Free Download The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine: From Zionism to Intifadas and the Struggle for Peace (Shortest History) by Michael Scott-Baumann
English | February 28th, 2023 | ISBN: 1615199500 | 288 pages | True EPUB | 8.86 MB
An accessible, balanced chronicle of how the Israel-Palestine conflict originated and developed over the past century. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read.

Sayeret Matkal
by Shur, Avner;Halevi, Aviram;
English | 2023 | ISBN: 151077193X | 325 pages | True EPUB | 38.48 MB

Menachem Begin and the Israel-Egypt Peace Process: Between Ideology and Political Realism By Gerald M. Steinberg, Ziv Rubinovitz
2019 | 276 Pages | ISBN: 0253039525 | PDF | 17 MB
Focusing on the character and personality of Menachem Begin, Gerald Steinberg and Ziv Rubinovitz offer a new look into the peace negotiations between Israel and Egypt in the 1970s. Begin's role as a peace negotiator has often been marginalized, but this sympathetic and critical portrait restores him to the center of the diplomatic process. Beginning with the events of 1967, Steinberg and Rubinovitz look at Begin's statements on foreign policy, including relations with Egypt, and his role as Prime Minister and chief signer of the Israel-Egypt peace treaty. While Begin did not leave personal memoirs or diaries of the peace process, Steinberg and Rubinovitz have tapped into newly released Israeli archives and information housed at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and the Begin Heritage Center. The analysis illuminates the complexities that Menachem Begin faced in navigating between ideology and political realism in the negotiations towards a peace treaty that remains a unique diplomatic achievement.

Erica Weiss, "Conscientious Objectors in Israel: Citizenship, Sacrifice, Trials of Fealty "
English | ISBN: 081224592X | 2014 | 216 pages | PDF | 2 MB
In Conscientious Objectors in Israel, Erica Weiss examines the lives of Israelis who have refused to perform military service for reasons of conscience. Based on long-term fieldwork, this ethnography chronicles the personal experiences of two generations of Jewish conscientious objectors as they grapple with the pressure of justifying their actions to the Israeli state and society-often suffering severe social and legal consequences, including imprisonment.

QUOTES (OR LETTERS FROM ISRAEL) by Alexander Tsypkin, Paul Lazarus
English | MP3@192 kbps | 12 min | 17.6 MB
From acclaimed, Russian writer, Alexander Tsypkin, translated by Paul Lazarus, QUOTES (OR LETTERS FROM ISRAEL) is a story that paints a vivid picture of Jewish immigration to Israel from Russia in the 1980s. From a collection of short stories titled,Sammynolie and Other Stories.

Language and Identity in the Israel-Palestine Conflict: The Politics of Self-Perception in the Middle East By Camelia Suleiman
2011 | 248 Pages | ISBN: 1848858191 | PDF | 3 MB
The conflict between Israel and Palestine is, and remains to be, one of the most widely- and passionately-debated issues in the Middle East and in the field of international politics. An important part of this conflict is the dimension of self-perception of both Israelis and Palestinians caught up in its midst. Here, Camelia Suleiman, using her background in linguistic analysis, examines the interplay of language and identity, feminism and nationalism, and how the concepts of spatial and temporal boundaries affect self-perception. She does this through interviews with peace activists from a variety of backgrounds: Palestinians with Israeli citizenship, Jewish Israelis, as well as Palestinians from Ramallah, officially holders of Jordanian passports. By emphasizing the importance of these levels of official identity, Suleiman explores how self-perception is influenced, negotiated and manifested, and how place of birth and residence play a major role in this conflict.This book therefore holds vital first-hand analysis of the conflict and its impact upon both Israelis and Palestinians, making it crucial for anyone involved in Middle East Studies, Conflict Studies and International Relations.

Wendy L. Widder, "To Teach in Ancient Israel "
English | ISBN: 3110335492 | 2014 | 238 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Numerous studies have sought to understand the nature ofeducation and the extent of literacy in ancient Israel, but none has asked what the ancient Israelites thought about teaching. This study is the first to ask how they conceived of the teaching process. It furthers our understanding of the ancient Israelites' concept of teaching, and provides a model for semantic studies of ancient texts grounded in cognitive linguistic theory.

Bob Becking, "Israel's Past Seen from the Present: Studies on History and Religion in Ancient Israel and Judah"
English | ISBN: 311071714X | 2021 | 260 pages | EPUB, PDF | 2 MB + 1001 KB
This collection of essays gives an insight into the problems that we encounter when we try to (re)construct events from Israel's past. On the one hand, the Hebrew Bible is a biased source, on the other hand, the data provided by archaeology and extra-biblical texts are constrained and sometimes contradictory. Discussing a set of examples, the author applies fundamental insight from the philosophy of history to clarify Israel's past.

Pretending democracy: Israel, an ethnocratic state By Na'eem Jeenah (Editor)
2012 | 416 Pages | ISBN: 0620540427 | PDF | 4 MB
This powerful collection from an international mix of respected academics, newer voices and political activists explores the place of Israel as a Jewish state in today s modern world a world in which identities, citizenship and human rights are defined in increasingly cosmopolitan and inclusive ways. Offering compelling and comprehensive arguments as to why Israel falls into the category of an ethnocentric state, the contributions to this volume explore four central themes. They reveal the reality behind Israel s founding myths. They document the experiences of some of those who have fallen victim to this ethnic state. Then, they draw comparisons with other ethnic states, notably South Africa, and finally, they point towards the radical hope of achieving a single nation, united, peaceful and just. Unpacking both Jewish and Palestinian nationalism, the nation-state, and ethnic nationalism, this fascinating collection offers new insights into one of the world s most intractable conflicts. It will appeal not only to scholars and teachers, but to anyone interested in the history, politics, anthropology and legal standing of Palestine-Israel.

Larry Huch, "The Seven Living Prophecies: What Israel and End-Time Prophecies Have to Do With You"
English | ISBN: 1629997536 | 2020 | 240 pages | EPUB | 724 KB
The missing piece to God's end-time plan is you.