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Modern Israel, in historiographical terms, runs from the late-19th-century Aliyot through the British Mandate, the 1948 founding, and the decades since. Posts here cover the Zionist towns established before statehood (Zichron Yaakov, the Jordan Valley moshavim), Tel Aviv’s founding, the Hebrew University on Mt Scopus, Beer Sheva’s development, and the major wars that shaped the state.

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11 articles
Black Arrow Memorial
South · Negev

Settlement of the Negev in the Modern Period

A field trip through the north-western Negev and Gaza Envelope: water and security at Nir Am, the Black Arrow memorial, the RAF and ANZAC memorials in the Beeri Forest, the Maon Synagogue mosaic, Mitzpe Gvulot, the Nachal Besor bridge and Kibbutz Ruchama.

Oct 2013 · 4 minute read
Museum of Water & Security, Nir-Am Black Arrow Memorial RAF Graffiti, Beeri Forest ANZAC Memorial, Beeri Forest Maon Synagogue Mosaic Homes in Mitzpe Gevulot Hanging Bridge over Nachal Besor Security Building in Ruchama
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