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Tom Segev

A State at Any Cost. The Life of David Ben Gurion

Must
READ
816
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2027
10
Oren Kessler

Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict

Must
READ
336
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2023
11
Derek Penslar

Theodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader

Should
READ
256
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2020
6
Micah Goodman

Catch-67: The Left, the Right, and the Legacy of the Six-Day War

Must
READ
264
pp.
BIAS
▒░░
2017
4
Matti Friedman

Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier's Story of a Forgotten War

Must
READ
272
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2016
13
Avi Shlaim

The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World, Expanded

Must
READ
670
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2014
1
Daniel Gordis

Menachem Begin: The Battle for Israel's Soul

Must
READ
320
pp.
BIAS
▒▒▒
2014
8
Hillel Halkin

Jabotinsky: A Life

Could
READ
264
pp.
BIAS
▒▒▒
2014
7
Amos Oz

How to Cure a Fanatic

Could
READ
104
pp.
BIAS
2010
14
Benny Morris

1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War

Must
READ
544
pp.
BIAS
▒░░
2008
2
Michael B. Oren

Six Days of War: June 1967 & the Making of the Modern Middle East

Should
READ
480
pp.
BIAS
▒▒░
2001
15
Tom Segev

The Seventh Million: The Israelis and the Holocaust

Could
READ
593
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2000
12
Moshe Dayan

Living with the Bible

Should
READ
232
pp.
BIAS
░░░
1978
3
Saul Bellow

To Jerusalem and Back: A Personal Account

Should
READ
192
pp.
BIAS
░░░
1976
16
Menachem Begin

White nights: The Story of a Prisoner in Russia

Should
READ
240
pp.
BIAS
░░░
1957
9
Leon Pinsker

Auto-Emancipation!

Must
READ
40
pp.
BIAS
▒░░
1882
5
Amos Oz

How to Cure a Fanatic

Could
READ
104
pp.
BIAS
2010
14
Avi Shlaim

The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World, Expanded

Must
READ
670
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2014
1
Benny Morris

1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War

Must
READ
544
pp.
BIAS
▒░░
2008
2
Daniel Gordis

Menachem Begin: The Battle for Israel's Soul

Must
READ
320
pp.
BIAS
▒▒▒
2014
8
Derek Penslar

Theodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader

Should
READ
256
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2020
6
Hillel Halkin

Jabotinsky: A Life

Could
READ
264
pp.
BIAS
▒▒▒
2014
7
Leon Pinsker

Auto-Emancipation!

Must
READ
40
pp.
BIAS
▒░░
1882
5
Matti Friedman

Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier's Story of a Forgotten War

Must
READ
272
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2016
13
Menachem Begin

White nights: The Story of a Prisoner in Russia

Should
READ
240
pp.
BIAS
░░░
1957
9
Micah Goodman

Catch-67: The Left, the Right, and the Legacy of the Six-Day War

Must
READ
264
pp.
BIAS
▒░░
2017
4
Michael B. Oren

Six Days of War: June 1967 & the Making of the Modern Middle East

Should
READ
480
pp.
BIAS
▒▒░
2001
15
Moshe Dayan

Living with the Bible

Should
READ
232
pp.
BIAS
░░░
1978
3
Oren Kessler

Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict

Must
READ
336
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2023
11
Saul Bellow

To Jerusalem and Back: A Personal Account

Should
READ
192
pp.
BIAS
░░░
1976
16
Tom Segev

A State at Any Cost. The Life of David Ben Gurion

Must
READ
816
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2027
10
Tom Segev

The Seventh Million: The Israelis and the Holocaust

Could
READ
593
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2000
12
Benny Morris

1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War

Must
READ
544
pp.
BIAS
▒░░
2008
2
Tom Segev

A State at Any Cost. The Life of David Ben Gurion

Must
READ
816
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2027
10
Leon Pinsker

Auto-Emancipation!

