{"product_id":"the-walls-of-jerusalem-9781119182290","title":"The Walls of Jerusalem","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA complete examination of the men and forces that created and shaped the modern state of Israel over the last hundred years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWalls of Jerusalem is a study of the creation and evolution of the modern state of Israel. This unique work begins with the actions of four extraordinary men  Theodor Herzl, Chaim Weizmann, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, and David Ben-Gurion  and follows with their influence on subsequent leaders and on the political and military decisions that have shaped and changed Jerusalem and the nation. The resulting physical realty has made concrete the shift in vison from the broad utopian ideals of the beginning, to the separation barrier and settlement enclaves that increasingly divide both Jewish and Palestinian cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author traveled across the West Bank, into the Israeli settlements and along the Israeli security barrier dividing Israel from Palestine. He entered the tombs, mosques and synagogues, experienced the distortion of Jerusalem since the bu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Herzl, Weizmann and the Balfour Declaration 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Jabotinsky, Ben‐Gurion and the Iron Wall 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 “National Homeland” 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Al‐Nakba (Catastrophe) 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Eretz Yisrael 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Settlements 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The “Separation Barrier” 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 In Palestine 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Netanyahu, Trump and the Future 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 341\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407004770647,"sku":"9781119182290","price":75.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119182290.jpg?v=1730497854","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-walls-of-jerusalem-9781119182290","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}