Israel in the Middle East(2ndEdition) Documents and Readings on Society, Politics, and Foreign Relations, Pre-1948 to the Present (The Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry Series) by Itamar Rabinovich, JehudaReinharz, Îtāmār Rabînôvîṣ Paperback, 650 Pages, Published 2007 by Brandeis University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87451-962-4, ISBN: 0-87451-962-4
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