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IS|aEL A HISTORY the schusterman series in israel studies Editors s. ilan troen jehuda reinharz sylvia fuks fried The Schusterman Series in Israel Studies publishes original scholarship of exceptional significance on the history of Zionism and the State of Israel. It draws on disciplines across the academy, from anthropology, sociology, political science, and international relations to the arts, history, and literature. It seeks to further an understanding of Israel within the context of the modern Middle East and the modern Jewish experience. There is special interest in developing publications that enrich the university curriculum and enlighten the public at large. The series is published under the auspices of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University. For a complete list of books in this series, please see www.upne.com Anita Shapira Israel: A History Orit Rozin The Rise of the Individual in 1950s Israel: A Challenge to Collectivism Boaz Neumann Land and Desire in Early Zionism Anat Helman Young Tel Aviv: A Tale of Two Cities Nili Scharf Gold Yehuda Amichai: The Making of Israel’s National Poet Itamar Rabinovich and Jehuda Reinharz, editors Israel in the Middle East: Documents and Readings on Society, Politics, and Foreign Relations, Pre-1948 to the Present ANITA SHAPIRA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * IS|aEL A HISTORY * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * translated from the hebrew by anthony berris brandeis university press waltham, massachusetts brandeis university press An imprint of University Press of New England www.upne.com ∫ 2012 Brandeis University All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Designed by Eric M. Brooks Typeset in Quadraat and Mantinia by Keystone Typesetting, Inc. University Press of New England is a member of the Green Press Initiative. The paper used in this book meets their minimum requirement for recycled paper. For permission to reproduce any of the material in this book, contact Permissions, University Press of New England, One Court Street, Suite 250, Lebanon NH 03766; or visit www.upne.com ‘‘Isaac’’ from The Penguin Book of Hebrew Verse edited by T. Carmi (Allen Lane, 1981). Copyright T. Carmi, 1981. Reproduced by permission of Penguin Books Ltd. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Shapira, Anita. Israel: a history / Anita Shapira; translated from the Hebrew by Anthony Berris. p. cm. — (The Schusterman series in Israel studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-1-61168-352-3 (cloth: alk. paper) — isbn 978-1-61168-353-0 (ebook) 1. Zionism—History. 2. Palestine—Emigration and immigration—20th century. 3. Palestine—History—1917–1948. 4. Israel—History—20th century. 5. Arab-Israeli conflict. I. Title. ds149.s4971584 2012 956.94—dc23 2012023172 5 4 3 2 1 The publication of Israel: A History was made possible by the generous support of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation. We are indebted to the Foundation for its extraordinary commitment to Israel Studies and for its visionary leadership. For my grandchildren NADAV, NOAM, ITAI, TAL, ‡ MAYA, so they may come to know their homeland. CONTENTS List of Maps x Acknowledgments xi Author’s Note xiii 1881–1918 PART I * zionism: ideology and praxis 1 The Emergence of the Zionist Movement 3 2 Jews, Turks, Arabs: First Encounters in the Land 27 1918–1948 PART II * a state-in-the-making 3 Palestine under British Rule 67 4 Immigration and Settlement during the Mandate Period 103 5 The Yishuv as an Emerging State 119 6 The Yishuv: Society, Culture, and Ethos 133 1948–1967 PART III * nation building 7 The War of Independence, 1947–1949 155 8 The Creation of Israeli Democracy 179 9 State Building: Economy, Development, and Big Government 208 10 The Great Aliya: Mass Immigration 222 11 Culture and Norms in an Evolving Society 248 12 Politics, Peace, and War 271 1967–1977 PART IV * a decade of war 13 Six Days That Changed the Middle East 295 14 The Age of Euphoria, 1967–1973 307 15 The Yom Kippur War, 1973 326 16 Israeli Society after the Yom Kippur War 340 1977–2000 PART V * peace, war, and indecision 17 Begin in Power 357 18 The Stalemate Years: A Changing Israeli Identity, 1984–1990 391 19 The Decade of Hope, 1990–2000 422 An Interim Summary 469 Index 477
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