The Bombing of the King David Hotel
The bombing of the King David Hotel – the British headquarters in Mandatory Palestine – killed 91. What role did terrorism play in the birth of the state of Israel?
Israel
From Balfour to Suez: Britain's Zionist Misadventure
Robert Carr traces developments in British policy between 1917 and 1956.
Coming to Terms with the Past: Israel
David Cesarani examines the effects of a long history on a new nation state.
Foundation of the State of Israel
Richard Cavendish describes the formation of the state of Israel, proclaimed by David Ben-Gurion, on May 14th, 1948.
Israel's Dig for History
Keith Feldman explores the multi period sites in northern Israel dating from the Iron Age to the late Byzantine era.
Makers of the Twentieth Century: Weizmann and Ben-Gurion
With their differing approaches Weizmann and Ben-Gurion were the founding fathers of the state of Israel. Inspired by Herzl they laboured to give Zionism unity, force, world respect and, ultimately, a homeland.
The Pharisees and Jesus
Robert Graves, working from Greek and Latin sources, and Joshua Podro, working from Hebrew, Aramaic and Syriac sources, completed a detailed restoration of the original Nazarene Gospel in 1952. Here is a sample of their findings.