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Howard Jaeckel's avatar

How about Bruce Hoffman's "Anonymous Soldiers:The Struggle For Israel, 1917-1947"? This is a terrific history of the Mandatory period, and especially the role played by terrorism in getting the British to quit Palestine. For those, such as me, who believe that no cause can ever justify the murder of innocent civilians (or even ordinary soldiers), the book poses challenging questions as to the universality of that principle, and whether it applies to causes we believe are fundamentally just. (My own answer: It does.)

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Elon Z's avatar

I've read "In the Land Of Israel," by Amos Oz. Have you read this? thoughts? most of the people he interviewed didn't like him.

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