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A history of modern israel colin shindler university of london colin shindlers book traces israels history across sixty years, from its optimistic beginnings, through the wars with its arab neighbours, and the confrontation with the palestinians. Israel typically marks its independence day by calculating the price its. The first aliyah brings an estimated 25,00035,000 immigrants to palestine, the majority of them fleeing antijewish pogroms in eastern europe. I have read many books on the history of israel, ancient and modern.