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 116
... Arabs to concede a Jewish state . When Berlin reported this démarche to the Foreign Office , they reacted with fury . ' Weizmann is a child in these matters , ' Harold Caccia of the Foreign Office seethed . It was absurd to suppose that ...
... Arabs to concede a Jewish state . When Berlin reported this démarche to the Foreign Office , they reacted with fury . ' Weizmann is a child in these matters , ' Harold Caccia of the Foreign Office seethed . It was absurd to suppose that ...
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... 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 the ...
... 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 the ...
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