[edit] About me
I'm Yan Nasonov from Petah Tikva, Israel, going by the alias Ynhockey because I once played hockey and have had this alias for over 10 years.
I was born in Novosibirsk, Soviet Union. My family moved to Arad, Israel in 1993 and to Petah Tikva in December 2000. I have also lived in Burnaby, B.C., Canada in between the years.
I served in the IDF's Military Police Corps (for anyone who cares, I wrote that article) until 2008. Since 2010 I have been studying computer science in the Open University of Israel, among other activities.
I am also a member of Wikimedia Israel and was on the local team that organized Wikimania 2011 in Haifa. Unless otherwise stated, neither my comments nor actions on Wikipedia reflect the positions of either the chapter or the foundation.
[edit] Wikipedia
I found out about Wikipedia around 2003 (might've been even 2002) but never bothered to edit or register. I can't remember why now, but it's probably because I didn't think I could add anything useful (even though at that time Wikipedia was very small). Also I only started to read Wikipedia namespace pages in 2005, and therefore didn't know any policies and made many edits which might constitute as vandalism (both using an IP address and this username). Now I understand Wikipedia better though, contribute frequently, and do some sysop chores (mostly speedy deletion).
[edit] Contributions
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- See my edit count on enwiki, hewiki.
I've contributed to Wikipedia in different areas (mostly minor edits, although I don't self-identify as a WikiGnome), but notably have edited and/or created many Israel-related articles. I'm also responsible for writing about much of the Bleach-related content on the project, although in 2008 about half of it was merged to create a mess of long, unorganized articles, causing me to disengage from editing in that field.
Since my early days on the project, I've mostly shifted to editing Israel-related articles (Israel's geography, people, organizations). Unfortunately, nearly every significant edit I've made to an Arab–Israeli conflict-related article so far has been dubbed, directly or indirectly, a POV push. This is considering my views are not extreme by any measure; I've seen more extreme users blasted to the moon and back for their edits. I strive to avoid articles about the conflict, because the dispute resolution is a long and tedious process, and the time it takes to reach a compromise is usually equivalent to the time it takes to make 100–1000 good minor edits.
Unfortunately, I have not been able to write many good/featured articles as compared to my edit count. This is mostly because of sourcing problems, especially in IDF-related articles and articles about fiction. However, I try my best and have come a long way from never using sources (indeed, most active Wikipedians didn't at the time—I'm talking about 2005–early 06) to sourcing every single statement I add (again, going along with the general Wikipedia trend, which shifted to heavy use of sources). DYK has also recently become a sort of milestone on Wikipedia, but I have not been able to jump on the bandwagon in this area. It is a good motivator to write better articles from the start instead of expanding them later, but all in all, I don't really care about DYK as of this writing. In 2011, I have also participated in the copyedit and wikifaction drives, as well as the major backlog elimination drive. I have eliminated hundreds of articles from the various backlogs, but so far it hasn't made much of a difference.
Since getting a decent digital camera in early 2007, I have also been heavily contributing with photographs, including panoramas, which can be seen in some good/featured articles. Mapmaking is another interest of mine as far as images go, and many of the Israel-related maps on Wikipedia were drawn by me at some point or other.
I also contribute to the Hebrew Wikipedia sometimes. Certain issues discourage me from becoming a full-time contributor, but I've made around 650 edits at the time of this writing (including 15 new articles). I do not generally edit the Russian Wikipedia.
[edit] Literature
Below is a list of literature I have, so feel free to contact me about it (like if you need a direct quotation, excerpt or translation). Please note that if applicable, the book title and author name presented here are how they are written in the book, and do not always reflect the way I write it in sources. As of this writing, the list includes only books in physical format, not in digital format which I also have a few of.
The idea for this list was shamelessly plugged from User:Ceedjee.
