文档介绍：A Brief e Washington UniversityWashington Brief History of Israel, Second EditionCopyright ? 2008, 2005 by Bernard ReichAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact:Facts On File, imprint of Infobase Publishing132 West 31st StreetNew York NY 10001Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataReich, brief history of Israel / Bernard Reich. — 2nd bibliographical references and -13: 978-0-8160-7126-5ISBN-10: 0-8160-7126-81. Israel—History. 2. Arab-Israeli conflict. I. —dc222008003838Facts On File books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322- can find Facts On File on the World Wide Web at design adapted by Lina FarinellaIllustrations by Jeremy EaglePrinted in the United States of AmericaMPFOF**********This book is printed on acid-free paper and contains 30 percent postconsumer recycled Suzie, without whom it could not have been done, andfor Barry, Marci, Norman, Michael, Alysa, Jennifer, and Zvie,for whom it was doneContentsList of IllustrationsviiList of MapsviiiList of Abbreviations and AcronymsixPrefacexiAcknowledgmentsxiiIntroductionxv1From Biblical Times to the Ottoman Period12The Prehistory of the State of Israel (c. 1880–1948)133Political, Economic, and Military Consolidation (1948–1967)434From the Six-Day War to the Yom Kippur War and Its Aftermath (1967–1975)845The Begin Earthquake and Peace with Egypt (1975–1979)1096From Peace with Egypt to the Palestinian Intifada (1979–1990)1327The Persian Gulf War and the Middle East Peace Pr