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"Interweaving the three threads of war, immigration, and peace, this work masterfully blends historical insight with journalistic documentary to trace the tumultuous historical process since the founding of Israel.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿This book is a concise and clearly structured modern history of Israel. Moving beyond traditional religious narratives, it focuses on the practical factors that led to the establishment of the modern state of Israel. The narrative is built around three core threads: war, immigration, and the efforts towards Israeli-Palestinian peace. It traces the nation's turbulent history from the First Zionist Congress in 1897 to the present day.The book not only provides a comprehensive overview of major historical events but also unveils several key historical documents for the first time. These archival materials challenge conventional understandings, revealing the calculations and contingencies that have shaped history beneath the surface.From the rise of Zionism in the late 19th century to the peace deadlock of the early 21st, this work traces a century of modern Israeli history. By integrating declassified archives with oral testimonies, it analyzes the logic of Israel's survival, offering a modern revelation about trauma, identity, and reconciliation.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿1897¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿19¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿21¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿Ahron BregmanJournalist and academic. He served in the military and participated in several Middle Eastern wars, including the 1982 Lebanon War. During his military service and subsequent career as a journalist, he had contact with people from all levels of Israeli and Middle Eastern society, gaining access to much valuable historical material. He studied in Jerusalem and London, receiving his PhD in War Studies in 1994. He currently teaches in the Department of War Studies at King's College London and has served as academic advisor for two major Middle East documentaries produced by the BBC and PBS.¿¿·¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿1982¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿1994¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿BBC¿PBS¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