| General tertiary sources on Israeli history |
- Itzchaki, Aryeh (1988), A Guide to War Monuments and Sites in Israel (2 of 2 volumes); Barr Publishers (Hebrew)
- Shiff, Yehuda ed. (1982), IDF In Its Corps: Army and Security Encyclopedia (18 of 18 volumes); Revivim Publishing (Hebrew)
- Shiff, Yehuda; Dor, Danny ed. (1997), Israel: Fifty Years; Alfa Communication; ISBN 965-474-005-2 (English)
- Wallach, Jeuda ed. (1972–80), Carta's Atlas of Israel, vol. 1–8 (out of 9); Carta Publishing (Hebrew)
- Wallach, Jeuda ed. (2000), Not on a Silver Platter; Carta Publishing; ISBN 965-220-432-3 (Hebrew)
- Wallach, Jeuda ed. (2003), Battle Sites in Israel; Carta and Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-220-494-3 (Hebrew)
- Ziv, Hani; Gelber, Yoav ed. (1998), The Bow Bearers; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-0963-1 (Hebrew)
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| Books on the 1948 Arab–Israeli War |
- Almog, Doron (1987), Weapons Acquisition in the United States, 1945–1949; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-0361-7 (Hebrew)
- Avizohar, Meir; Friedman Yishayahu ed. (1984), Studies in the Palestine Partition Plans 1937–1947; Ben Gurion Research Center (Hebrew)
- Avizohar, Meir; Oren, Elhanan (2002), Operation Uvda; Ben Gurion Heritage Institute; ISBN 965-510-009-X (Hebrew)
- Ayalon, Avraham (1959), Givati Brigade in the War of Independence; Ma'arakhot Publishing (Hebrew) Public Domain
- Ayalon, Avraham (1963), Givati Brigade against the Egyptian Invader; Ma'arakhot Publishing (Hebrew) Public Domain in 2014
- Bar-On, Mordechai (2001), The Beginning of the Israeli Historiography of the 1948 War; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-1126-1 (Hebrew)
- Bar-On, Mordechai (2009), The Story of a Battalion: The 55th Battalion in the 1948 War; Organization for the Research of the Defense Force; ISBN 978-965-07-91349-0-8 (Hebrew)
- Bar-On, Mordechai; Chazan, Meir ed. (2006), A Nation at War; Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi; ISBN 965-217-262-4 (Hebrew)
- Ben Fazi, Shmaryahu; Kadish, Alon (2006), A Community in War / The British Army's Exit from Safed; Ariel Publishing (Hebrew)
- Ben Yaacov, Yochanan (2008), The Mountain Platoon: The Story of the Thirty-Five; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 978-965-05-1447-1 (Hebrew)
- Brenner, Uri (1978), Altalena; Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House (Hebrew)
- Brezner, Amiad (1994), The Struggle on the Negev 1941–1948; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-0734-5 (Hebrew)
- Brokhi, Nahum (2009), Be'erot Yitzhak in Settlement and War; Ariel Publishing (Hebrew)
- Cohen, Avi (2004), The History of the Israeli Air Force in the War for Independence (3 of 3 volumes); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-1245-4 (Hebrew)
- Cohen, Yehoram (1969), By Light and in Darkness; Amikam – Tel Aviv Publishers (Hebrew)
- Cohen-Shani, Shmuel (2002), From the Battlefield to the Negotiating Table; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-1139-3 (Hebrew)
- Coren, David (1988), The Western Galilee in the War of Independence; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-0364-1 (Hebrew)
- Coren, David (1989), The Defence of Sodom (1934–1948); Ministry of Defense Publishing and Yad Tabenkin; ISBN 965-05-0437-0 (Hebrew)
- Dothan, Alexander (1951), The Arab War Against Israel; N. Tversky Publishing (Hebrew)
- Dror, Tzvika (1990), Nitzanim: A Settlement Built Twice; Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House (Hebrew)
- Dror, Zvi (2005), Har'el – Palmach Brigade in Jerusalem (3rd Edition—2006); United Kibbutz Publishing (Hebrew)
- Eshel, Zadok (1973), Carmeli Brigade in the War of Independence; Ma'arakhot Publishing; S/N 0123-73-1 (Hebrew)
- Eshel, Zadok (1978), Haganah Campaigns in Haifa; Ministry of Defense Publishing; S/N 561-065-814 (Hebrew)
- Gelber, Yoav (1981), Jewish Palestinian Volunteering in the British Army During the Second World War: The Struggle for a Jewish Army (vol. 2); Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi Publications; ISBN 965-217-002-X (Hebrew)
- Gelber, Yoav (1986), The Emergence of a Jewish Army; Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi Institute; ISBN 965-217-013-3 (Hebrew)
