by hadassah | Feb 14, 2021 | Towards Statehood
Conspiracy Against Partition, Lillie Schultz, January 31, 1948. No more cynical veto was ever applied by a major power to a United Nations decision than Great Britain’s refusal to comply with the recommendation of the General Assembly on November 29 that “an...
by hadassah | Feb 14, 2021 | Towards Statehood
Odd World: A Photo Reporter’s Story, John Phillips, 1959. “I’m like a Genoese mercenary. I get paid to do a job. I calculate the risks, and while I may get killed, I’ll never get ulcers.” These words are John Phillips’ own summing up of his quarter of a century...
by hadassah | Apr 13, 2016 | Returning and Redemption, Towards Statehood
The events at Deir Yassin have haunted Jews and Arabs for years. But what really happened there?
by hadassah | Apr 11, 2016 | Returning and Redemption, Towards Statehood
Inspired by a dream of Jewish sovereignty, Jews fought for their independence.
by hadassah | Apr 4, 2016 | Returning and Redemption, Towards Statehood
How the new Israeli army fought to protect Jerusalem from Arab attacks.
by hadassah | Apr 4, 2016 | Returning and Redemption, Towards Statehood
Despite pressure from within and from without, President Harry Truman supported wholeheartedly the establishment of the State of Israel. See also: Immigration into Palestine – Statement by President Truman, Oct. 4, 1946. President Weizmann Presents a Torah to...
