Isaiah Berlin: A LifeIsaiah Berlin refused to write an autobiography, but he agreed to talk about himself - and so for 10 years, before's Berlin's death in November 1997, he allowed Michael Ignatieff to interview him about his past, his ideas, his most intimate memories, and his inner conflicts. |
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... Arabs . He could see that the Arabs preferred to be governed badly by their own people rather than be well governed by the Jews , and that ' in fifteen years ' time the Arab nationalists will be sincere , incorruptible , utterly brutal ...
... Arabs . He could see that the Arabs preferred to be governed badly by their own people rather than be well governed by the Jews , and that ' in fifteen years ' time the Arab nationalists will be sincere , incorruptible , utterly brutal ...
Page 121
... Arabs . He replied with the usual that if the Arabs were clearly given to understand that they could not expect Palestine as an Arab National state or as part of one , they would acquiesce . . . I expressed doubts . They were left ...
... Arabs . He replied with the usual that if the Arabs were clearly given to understand that they could not expect Palestine as an Arab National state or as part of one , they would acquiesce . . . I expressed doubts . They were left ...
Page 180
... Arabs rejected it , and both sides . inside Palestine prepared for war as the British departed . Palestinian Arabs began fleeing , driven out by massacres and reprisals . On 14 May 1948 David Ben Gurion proclaimed the independence of ...
... Arabs rejected it , and both sides . inside Palestine prepared for war as the British departed . Palestinian Arabs began fleeing , driven out by massacres and reprisals . On 14 May 1948 David Ben Gurion proclaimed the independence of ...
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