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Sir Martin John Gilbert CBE FRSL (25 October 1936 – 3 February 2015) [1] [2] was a British historian and honorary Fellow of Merton College, Oxford. He was the author of 88 books, including works on Winston Churchill , the 20th century, and Jewish history including the Holocaust .
The history of Islam is believed by most historians [1] to have originated with Muhammad's mission in Mecca and Medina at the start of the 7th century CE, [2] [3] although Muslims regard this time as a return to the original faith passed down by the Abrahamic prophets, such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, and Jesus, with the submission (Islām) to the will of God.
The book has been influential in Islamic scholarly circles and among those interested in Middle Eastern politics. It has been praised for its in-depth analysis and comprehensive approach to a complex issue. However, it has also faced criticism from those who view it as biased against Zionism and the state of Israel. [2] [3] [4]
Martin Gilbert, British historian [21] Carlo Ginzburg, Italian historian; Gustave Glotz, French ancient Greek historian [2] Shelomo Dov Goitein Arabist, historian, ethnographer [citation needed] Eric F. Goldman, U.S. modern historian [2] Yosef Goldman, author of Hebrew Printing in America [22] Yossi Goldstein, Israeli biographer [citation needed]
The modern state of Israel was founded in May 1948 in the aftermath of the Holocaust and Second World War but the conflict that has raged between Israelis and Palestinians since can be traced back ...
Gilbert, Martin (2010). In Ishmael's house: a History of Jews in Muslim Lands. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-16715-3. Zaken, Mordechai (2007). Jewish Subjects and Their Tribal Chieftains in Kurdistan: A Study in Survival. Boston and Leiden: Brill. Smadar, Lavie (2014). Wrapped in the Flag of Israel: Mizrahi Single ...
Sebeos (fl. 651), Armenian historian, documented in his History the rise of Muhammad and the early Muslim conquests.; Joannis Damasceni (c. 676–749), official of the Caliph at Damascus, later a Syrian monk, Doctor of the Church, his Peri Aireseon [Concerning Heresies] [t], its chapter 100 being "Heresy of the Ishmailites" (attribution questioned).
Following the agreement Israel and Egypt became the two largest recipients of US military and financial aid [343] (Iraq and Afghanistan have now overtaken them). In December 1978 the Israeli Merkava battle tank entered use with the IDF. In 1979, over 40,000 Iranian Jews migrated to Israel, escaping the Islamic Revolution there.