1949 the First Israelis

Renowned historian Tom Segev strips away national myths to present a critical and clear-eyed chronicle of the year immediately following Israel’s foundation. “Required reading for all who want to understand the Arab-Israeli conflict…the best analysis…of the problems of trying to integrate so many people from such diverse cultures into one political body” ( The New York Times Book Review ). Historian and journalist Tom Segev stirred up controversy in Israel upon the first publication of 1949 . It