''O Jerusalem!'' is a history book published in 1971 by

Dominique Lapierre Dominique Lapierre (30 July 1931 – 2 December 2022) was a French author. Life Dominique Lapierre was born in Châtelaillon-Plage, Charente-Maritime, France. At the age of thirteen, he travelled to the U.S. with his father who was a diploma ...

and Larry Collins that seeks to capture the events and mishaps surrounding the creation of Israel, and the subsequent mass expulsion of Palestinians.

Introduction

The book is the result of two years of research by the authors, which consisted of several thousand interviews, and an examination of a series of publicly available documents and relevant materials. These became the basic materials for presenting the story of the birth of the modern state of Israel.

Presentation

The book has forty-six chapters, grouped into four parts: *''Part One: A Time to Mourn and a Time to Dance'' has six chapters. *''Part Two: A House Against Itself'' has eleven chapters. *''Part Three: A City Besieged'' has thirteen chapters. *''Part Four: A City Divided'' has sixteen chapters.

References

* Collins, Larry and Lapierre, Dominique (1972): ''O Jerusalem!'',

Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster () is an American publishing company and a subsidiary of Paramount Global. It was founded in New York City on January 2, 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. As of 2016, Simon & Schuster was the third largest pu ...

, {{ISBN, 0-671-66241-4. 1972 non-fiction books Books about the Arab–Israeli conflict Books adapted into films Books about Jerusalem Non-fiction novels 1948 Arab–Israeli War