- Gelber, Yoav (2004), Independence Versus Nakba; Kinneret–Zmora-Bitan–Dvir Publishing; ISBN 965-517-190-6 (Hebrew)
- Givati, Moshe (1994), In the Path of Desert and Fire; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-0719-1 (Hebrew)
- Golan, Arnon (2001), Wartime Spatial Changes; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; ISBN 965-510-000-6 (Hebrew)
- Golani, Moti ed. (2000), War Policy - Peace Policy (3rd of 10 in Olive-Leaves and Sword series); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-1013-3 (Hebrew)
- Goren, Tamir (2006), The Fall of Arab Haifa in 1948; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-510-039-1 (Hebrew)
- Gutman, Tuvi (1950), Jerusalem's War of Liberation in 1948; Awir Jakob (Hebrew)
- Guvrin, Pinhas (1976), 1948 Call-Up; Ma'arakhot Publishing; S/N 501-158-61 (Hebrew)
- Hadari, Dani ed. (2002), Eighty Years to the Hagganah (4th of 10 in Olive-Leaves and Sword series); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-1156-3 (Hebrew)
- Hadari, Dani ed. (2004), Facing the Arab Challenge (5th of 10 in Olive-Leaves and Sword series); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-1247-0 (Hebrew)
- Hameiri, Yehezkel (1988), Safed in the Independence War; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-0395-1 (Hebrew)
- Hashavia, Arie (1978), Palmach Yiftach; Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House (Hebrew)
- Hashavia, Arie ed. (2005), Hither To – The Story of the 53rd Battalion; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-1304-3 (Hebrew)
- Kadish, Alon ed. (2005), Israel's War of Independence 1948–1949 (2 of 2 volumes); Foundation for Research of the Defense Forces and Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-1251-9 (Hebrew)
- Kadish, Alon; Ehrnvald, Moshe (2008), The Yevusi Battles; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 978-965-05-1451-8 (Hebrew)
- Kadish, Alon; Kedar, Benjamin Z. ed. (2005), The Few Against the Many?; The Hebrew University Magnes Press; ISBN 965-493-231-8 (Hebrew)
- Karsh, Ephraim (2002), The Arab-Israeli Conflict – The Palestine War 1948; Osprey Publishing; ISBN 978-1-84178-372-9 (English)
- Kaufman, Menahem (1982), America's Jerusalem Policy 1947–1948 (2nd Edition—1985); Hebrew University of Jerusalem (English)
- Kedem, Menahem (1987), Lessons in the History of the War of Independence; Or-Am Publishing (Hebrew)
- Kimche, Jon and David (1960), A Clash of Destinies; Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers; LOC 60-6996 (English)
- Kimche, Jon and David (1973), Both Sides of the Hill (2nd Rev. Ed.); Ma'arakhot Publishing; S/N 0120-73-1 (Hebrew)
- Lazar, Chaim (1951), Conquest of Jaffa; Shelah Publishing (Hebrew)
- Levy, Itzhak (1986), Jerusalem in the War of Independence; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-0287-4 (Hebrew)
- Lorch, Netanel (1998), History of the War of Independence; Modan Publishing; Danacode 20-48915 (Hebrew)
- Milstein, Uri (1989), The War of Independence (vol. 2–4 out of 4); Zmora, Bitan – Publishers (Hebrew)
- Morris, Benny (2008), 1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War; Yale University Press; ISBN 978-0-300-15112-1 (English)
- Nadav, Daniel (1997), In Captivity; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-0867-8 (Hebrew)
- Naor, Moshe (2009), On the Home Front: Tel Aviv and Mobilization of the Yishuv in the War of Independence; Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi and the Galili Center for Defense Studies; ISBN 978-965-217-287-7 (Hebrew)
- Nordeen, Lon O.; Nicolle, David (1996), Phoenix Over the Nile; Smithsonian Institution Press; ISBN 1-56098-626-3 (English)
- Orren, Elhannan (1976), Operation "Danni"; Ma'arakhot Publishing; S/N 501-155-51 (Hebrew)
- Ostfeld, Zahava (1994), An Army is Born (2 of 2 volumes); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-0695-0 (Hebrew)
- Rivlin, Gershon; Sinai, Zvi ed. (1964), Alexandroni Brigade in the War of Independence (reprint—1992); Ma'arakhot Publishing (Hebrew)
- Rivlin, Gershon ed. (1990), Olive–Leaves and Sword Vol. 1 (1st of 10); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-0533-4 (Hebrew)
- Rogan, Eugene L.; Avi Shlaim ed. (2001), The War for Palestine (2nd Edition—2007); Cambridge University Press; ISBN 978-0-521-69934-1 (English)
