by hadassah | Nov 14, 2024 | Presence in the Land
1815 The Jews of Jerusalem Turner, William: Journal of a Tour in the Levant. 3 vols. London 1820. II 161-234, 247-278. Source: Nathan Schur. Jerusalem. In Pilgrims’ Accounts Thematic Bibliography What do you want to know? Ask our AI widget and get answers from...
by hadassah | Nov 14, 2024 | Presence in the Land
1898 “The Great Game” Captain W. Lebedeff Grenadier of Guards of Russia “We must indeed come into contact with India… We shall compel Great Britain to place a proper value on our friendship and to relinquish her aggressive policy in regard to Russia. The might...
by hadassah | Nov 14, 2024 | Arabs Say No to Jewish Homeland, Presence in the Land
1903 Lydda, Ramleh, Ben Shemen “In the autumn of 1903, after the Sixth Zionist Congress, the Anglo-Palestine Bank purchased 2,330 dunams of land in the village of Haditha for 80,730 francs. Of that area, 1,946 dunams were fertile and flat, while the remaining...
by hadassah | Nov 14, 2024 | Presence in the Land
1877 The Jews of Jerusalem Schaff, Philip: Through Bible Lands. Notes of Travel in Egypt, the Desert and Palestine. London n.d., 232–278. Source: Nathan Schur. Jerusalem. In Pilgrims’ Accounts Thematic Bibliography What do you want to know? Ask our AI widget...
by hadassah | Oct 22, 2019 | Presence in the Land
1949-1951: The Young State The Arab defeat in the War of Independence did not bring an end to Arab violence against Israel. Despite numerous overtures of peace from the Israeli government, the Arab world continued to threaten and perpetrate violence against the...
by hadassah | Oct 22, 2019 | Presence in the Land
1948: Independence The War of Independence, begun in 1947, intensified in 1948, especially after Israel’s Declaration of Independence. This was Israel’s bloodiest war, resulting in 6,373 casualties on the Israeli side, which succeeded in the...