Must
READ
40
pp.
BIAS
▒░░
1882
5
Micah Goodman

Catch-67: The Left, the Right, and the Legacy of the Six-Day War

Must
READ
264
pp.
BIAS
▒░░
2017
4
Amos Oz

How to Cure a Fanatic

Could
READ
104
pp.
BIAS
2010
14
Hillel Halkin

Jabotinsky: A Life

Could
READ
264
pp.
BIAS
▒▒▒
2014
7
Moshe Dayan

Living with the Bible

Should
READ
232
pp.
BIAS
░░░
1978
3
Daniel Gordis

Menachem Begin: The Battle for Israel's Soul

Must
READ
320
pp.
BIAS
▒▒▒
2014
8
Oren Kessler

Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict

Must
READ
336
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2023
11
Matti Friedman

Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier's Story of a Forgotten War

Must
READ
272
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2016
13
Michael B. Oren

Six Days of War: June 1967 & the Making of the Modern Middle East

Should
READ
480
pp.
BIAS
▒▒░
2001
15
Avi Shlaim

The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World, Expanded

Must
READ
670
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2014
1
Tom Segev

The Seventh Million: The Israelis and the Holocaust

Could
READ
593
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2000
12
Derek Penslar

Theodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader

Should
READ
256
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2020
6
Saul Bellow

To Jerusalem and Back: A Personal Account

Should
READ
192
pp.
BIAS
░░░
1976
16
Menachem Begin

White nights: The Story of a Prisoner in Russia

Should
READ
240
pp.
BIAS
░░░
1957
9
Matti Friedman

Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier's Story of a Forgotten War

Must
READ
272
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2016
13
Oren Kessler

Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict

Must
READ
336
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2023
11
Avi Shlaim

The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World, Expanded

Must
READ
670
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2014
1
Leon Pinsker

Auto-Emancipation!

Must
READ
40
pp.
BIAS
▒░░
1882
5
Daniel Gordis

Menachem Begin: The Battle for Israel's Soul

Must
READ
320
pp.
BIAS
▒▒▒
2014
8
Tom Segev

A State at Any Cost. The Life of David Ben Gurion

Must
READ
816
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2027
10
Micah Goodman

Catch-67: The Left, the Right, and the Legacy of the Six-Day War

Must
READ
264
pp.
BIAS
▒░░
2017
4
Benny Morris

1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War

Must
READ
544
pp.
BIAS
▒░░
2008
2
Saul Bellow

To Jerusalem and Back: A Personal Account

Should
READ
192
pp.
tilt
░░░
1976
16
Michael B. Oren

Six Days of War: June 1967 & the Making of the Modern Middle East

Should
READ
480
pp.
tilt
▒▒░
2001
15
Menachem Begin

White nights: The Story of a Prisoner in Russia

Should
READ
240
pp.
tilt
░░░
1957
9
Derek Penslar

Theodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader

Should
READ
256
pp.
tilt
░░░
2020
6
Moshe Dayan

Living with the Bible

Should
READ
232
pp.
tilt
░░░
1978
3
Amos Oz

How to Cure a Fanatic

Could
READ
104
pp.
tilt
2010
14
Tom Segev

The Seventh Million: The Israelis and the Holocaust

Could
READ
593
pp.
tilt
░░░
2000
12
Hillel Halkin

Jabotinsky: A Life

Could
READ
264
pp.
tilt
▒▒▒
2014
7
Leon Pinsker

Auto-Emancipation!