- Shiran, Osnat ed. (2006), Jews and Arabs in a Protracted Struggle (6th of 10 in Olive-Leaves and Sword series); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-1362-7 (Hebrew)
- Shiran, Osnat ed. (2007), The Naval Arena (7th of 10 in Olive-Leaves and Sword series); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-1381-7 (Hebrew)
- Shiran, Osnat ed. (2008), A War – Sixty Years After (8th of 10 in Olive-Leaves and Sword series); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 978-965-05-1457-0 (Hebrew)
- Tal, Eliezer (1964), Naval Operations in the Israel War of Independence; Ma'arakhot Publishing (Hebrew) Public Domain in 2015
- Vered, Abraham (1998), Fighters for the Freedom of Israel in the War for Independence (3 of 3 volumes); Yair Publishing (Hebrew)
- Vinay, Zev (1949), The Campaign for the Liberation of Israel (2nd Edition—1950); Masada Publishing (Hebrew)
- Yanait, Rachel; Avrahami, Yitzhak; Etzion, Yerah ed. (1975), The Haganah in Jerusalem (2 of 2 volumes); Kiryat Sefer Publishing (Hebrew)
- Yitzhak, Ronen (2006), Cooperation and Hostility – Abdullah, The Arab Legion and the 1948 War; Ministry of Defense Publishing and Magnes Press; ISBN 965-493-267-9 (Hebrew)
- Yofe, Alex (2007), Avia S-199 in Israeli Air Force Service (2nd of 6 in series); White Crow Publications; ISBN 0-9774627-1-4 (English)
- Yosef, Dov (1960), Loyal City; Shocken Publishing House (Hebrew)
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| Books on Israeli history not directly related to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War |
- Cotterell, Paul (1984), The Railways of Palestine and Israel; Tourret Publishing; ISBN 0-905878-04-3 (English)
- Cotterell, Paul (2008), Make Straight the Way; Israel Railways; ISBN 978-965-91328-0-5 (Hebrew)
- Dupuy, Trevon N. (1978), Elusive Victory; Harper and Row Publishers; ISBN 0-06-011112-7 (English)
- Grossman, David (2004), Arab Demography and Early Jewish Settlement in Palestine; The Hebrew University Magnes Press; ISBN 965-493-184-2 (Hebrew)
- Karsh, Efraim (2003), Arafat's War; Grove Press; ISBN 0-8021-4158-7 (English)
- Karsh, Efraim (2010), Palestine Betrayed; Yale University Press; ISBN 978-0-300-12727-0 (English)
- Eldar, Mike (1993), Flotilla 13; Ma'ariv Book Guild (Hebrew)
- Glass, Joseph B.; Kark, Ruth (1991), Sephardi Entrepreneurs in Eretz Israel – The Amzallak Family 1816–1918; The Magnes Press; ISBN 965-223-751-5 (English)
- Greenberg, Yitzhak (2001), The Israeli Reserves Army; Ben Gurion University of the Negev; ISBN 965-510-016-2 (Hebrew)
- Herzog, Chaim, The Arab-Israeli Wars (2005 edition, revised by Shlomo Gazit); Vintage Books; ISBN 1-4000-7963-2 (English)
- Hughes, Hugh (1981), Middle East Railways; The Continental Railway Circle; ISBN 0-9503469-7-7 (English)
- Katz, Yossi (2000), A State in the Making (reprint—2007); Magnes Press; ISBN 965-493-071-4 (Hebrew)
- Laqueur, Walter; Rubin, Barry ed. (1984), A Docuentary History of the Middle East Conflict (Revised Edition—2008); Penguin Books; ISBN 978-0-14-311379-9 (English)
- Mann, Nir ed. (2009), And the English was Then in the Land (9th of 10 in Olive-Leaves and Sword series); Carmel Publishing; ISBN 978-965-540-021-2 (Hebrew)
- Mann, Nir (2009), Sarona in a Decade of Struggle; Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi; ISBN 978-965-217-294-5 (Hebrew)
- Mann, Nir ed. (2010), Woman of Valor (10th of 10 in Olive-Leaves and Sword series); Carmel Publishing; 978-965-540-136-3 (Hebrew)
- Morris, Benny (1999), Righteous Victims (2001 edition); Vintage Books; ISBN 0-679-42120-3 (English)
- Morris, Benny (2009), One State, Two States; Yale University Press; ISBN 978-0-300-12281-7 (English)
- Nordeen, Lon (1990), Fighters Over Israel; Orion Books; ISBN 0-517-56603-6 (English)
- Nedava, Joseph ed. (1977), Joseph Lishansky – Papers and Letters; Hadar Publishing (Hebrew)
- Naor, Mordechai (1991), The Aliyah Book; Massada and Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-0573-3 (Hebrew)
- Oren, Michael (2002), Six Days of War (2nd Edition—2003); Ballantine Books; ISBN 0-345-46192-4 (English)
- Pollack, Kenneth M. (2002), Arabs at War: Military Effectiveness, 1948–1991 (2004 edition); Bison Books; ISBN 0-8032-8783-6 (English)
- Rabinovich, Abraham (2004), The Yom Kippur War; Shocken Books; ISBN 0-8052-1124-1 (English)
- Shlaim, Avi (2007), Lion of Jordan (2009 edition); Vintage Books; ISBN 978-1-4000-7828-8 (English)
