Palestinians. He documents what has really gone on in the occupied territories since the signing. He reports worsening conditions for the Palestinians critiques Yasir Arafat's self-interested and oppressive leadership, denounces Israel's refusal to recognize Palestine's past, and—in essays new to this edition—addresses the resulting unrest. In this unflinching cry for civic justice and self-determination, Said promotes not a political agenda but a transcendent alternative: the peaceful coexistence of Arabs and Jews enjoying equal rights and shared citizenship.

Civil Religion in Israel

Civil Religion in Israel
Title Civil Religion in Israel PDF eBook
Author Charles S. Liebman
Publisher Univ of California Press
Pages 316
Release 2022-05-13
Genre History
ISBN 0520308522

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1983.

Eavesdropping on Hell

Eavesdropping on Hell
Title Eavesdropping on Hell PDF eBook
Author Robert J. Hanyok
Publisher Courier Corporation
Pages 226
Release 2005-01-01
Genre History
ISBN 0486481271

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This official government publication investigates the impact of the Holocaust on the Western powers' intelligence-gathering community. It explains the archival organization of wartime records accumulated by the U.S. Army's Signal Intelligence Service and Britain's Government Code and Cypher School. It also summarizes Holocaust-related information intercepted during the war years.

The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II

The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II
Title The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II PDF eBook
Author Herbert Feis
Publisher Princeton University Press
Pages 222
Release 2015-03-08
Genre Political Science
ISBN 1400868262

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This book discusses the decision to use the atomic bomb. Libraries and scholars will find it a necessary adjunct to their other studies by Pulitzer-Prize author Herbert Feis on World War II. Originally published in 1966. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.