Must
READ
40
pp.
BIAS
▒░░
1882
5
Amos Oz

How to Cure a Fanatic

Could
READ
104
pp.
BIAS
2010
14
Saul Bellow

To Jerusalem and Back: A Personal Account

Should
READ
192
pp.
BIAS
░░░
1976
16
Moshe Dayan

Living with the Bible

Should
READ
232
pp.
BIAS
░░░
1978
3
Menachem Begin

White nights: The Story of a Prisoner in Russia

Should
READ
240
pp.
BIAS
░░░
1957
9
Derek Penslar

Theodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader

Should
READ
256
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2020
6
Micah Goodman

Catch-67: The Left, the Right, and the Legacy of the Six-Day War

Must
READ
264
pp.
BIAS
▒░░
2017
4
Hillel Halkin

Jabotinsky: A Life

Could
READ
264
pp.
BIAS
▒▒▒
2014
7
Matti Friedman

Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier's Story of a Forgotten War

Must
READ
272
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2016
13
Daniel Gordis

Menachem Begin: The Battle for Israel's Soul

Must
READ
320
pp.
BIAS
▒▒▒
2014
8
Oren Kessler

Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict

Must
READ
336
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2023
11
Michael B. Oren

Six Days of War: June 1967 & the Making of the Modern Middle East

Should
READ
480
pp.
BIAS
▒▒░
2001
15
Benny Morris

1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War

Must
READ
544
pp.
BIAS
▒░░
2008
2
Tom Segev

The Seventh Million: The Israelis and the Holocaust

Could
READ
593
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2000
12
Avi Shlaim

The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World, Expanded

Must
READ
670
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2014
1
Tom Segev

A State at Any Cost. The Life of David Ben Gurion

Must
READ
816
pp.
BIAS
░░░
2027
10
Leon Pinsker

Auto-Emancipation!

Must
READ
40
pp.
BIAS
▒░░
1882
5
Micah Goodman

Catch-67: The Left, the Right, and the Legacy of the Six-Day War

Must
READ
264
pp.
BIAS
▒░░
2017
4
Benny Morris

1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War

Must
READ
544
pp.
BIAS
▒░░
2008
2
Michael B. Oren

Six Days of War: June 1967 & the Making of the Modern Middle East

Should
READ
480
pp.
tilt
▒▒░
2001
15
Daniel Gordis

Menachem Begin: The Battle for Israel's Soul

Must
READ
320
pp.
tilt
▒▒▒
2014
8
Hillel Halkin

Jabotinsky: A Life

Could
READ
264
pp.
tilt
▒▒▒
2014
7
1976
Saul Bellow

To Jerusalem and Back: A Personal Account

Should
READ
192
pp.
bias
░░░
16
2001
Michael B. Oren

Six Days of War: June 1967 & the Making of the Modern Middle East

Should
READ
480
pp.
bias
▒▒░
15
2010
Amos Oz

How to Cure a Fanatic

Could
READ
104
pp.
bias
14
2016
Matti Friedman

Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier's Story of a Forgotten War

Must
READ
272
pp.
bias
░░░
13
2000
Tom Segev

The Seventh Million: The Israelis and the Holocaust

Could
READ
593
pp.
bias
░░░
12
2023
Oren Kessler

Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict

Must
READ
336
pp.
bias
░░░
11
2027
Tom Segev

A State at Any Cost. The Life of David Ben Gurion

Must
READ
816
pp.
bias
░░░
10
1957
Menachem Begin

White nights: The Story of a Prisoner in Russia

Should
READ
240
pp.
bias
░░░
9
2014
Daniel Gordis

Menachem Begin: The Battle for Israel's Soul

Must
READ
320
pp.
bias
▒▒▒
8
2014
Hillel Halkin

Jabotinsky: A Life

Could
READ
264
pp.
bias
▒▒▒
7
2020
Derek Penslar

Theodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader

Should
READ
256
pp.
bias
░░░
6
1882
Leon Pinsker

Auto-Emancipation!

Must
READ
40
pp.
bias
▒░░
5
2017
Micah Goodman

Catch-67: The Left, the Right, and the Legacy of the Six-Day War

Must
READ
264
pp.
bias
▒░░
4
1978
Moshe Dayan

Living with the Bible

Should
READ
232
pp.
bias
░░░
3
2008
Benny Morris

1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War

Must
READ
544
pp.
bias
▒░░
2
2014
Avi Shlaim

The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World, Expanded

Must
READ
670
pp.
bias
░░░
1
TOTAL
16
reads
5623
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