- Shmuelevich, Aryeh ed. (2007), Battlefield – Decisive Battles in the Land of Israel (3rd Edition—2008); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-1346-9 (Hebrew)
- Teveth, Shabtai (1972), Mosha Dayan; Weidenfeld and Nicolson; ISBN 0-297-99522-7 (English)
- Tourret, R. (1989), Hedjaz Railway; Tourret Publishing; ISBN 0-905878-05-1 (English)
- Travis, Anthony (2009), On Chariots with Horses of Fire and Iron; Hebrew University Magnes Press; ISBN 978-965-91147-0-2 (English)
- Tzur, Ze'ev (1980), Settlement and the Borders of the State; Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House (Hebrew)
- Van Creveld, Martin (1998), The Sword and the Olive (2nd Edition—2002); PublicAffairs; ISBN 1-58648-155-X (English)
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| Self-published sources on Israeli history |
- Asher, Danny ed. (2008), Red and Blue: A Corps's Story; Israel Defense Forces; (Hebrew)
- Avizohar, Meir, The Battle for Jerusalem 1948; Notebooks for Literature; Danacode 2-70173 (Hebrew)
- Even-Nur, Israel ed. (1970), Yiftach – Estate of the Storm (2nd Edition—1971); Palmach (Hebrew)
- Israel Defense Forces History Branch (1957), The War of Independence; IDF (Hebrew) Public Domain
- Israel Defense Forces History Branch (1959), History of the War of Independence (20th Edition—1978); Ma'arakhot Publishing; S/N 501-202-72 (Hebrew) Public Domain
- Itzhaki, Arieh (2007), The 222 Days of Kfar Darom; AI Publishing (Hebrew)
- Milstein, Uri (2009), The Battle of Nabi Samuel; Sridut Publishing; Danacode 457-105 (Hebrew)
- Nahmias, Jacob (2001), The 52nd Battalion Givati Brigade at the Independence war 1948; Efi Meltzer Publishing; ISBN 965-7195-02-0 (Hebrew)
- Pundak, Yitzhak; Nir, Nachman; Margolin, Shimon (2006), Givati Brigade – Battalion 53; Yaron Golan Publishing; ISBN 965-395-113-0 (Hebrew)
- Rutenberg, Beno; Sarid, Menahem; Eshel, Zadok (1968), Yitzhak Sadeh Brigade in Battles 1948–1967; Ministry of Defense Publishing/Education Corps (Hebrew)
- Ulitzky, Yosef (1951), From Incidents to War; Israel Defense Forces (Hebrew) Public Domain
- [Various] (1949), Gezer's Day; Hadassa-Gezer Publishing (Hebrew)
- [Various] (1950), Mishmar HaEmek in Fight; Workers' Book-Guild (Hebrew)
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| Collections of primary sources/accounts and documents made by historians/professional authors |
- Dinur, Ben Zion (1954–1973), History of the Haganah (8 of 8 volumes); Ma'arakhot Publishing, Am Oved Publishing (Hebrew) Vol. 1, 2, 3 in PD
- Etzioni, Binyamin ed. (1951), Tree and Dagger – Battle Path of the Golani Brigade; Ma'arakhot Publishing (Hebrew) Public Domain
- Gilead, Zrubavel ed. (1955), The Palmach Book; HaKibutz HaMeuchad Publishing (Hebrew)
- Karmon, David ed. (1950), Ein Gev in the Campaign; Ma'arakhot Publishing (Hebrew) Public Domain
- Larkin, Margaret (1963), The Six Days of Yad-Mordehay (4th edition—1965; Hebrew translation by Zivi Sorer); Ma'arakhot Publishing (Hebrew)
- Orren, Elhannan; Rivlin, Gershon ed. (1982), The War of Independene: Ben-Gurion's Diary (3 of 3 volumes); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-105-3 (Hebrew)
- Sabag, Shmuel ed./trans. (1954), Behind the Curtain; Ma'arakhot Publishing (Hebrew) PD in Israel
- Sabag, Shmuel ed./trans. (1954), In the Eyes of an Enemy; Ma'arakhot Publishing (Hebrew) PD in Israel
- Schiller, Eli ed. (2006), Safed in 1948 – War Diary (by Elad Peled); Ariel Publishing (Hebrew)
- Talmi, Ephraim ed. (1949), In Siege and In Battle; M. Newman Publishing (Hebrew)
- Talmi, Ephraim ed. (1952), In the Line of Fire; M. Newman Publishing (Hebrew)
- [Various] (1949), In the Path of Warriors; Workers' Library (Hebrew)
- [Various] (1950), Negev Brigade in the Campaign; Ma'arakhot Publishing (Hebrew) Public Domain
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| Memoirs and autobiographies on Israeli history |
- Adan, Avraham (1984), The Ink Flag; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-0156-8 (Hebrew)
- Avnery, Uri (1950), In the Fields of Philistia (7th Edition—1950); Tversky Publishing (Hebrew)
- Ben Gur, Elitzur (1993), Jerusalem Diary, 1948 (2nd Edition); Ariel Publishing (Hebrew)
- Ben-Gurion, David (1951), Israel at War; Workers of Israel Publishing (Hebrew)
- Ben-Gurion, David (1969), The Restored State of Israel; Am Oved Publishers (Hebrew)
