A Brief History of Israel (2nd ed.)

This is an updated look at Israel's tumultuous history.The complex tale of Israel's people and their modern state, established thousands of years after the destruction of the old one, is narrated against the backdrop of exile, anti-Semitism, Zionism, and the Holocaust."A Brief History of Israel, Second Edition" explores Israel's history with an emphasis on the period since its independence in 1948. The chronological narration begins with the time of Abraham and the period of the Israelite kingdo