The Jewish Story Season 2, Episode 33: The Arab Revolt

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The Jewish Story Season 2, Episode 33: The Arab Revolt

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The 1930’s saw the hate triangle of Arabs, British and Jews explode into an unprecedented scale of violence known as the Arab Revolt. The revolt brought on yet another cycle of repression and political concessions, and it split the Jews … Read the rest

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