- Ben-Gurion, David (1971), Memoirs (5th Edition—1971); Am Oved Publishers (Hebrew)
- Carmel, Moshe (1949), Northern Campaigns; Ma'arakhot Publishing (Hebrew) Public Domain
- Carmi, Israel (1964), In the Path of Warriors (5th Edition—1976); Ma'arakhot Publishing; S/N 501-165-65 (Hebrew)
- Dayan, Moshe (1976), Moshe Dayan: Story of My Life; Edanim Publishers, Dvir Publishing House (Hebrew)
- Kahalani, Avigdor (1989), A Warrior's Way (10th Edition—2002); Steimatzky (Hebrew)
- Mardor, Meir (1957), Secret Mission (7th Edition—1965); Ma'arakhot Publishing (Hebrew) Public Domain
- Rabin, Yitzhak (1979), The Rabin Memoirs (Expanded Edition—1996); University of California Press; ISBN 0-520-20766-9 (English)
- Al-Tall, Abdullah, Memoirs (Hebrew translation by Yehosua Halamish—1960); Ma'arakhot Publishing (Hebrew)
- Schwarz, Shlomo (1950), Qula's 50 Minutes; Tversky Publishing (Hebrew)
- Shaltiel, David (1981), Jerusalem '48 (published posthumously); Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-0001-1 (Hebrew)
- Shamir, Moshe (1968), A Miracle Didn't Happen to Us; E. Lewin-Epstein Publishers (Hebrew)
- Shiloah, Amnon (1990), Moriah Battalion in Jerusalem in the War of Independence; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-0537-7 (Hebrew)
- Tanai, Shlomo (1950), Three Arrows; Workers' Library (Hebrew)
- Tishler, Yitzhak (1970), Last to Hold the Ridge; Am Oved Publishers (Hebrew)
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| Books on Israeli geography, places and settlement |
- Aaronsohn, Ran (2000), Rothschild and Early Jewish Colonization in Palestine; The Hebrew University Magnes Press; ISBN 965-493-058-7 (English)
- Aner, Zeev ed. (1998), Sipurei Kibuzim [Stories of Kibbutzim]; Ministry of Defense Publishing; ISBN 965-05-0946-1 (Hebrew)
- Ben-Artzi, Yossi (1997), Early Jewish Settlement Patterns in Palestine, 1882–1914; Magnes Press; ISBN 965-223-931-3 (English)
- Biger, Gideon (1994), An Empire in the Holy Land; Magnes Press (ISBN 965-223-862-7) and St. Martin's Press (ISBN 0-312-12269-1) (English)
- Elitzur, Yoel (2004), Ancient Place Names in the Holy Land; The Hebrew University Magnes Press; ISBN 1-57506-071-X (English)
- Gardos, Yehuda; Shmueli, Avshalom ed. (1994), The Land of the Negev (2 of 2 volumes); Ministry of Defense Publishing (Hebrew)
- HaCohen, Dvora (1970), The Grain and the Millstone; Am Oved Publishers (Hebrew)
- HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999), Eretz-Israel Lexicon; Miskal – Yediot Aharonot Books and Chemed Publishing; ISBN 965-448-413-7 (Hebrew)
- Kark, Ruth (1974), History of Pioneer Settlement in the Negev Until 1948; Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House (Hebrew)
- Kark, Ruth ed. (1989), The Land that Became Israel; The Magnes Press; ISBN 965-223-719-1 (English)
- Kark, Ruth; Oren-Nordheim, Michael (2001), Jerusalem and its Environs; Magnes Press; ISBN 0-8143-2909-8 (English)
- Katz, Yossi (1999), The Religious Kibbutz Movement in the Land of Israel (reprint—2003); Bar Ilan University Press and Magnes Press; ISBN 965-493-007-2, ISBN 965-226-222-6 (English)
- Katz, Yossi (2005), The Battle for the Land; The Hebrew University Magnes Press; ISBN 965-493-222-9 (English)
- Navon, Avi (2007), 60 Years to the Negev Water Line; Ariel Publishing and Mekorot (Hebrew)
- Orren, Elhannan (1978), Settlement Amid Struggles; Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi Publications (Hebrew)
- Sasson, Avi ed. (2010), Sderot; Ariel Publishing (Hebrew)
- Tzameret, Tzvi; Halamish, Aviva; Meir-Glitzenstein, Esther ed. (2009), The Development Towns (vol. 24 of Idan series); Yad Ben Tzvi Publishing; ISBN 978-965-217-298-3 (Hebrew)
- Vilnay, Zev (1976–82), Ariel – an Encyclopedia for Knowledge of the Land, (10 of 10 volumes); Am Oved Publishers (Hebrew)
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| Academic journals on Israel-related topics |
- Bareli, Avi ed., Iyunim Bitkumat Israel – Studies in Zionism, the Yishuv and the State of Israel, vol. 14–17 (2004–2007); Ben Gurion University of the Negev; ISSN 0792-7169 (Hebrew)
- Ginossar, Pinhas ed., Iyunim Bitkumat Israel – Studies in Zionism, the Yishuv and the State of Israel, vol. 1 (1991), vol. 3 (1993), vol. 10 (2000) (out of 18); Ben Gurion University of the Negev; ISSN 0792-7169 (Hebrew)
