The Zionist Revisionist Party was founded by Ze’ev Jabotinsky. He demanded a more aggressive policy toward the British, believing that only worldwide pressure would force them to abide by the Mandate.

Joshua’s conquest of Canaan, epitomized by the siege of Jericho, is also retold often. Similarly, David’s slaying of Goliath, his flight from King Saul and rise to kingship, and the dynasty he ...