A History of Israel
豆瓣
Ahron Bregman
简介
A History of Israel examines Israel's turbulent history from the first Zionist Congress of 1897 to the present day. Drawing on his considerable experience as historian and journalist, Ahron Bregman offers a balanced exploration of Israel's past in which the three principal driving themes of Jewish immigration, wars, and attempts to forge peace with Arabs and Palestinians combine into a single compelling narrative. New insights, revelations appearing in print for the first time, and portraits of Israeli leaders, past and present, are adeptly woven together with an overview of major events. This incisive book will be welcomed by all with an interest in the fascinating history of Israel.
contents
List of Maps
Preface
1 The Road to Statehood, 1897-1947
Theodor Herzl
Eretz Yisrael
Palestine in the First World War
The post-war period
The British Mandate
The Arab Rebellion, 1936-39
Palestine in the Second World War
Turning on the British
Partition and civil war
2 The Birth of Israel, 1948-1949
Friday, 14 May 1948
War
End of war and the emergence of a democracy
3 Years of Consolidation, 1950-1966
Mass immigration
Communal problems
The economy in crisis
Tensions along the borders
New leadership
The politicization of the Holocaust
The 1956 Kadesh campaign and after
Domestic issues
The Lavon Affair
Germany again
Enter Levy Eshkol
4 The Six-Day War and Afterwards, 1967-1973
Descent to war
The waiting period
Six days of war
The new society
Snail’s pace diplomacy
Enter Golda Meir
War of attrition
Golda and Anwar el-Sadat
Terrorism, immigration and riots
5 Yom Kippur War and the Death of Labour, 1973-1977
Sadat prepares war
Israel stumbles into the trap
Invasion
Fighting back
Post-war: society and diplomacy
The Agranat report
Enter Yitzhak Rabin
Enter Shimon Peres
6 Begin’s Years, 1977-1983
Building a coalition
First steps to peace
The home front
Camp David and after
‘Tamuz 1’
A second Likud government
War in Lebanon
7 The Road to Peace, 1983-1991
Enter Yitzhak Shamir
Working Together
Intifada
Immigration and death of the coalition
War and immigration
The road to peace
The Madrid Peace Conference
8 Peace and War, 1992 to Present
Enter Yitzhak Rabin
Enter Benjamin Netanyahu
Enter Ehud Barak
Enter Ariel Sharon
Appendix 1: The Dayan el-Tohami Protocol, 1977
Appendix 2: Draft Declaration of Principles, Israel-Syria, 1992
Notes
Further Reading
Index