- Naor, Mordechai ed., Idan Series, vol. 2 (1983), vol. 6 (1985), vol. 7 (1986), vol. 9 (1987), vol. 10 (1988), vol. 12 (1989) [with Ben-Artzi, Yossi], vol. 18 (1994) [Bar'eli, Avi ed.] (out of unknown, until series transformed to book format); Yad Ben Tzvi Publishing; ISSN 0333-9777 (Hebrew)
- Sarig, Gabi, Testimonies and Documents series: Manara and the Northern Border 1943–1949 (1990); Yad Tabenkin; ISSN 0333-9416 (Hebrew)
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| Periodicals and magazines |
- Ariel, issues 37–39, 48–49, 79–80, 145–146, 150–153, 162, 177–178, 193
- Bamahane, issues: 2887, 2897, 2898, 2901, 2903, 2906, 2907, 2936, 2950, 2952, 2963, 2979, 2981, 2982, 2984, 2986, 2996–3012, 3014–3038, 3040–3042, 3044, 3046–3050, 3052, 3054–3059, 3063, 3065, 3066, 3068–3071
- Ma'arakhot, issue 263-4
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[edit] Awards
| Collection of barnstars and Wikipedia awards |
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The BarnSakura |
| I, Mitsukai, hereby award you the BarnSakura for your excellent contributions to manga and anime-related articles, particularly on the Bleach- and anime company-related articles. |
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The Barnstar of Diligence |
| For excellent job on the maps and more. Thank you for making WP beautiful. ←Humus sapiens ну? 22:11, 10 August 2006 (UTC) |
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The Wikipedia Corps tag |
| The Wikipedia Corps tag is given to Wikipedians who have made extensive contributions to Israel- and IDF-related articles on Wikipedia. Thanks for your overall work. This award was virtually designed specifically for you! --Shuki 22:54, 31 December 2006 (UTC) |
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The Barnstar of National Merit |
| For your great work and dedication to Israel articles in general, especially your most recent contribution to the promotion of Arad, Israel to GA --Flymeoutofhere (talk) 19:42, 10 April 2008 (UTC) |
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The Israeli Barnstar of National Merit |
| For your work with Israel and Israel related articles, and for editing my articles. (and for creating this image) - Epson291 (talk) 04:00, 17 June 2008 (UTC) |
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The Barnstar of Diligence |
| The Barnstar of Diligence is hereby awarded in recognition of extraordinary scrutiny, precision, and community service, especially in regard to article improvement.
Awarded by PhilKnight (talk) 16:47, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
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The WikiProject Barnstar |
| For your extensive contributions to the Military history WikiProject, as evidenced by your nomination in the 2008 "Military Historian of the Year" awards, I am delighted to present you with this WikiProject Barnstar --ROGER DAVIES talk 04:00, 12 January 2009 (UTC) |
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The Wikipedia Corps Tag
For contributions to Israel and IDF related articles |
| I hereby award the Wikipedia Corps Tag, for your contributions to IDF and Israel related article, including this awesome image. - Nudve (talk) 15:35, 20 February 2009 (UTC) |
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The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal |
| Well done Ynhockey... they aren't easy and you have written more twenty five. Thank you on behalf of Wikipedia. Jayjg (talk) 01:02, 16 June 2010 (UTC) |
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The Modest Barnstar |
| This Modest barnstar is awarded to Ynhockey for copy edits of over 4,000 words in the May 2011 copy edit drive. Thank you for your participation! Diannaa (Talk) 01:39, 5 June 2011 (UTC) |
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[edit] Random picture
Sometimes I go out and take pictures of things, and other times I draw. Here is a random picture (to be updated once in a while):
The twelve brigades of the Israel Defense Forces in 1948
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The Golani Brigade emblem
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Alexandroni Brigade emblem
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For a complete list of my images on Wikipedia and Commons, see User:Ynhockey/Images.
