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Description edit
At a time when the Middle East has come closer to achieving peace than ever before, eminent Israeli historian Benny Morris explodes the myths cherished by both sides to present an epic history of Zionist-Arab relations over the past 120 years. Tracing the roots of political Zionism back to... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Arafat: Add a description of this character.
- Dayan
- Sharon
- Carter
- Rabin
- Ben-gurion
- Netanyahu
- Mubarak
- Peres
- Sadat
- Assad
- Weizmann
- Husseinis
- Clinton
- Nasser
- Bashir Gemayel
- Shamir
- Faisal
- Adan
- Reagan
- Abdullah
- Sinai
- Elazar
- Hitler
- Haddad
- Yaron
- Sharett
- Mordechai
- Eitan
- Kissinger
- David
- Deir Yassin
- Gamasy
- Sharm
- Brzezinski
- Vance
- Muslim
- Habib
- Amin Al-husseini
- Haig
- Samuel
- Hirschfeld
Setting & Locations edit
- Israel
- Palestine
- Egypt
- East Jerusalem
- West Bank
- Syria
- Lebanon
- Transjordan
- Beirut
- Britain
- Gaza Strip
- Damascus
- United States
- Cairo
- Washington
- Tel Aviv
- Jaffa
- Middle East
- Canal
- Haifa
- Iraq
- Hebron
- Golan
- France
- Galilee
- Whitehall
- Nablus
- London
- Amman
- Haganah
- Oslo
- Europe
- Old City
- Negev
- Germany
- Paris
- Russia
- Jericho
- Islam
- Samaria
- Bethlehem
- Sidon
- Constantinople
- Lydda
- Moscow
- Jordan River
- Tiberias
First Sentence edit
Of all the lands there are for dismal scenery, I think Palestine must be the prince.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Benny Morris (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0679744754
Page Count: 800
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0679744754
Page Count: 800
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 956
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Politics › International › Diplomacy
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Political Science
- Books › Nonfiction › Current Events › War & Peace
- Books › History › Middle East › Israel
- Books › History › World
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