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Good Arabs: The Israeli Security Agencies and the Israeli Arabs, 1948–1967
Hillel Cohen
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Description for Good Arabs: The Israeli Security Agencies and the Israeli Arabs, 1948–1967
Paperback. Explores the history of Palestinian collaboration with Israelis - and of the Arab resistance to it. This book focuses on the system of collaborators established by Israel in each and every Arab community after the 1948 war. Translator(s): Watzman, Haim. Num Pages: 296 pages, 24 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Based on his reading of top-secret files of the Israeli police and the prime minister's office, Hillel Cohen exposes the full extent of the crucial, and, until now, willfully hidden history of Palestinian collaboration with Israelis--and of the Arab resistance to it. Cohen's previous book, the highly acclaimed Army of Shadows,told how this hidden history played out from 1917 to 1948, and now, in Good Arabs he focuses on the system of collaborators established by Israel in each and every Arab community after the 1948 war. Covering a broad spectrum of attitudes and behaviors, Cohen brings together the stories of ... Read more
Based on his reading of top-secret files of the Israeli police and the prime minister's office, Hillel Cohen exposes the full extent of the crucial, and, until now, willfully hidden history of Palestinian collaboration with Israelis--and of the Arab resistance to it. Cohen's previous book, the highly acclaimed Army of Shadows,told how this hidden history played out from 1917 to 1948, and now, in Good Arabs he focuses on the system of collaborators established by Israel in each and every Arab community after the 1948 war. Covering a broad spectrum of attitudes and behaviors, Cohen brings together the stories of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
394g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520269767
SKU
V9780520269767
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About Hillel Cohen
Hillel Cohen is Research Fellow at the Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of Army of Shadows: Palestinian Collaborators with Zionism 1917-1948 (UC Press), The Present Absentees: Palestinian Refugees in Israel since 1948, and The Marketplace is Empty: The Rise and Fall of Arab Jerusalem 1967-2007.
Reviews for Good Arabs: The Israeli Security Agencies and the Israeli Arabs, 1948–1967
"Paints a remarkably balanced and comprehensive picture. It is a fascinating tale, but his account ... does not make for pleasant reading." Jerusalem Post "The book's power derives from its resonance for the present day, and the way that it illuminates the attitude that Israel has taken - and still takes - toward the Palestinians." The National "A fascinating study ... Read more