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Steven J. Zipperstein

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Steven J. Zipperstein, Koshland Professor in Jewish Culture and History at Stanford University, is the author and editor of many books including Elusive Prophet: Ahad Ha’am and the Origins of Zionism. 

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Book Review: Menachem Begin: A Life

By Steven J. Zipperstein
 'Had there been telephones back then,’ recalled a close aide years later, ‘Begin would never have survived his... Read more > Autumn 2013

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Voice of the Week

Our Voice of the Fortnight is Ambassador Dore Gold, President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, talking about the shifting strategic outlook of the Middle East and explaining why today Saudi Arabia is part of the solution to fixing the problems of the region - 20 years on from 9/11

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Menachem Begin playing chess during a break from the peace talks between Israel and Egypt at Camp David in the US, 9 September 1978. Photo by Moshe Milner, GPO.

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