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The creation of the state of Israel
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- Summary
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Using primary and secondary sources, background information about the events surrounding the establishment of Israel are presented.
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- Creator
- Myra Immell, book editor
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- First edition
- Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press, [2010]
- ©2010
- Physical Details
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- 219 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780737745566, 0737745568
- OCLC
- ocn317921798
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-207) and index.
- From Palestine to Israel: an overview / Sara Pendergast, Ralph G. Zerbonia, and Tom Pendergast -- Reactions to the 1947 UN approval of partition / The Economist -- The future of Israel after the British Mandate ends / The Times of London -- Three days of turmoil in Palestine's history / The Jerusalem Post -- Israel becomes a state / The Jerusalem Post -- Israel is a model of instant democracy / I.D.W. Talmadge -- The Jewish people deserve a home / A.J. Balfour -- The British plan to partition Palestine is not the best solution / Herbert Samuel -- British obligations to the Jewish people are not legal / Higher Arab Committee -- Palestine should not be partitioned / Jamal el-Husseini -- Palestine should be partitioned / Abba Hillel Silver -- Arab states have no right to intervene in Israel / Abba Eban -- Outside factors contributed to the birth of Israel / Geoffrey Wheatcroft -- The connection between the Holocaust and the creation of Israel / Evyatar Friesel -- Establishment of the state of Israel was an injustice to the Palestinians / Avi Shlaim -- The Balfour Declaration is responsible for instability in the Middle East / Peter Mansfield -- The United States has a responsibility for the Israeli-Palestinian problem / Richard H. Curtiss -- Palestinian Arabs should be returned to their homes / Rafat Abu Ghali -- Palestinian Arabs should not have the right of return / Rachel Neuwirth -- A Briton serves in Palestine from 1946 to 1948 / Howard Mansfield -- A student celebrates the dawn of a Jewish state / Zipporah Porath -- A young immigrant joins the Haganah / David Rubinger, with Ruth Corman -- A diplomat begins his mission in Israel / James G. McDonald -- A Palestinian Arab remembers the 1948 Arab-Israeli War / Ilene R. Prusher -- A Jewish-American teen personally encounters the Arab-Israeli conflict / Rachel Sacks
Subjects
- Jews -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
- Jews -- History -- 20th century -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
- Jews -- History -- 20th century.
Children's Subject Heading
- Israel -- History -- Declaration of Independence, 1948 -- Juvenile literature.
- Palestine -- History -- 1929-1948 -- Juvenile literature.
- Israel -- History -- 1948-1967 -- Juvenile literature.
- Israel -- History -- Declaration of Independence, 1948 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
- Palestine -- History -- 1929-1948 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
- Israel -- History -- 1948-1967 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
- Israel -- History -- Declaration of Independence, 1948.
Children's Subject Heading
- Palestine -- History -- 1929-1948.
Children's Subject Heading
- Israel -- History -- 1948-1967.
Children's Subject Heading