The war of the Zionist giants : David Ben-Gurion and Chaim Weizmann /
While David Ben-Gurion and Chaim Weizmann led very different lives, their paths crossed, or often clashed, as they became major influencers in the creation of the State of Israel. This book describes the battle between two "giants" which took place over 32 years.
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books,
[2018]
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Table of Contents:
- Our heroes prepare to leave the nest, David
- Chaim sets out for Europe
- Chaim's love affair with Britain
- David begins to put down his political roots in Palestine
- The impact of Jabotinski and revisionism on Zionist politics
- Co-operation between the two men from Weizmann's return to the Z.O. presidency in 1935, until the outbreak of WWII
- War would severely damage their new-found harmony
- From Z.O. president to the first president of the state of Israel.