[edit] Userboxes
A note about the Babel rankings; I was fairly loose when assigning them to myself since the descriptions on this page were hopelessly inadequate. I've since discussed and edited the descriptions, but IMO they are still not perfect. But for instance, I use Ja-2 and Fr-1. My French vocabulary is probably at least as big as the Japanese and grammar knowledge is similar, and in fact, because of the difficulties of Kanji, I can freely read (pronounce) French text but not Japanese. However, I feel I know Japanese better overall.
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Programming
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This user can program in PHP. |
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[edit] Projects
[edit] Common templates
[edit] References
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<ref name="cbs populations">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/population/new_2010/table3.pdf|publisher=[[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]]|title=Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 2,000 Residents and Other Rural Population|date=2009-09-30|accessdate=2010-01-29}}</ref>
<ref name="profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/publications/local_authorities2005/pdf/000_0000.pdf|title=Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Tel Aviv|publisher=[[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]]|year=2005|accessdate=2008-10-21}} {{he icon}}</ref>
<ref name="profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/publications/local_authorities2006/pdf/000_0000.pdf|title=Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1315 - Municipality Profiles - Tel Aviv|publisher=[[Israel Central Bureau of Statistics]]|year=2006|accessdate=2008-10-21}} {{he icon}}</ref>
<ref name="hareuveni lexicon">{{cite book|title=Lexicon of the Land of Israel|publisher=Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books|year=1999|author=HaReuveni, Immanuel|page=500|isbn=965-448-413-7}} {{he icon}}</ref>
<ref name="ariel">{{cite encyclopedia|author=Vilnai, Ze'ev|authorlink=Zev Vilnay|title=Kaukab|encyclopedia=Ariel Encyclopedia|volume=Volume 1|pages=5000–5001|publisher=[[Am Oved]]|location=[[Tel Aviv]], Israel|year=1976}} {{he icon}}</ref>
<ref name="carta battles">{{cite book|title=Battle Sites in the Land of Israel|pages=00|author=Carta Jerusalem|publisher=[[Carta (publisher)|Carta]]|location=[[Israel]]|year=2003|isbn=965-220-494-3|editor=Jehuda Wallach}} {{he icon}}</ref>
<ref name="carta-1948">{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Carta's Atlas of Israel|year=1978|publisher=[[Carta (publisher)|Carta]]|location=[[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]]|editor=Evyatar Nur|author=Wallach, Jeuda|coauthors=Lorekh, Netanel; Yitzhaki, Aryeh|title=Battles of the Jordan Valley|volume=Volume 2 - The First Years 1948–1961|pages=00}} {{he icon}}</ref>
<ref name="beikvot">{{cite book|title=BeIkvot Lohamim, Volume 2 - South|publisher=Barr Publishers|author=Yitzhaki, Aryeh|year=1988|location=[[Tel Aviv]], Israel}} {{he icon}}</ref>
<ref name="idf-enc">{{cite encyclopedia|title=|encyclopedia=IDF in Its Corps: Army and Security Encyclopedia|author=|publisher=Revivim Publishing|year=1982|page=00|volume=Volume 10}} {{he icon}}</ref>
<ref name="bamahane">{{cite journal|title=|author=|journal=[[Bamahane]]|date=|issue=|page=p.}} {{he icon}}</ref>
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[edit] Infoboxes
| Some infoboxes I use often |
{{Infobox Israel municipality
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{{Infobox Israel village
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{{Infobox Military Person
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[edit] Contact information
Most of the time, if you wish to contact me, please use the Wikipedia talk page.
If you want to be in constant contact, please use the MSN Messenger address ynhockey at hotmail dot com. Send e-mail to ynhockey at gmail dot com (not to Hotmail because I will likely not reply there).
Finally, do not leave messages for me on the Hebrew Wikipedia (or any other project) which are related to the English Wikipedia. I will either ignore these messages or reply on the Hebrew Wikipedia/other project.
[edit] Navigation
This is a list of sub-pages of this page. They are mainly for navigation. You may or may not find interesting/useful information there:
Lists of red links for article creation:
Completed and existing article/image lists:
Some other pages I follow:
Other useful pages on Wikipedia:
Personal tools:
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This is a Wikipedia user page.
This is not an encyclopedia article. If you find this page on any site other than Wikipedia, you are viewing a mirror site. Be aware that the page may be outdated and that the user to whom this page belongs may have no personal affiliation with any site other than Wikipedia itself. The original page is located at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ynhockey. |
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