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The opening as it read in 2010
Underground to Palestine is a 1946 book by I. In Underground to Palestine Stone reports as a journalist on the hundreds of thousands of European Jewish displaced persons attempting to reach the Jewish homeland in Mandatory Palestine in 1946.1Writing in The Globe and Mail , John R.2 MacArthur judges the book better than John Reed 's Ten Days that Shook the World . Stone travels with the Haganah to Europe, where he joins a group of displaced persons as they travel across the continent seeking a clandestine port of embarcation, joins an illegal convoy, runs the British blockade , and lands illegally in Mandatory Palestine . Stone wrote that the DPs made strenuous efforts to reach the Jewish homeland of Israel although it would have been far easier to emigrate to the United States because, “They have been kicked around as Jews and now they want to live as Jews.3 Over and over I heard it said: ‘We want to build a Jewish country. ... We are tired of putting our sweat and blood into places where we are not welcome.' ... These Jews want the right to live as a people, to build as a people, to make their contribution to the world as a people. Are their national aspirations any less worthy of respect than those of any other oppressed people?” The first draft of Israeli history: The great radical journalist I.F.4Stone journeyed to Europe and Palestine in 1946 to report on the plight of Jewish DPs,John R. MacArthur], May. 25, 2009 [1] The first draft of Israeli history: The great radical journalist I.F. Stone journeyed to Europe and Palestine in 1946 to report on the plight of Jewish DPs,John R. MacArthur,, May. 25, 2009 [2] The first draft of Israeli history: The great radical journalist I.F. Stone journeyed to Europe and Palestine in 1946 to report on the plight of Jewish DPs,John R. MacArthur, May. 25, 2009 [3] The first draft of Israeli history: The great radical journalist I.F. Stone journeyed to Europe and Palestine in 1946 to report on the plight of Jewish DPs,John R.5
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Underground to Palestine is a 1946 book by I. In Underground to Palestine Stone reports as a journalist on the hundreds of thousands of European Jewish displaced persons attempting to reach the Jewish homeland in Mandatory Palestine in 1946. Writing in The Globe and Mail , John R. MacArthur judges the book better than John Reed 's Ten Days that Shook the World . Stone travels with the Haganah to Europe, where he joins a group of displaced persons as they travel across the continent seeking a clandestine port of embarcation, joins an illegal convoy, runs the British blockade , and lands illegally in Mandatory Palestine . Stone wrote that displaced persons or DPs made strenuous efforts to reach the Jewish homeland of Israel although it would have been far easier to emigrate to the United States because, “They have been kicked around as Jews and now they want to live as Jews. Over and over I heard it said: ‘We want to build a Jewish country. ... We are tired of putting our sweat and blood into places where we are not welcome.' ... These Jews want the right to live as a people, to build as a people, to make their contribution to the world as a people. Are their national aspirations any less worthy of respect than those of any other oppressed people?” John R. The Globe and Mail .
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Boni & Gaer) Underground to Palestine is a 1946 book by American journalist I.Stone chronicling some of the hundreds of thousands of Holocaust survivors attempting to reach the Jewish homeland in Mandatory Palestine from post-WWII displaced persons camps . Stone travels with the Haganah to Europe, where he joins a group of displaced persons (DPs) as they travel across the continent seeking a clandestine port of embarcation, joins an illegal convoy, runs the British blockade , and lands illegally in Mandatory Palestine . Stone wrote that displaced persons made strenuous efforts to reach the Jewish homeland of Israel although it would have been far easier to emigrate to the United States because They have been kicked around as Jews and now they want to live as Jews. Over and over I heard it said: ‘We want to build a Jewish country. ... We are tired of putting our sweat and blood into places where we are not welcome.' ... These Jews want the right to live as a people, to build as a people, to make their contribution to the world as a people. Are their national aspirations any less worthy of respect than those of any other oppressed people? Writing in The Globe and Mail , journalist John R. MacArthur judges the book better than John Reed 's Ten Days that Shook the World . The Globe and Mail .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Boni & Gaer) Underground to Palestine is a 1946 book by American journalist I. Stone chronicling some of the hundreds of thousands of Holocaust survivors attempting to reach the Jewish homeland in Mandatory Palestine from post-WWII displaced persons camps . Stone travels with the Haganah to Europe, where he joins a group of displaced persons (DPs) as they travel across the continent seeking a clandestine port of embarcation, joins an illegal convoy, runs the British blockade , and lands illegally in Mandatory Palestine . Stone wrote that displaced persons made strenuous efforts to reach the Jewish homeland of Israel although it would have been far easier to emigrate to the United States because They have been kicked around as Jews and now they want to live as Jews. Over and over I heard it said: ‘We want to build a Jewish country. ... We are tired of putting our sweat and blood into places where we are not welcome.' ... These Jews want the right to live as a people, to build as a people, to make their contribution to the world as a people. Are their national aspirations any less worthy of respect than those of any other oppressed people? Writing in The Globe and Mail , journalist John R. MacArthur judges the book better than John Reed 's Ten Days that Shook the World . The Globe and Mail .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Stone Underground to Palestine is a 1946 book by American journalist I. Stone chronicling some of the hundreds of thousands of Holocaust survivors attempting to reach Mandatory Palestine from post-WWII displaced persons camps . Stone travels with the Haganah to Europe, where he joins a group of displaced persons (DPs) as they travel across the continent seeking a clandestine port of embarkation, joins an illegal convoy, runs the British blockade , and lands illegally in Mandatory Palestine . Stone wrote that displaced persons made strenuous efforts to reach Palestine although it would have been far easier to emigrate to the United States because They have been kicked around as Jews and now they want to live as Jews. Over and over I heard it said: ‘We want to build a Jewish country. ... We are tired of putting our sweat and blood into places where we are not welcome.' ... These Jews want the right to live as a people, to build as a people, to make their contribution to the world as a people. Are their national aspirations any less worthy of respect than those of any other oppressed people? Writing in The Globe and Mail , journalist John R. MacArthur judges the book better than John Reed 's Ten Days that Shook the World . The Globe and Mail .
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