The Murder of J. L. Starkey According to Local Palestinian Sources: Anti-Colonial Struggle and Local Intrigues
By: Roy Marom and Yosef Garfinkel
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bha-749 | Journal eISSN: 2047-6930
Language: English
Page range: 5 - 5
Submitted on: Nov 7, 2025
Accepted on: Jul 31, 2026
Published on: Sep 10, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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