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'''Samuel Katz''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: שמואל כ"ץ ''Shmuel Katz''), alias '''Mooki''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: מוקי) (born [[December 9]], [[1914]]) is an Israeli historianwriter, biographer, essayist, publisherhistorian and [[Revisionistjournalist Zionism|Revisionist]] politician.<ref>Senior, 2005, p[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1569800421/002-4808670-4079245?v=glance&n=283155 86.Library Journal]</ref>. He was a member of the first [[Knesset|Israeli Knesset Assembly]] and of the [[Irgun]] high command.<ref>Bowyer Bell, 1996, p. 111; p. 139.</ref> He is also known for his research on Jewish leader [[Zeev Jabotinsky]], of whom he was a "loyal adherent".<ref>Shindler, 2005, p.11.</ref>
Katz was born in 1914 in [[South Africa]]. In 1930 he joined the [[Betar]] Revisionist youth movement.
In 1936 he moved to Palestine and joined the [[Irgun]]. In 1939 he was sent to London by Jabotinsky to speak on issues concerning Palestine. He was the editor of the paper ''The [[Jewish Standard]]'' and has written for the ''[[Daily Express]]'' and the ''[[Jerusalem Post]]''.
In 1946 Katz came back to Israel and joined the HQ of [[Etzel]] where he was active in the aspect of foreign relations. He was one of the seven members of the high command of the Irgun,<ref>'France Accused Of Supporting Palestine Terrorists: Jewish Leader Tells Of Murder Plot', ''The Times'', Friday, [[March 18]], 1966; pg. 11; Issue 56583; col F.</ref> andas actedwell as propagandaa spokesman of the chieforganization.<ref>Seliktar, 2002, p. 39.</ref><ref> Terence Smith, New York Times, June 27, 1977 </ref>
In 1948 Katz assisted in the bringing of the [[Altalena Affair|Altalena]] ship to the shores of Israel.
Shmuel Katz was one of the founders of the [[Herut]] political party, co-founder of the [[Whole Land of Israel Movement]] in 1967, and in 1971 helped to create [[Americans for a Safe Israel]].
In 1977 Katz became "Adviser to the Prime Minister of Information Abroad" to [[Menachem Begin]]. ColinHe Shindleraccompanied hasBegin notedon thattwo duringtrips Katz'sto timeWashington asand Begin'swas asked to adviserexplain "hissome attemtptspoints to propagate[[President bothCarter]]. a<ref> The New York Times, January 6 1978, Adviser to Begin quits </ref> He quit this task on [[January 5]], Revisionist1978 versionbecause of differences with the previousCabinet thirtyover yearspeace andproposals a<ref>Michael hard-lineKnipe, version'Settlements ofcontinue contemporaryto eventsspring wereup consistentlyin blockedSinai', ''The Times'', Friday, [[January 6]], 1978; pg. 4; Issue 60203; bycol Dayan"G.</ref> with Egypt.<ref>ShindlerMasalha, 20012000, p. 9180.</ref>
His most widely circulatedfamous book is ''[[Battleground: Fact and Fantasy in Palestine]]''. In this book Katz describes the roots of the [[Arab-Israeli conflict]] and claims to expose anti-Zionist myths about it. Katz attacks what he calls propaganda used by Arab sources about the roots of the conflict and attempts to refute them. In the preamble of the last edition of the book, the author claimswrites that the book is being taught in numerous schools around the world. In placing its first order for paperbacks from [[Bantam Books]], an official import company in the [[Peoples Republic of China]] selected this book together with two more.<ref> The ''New York Times '', Notes on People, January 26, 1974 </ref> ▼Katz accompanied Begin on two trips to Washington and was asked to explain some points to [[President Carter]]. <ref> The ''New York Times'', [[January 6]], 1978, 'Adviser to Begin quits'.</ref> He quit this task on [[January 5]], 1978 because of differences with the Cabinet over peace proposals <ref>Michael Knipe, 'Settlements continue to spring up in Sinai', ''The Times'', Friday, [[January 6]], 1978; pg. 4; Issue 60203; col G.</ref> with Egypt.<ref>Masalha, 2000, p. 80.</ref>
▲His most widely circulated book is ''[[Battleground: Fact and Fantasy in Palestine]]''. In this book Katz describes the roots of the [[Arab-Israeli conflict]] and claims to expose anti-Zionist myths about it. Katz attacks what he calls propaganda used by Arab sources about the roots of the conflict and attempts to refute them. In the preamble of the last edition of the book, the author claims that the book is being taught in numerous schools around the world. In placing its first order for paperbacks from [[Bantam Books]], an official import company in the [[Peoples Republic of China]] selected this book together with two more.<ref> The ''New York Times'', Notes on People, January 26, 1974 </ref>
==Published Books==
==References==
*Bowyer Bell, J (1996). ''Terror Out of Zion: The Fight for Israeli Independence''. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 1-560-00870-9
* [http://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/heb/mk.asp?mk_individual_id_t=464 Knesset biography] (in Hebrew)
*Masalha, Nur (2000). ''Imperial Israel and the Palestinians: The Politics of Expansion''. Pluto Press. ISBN 0-7453-1615-8
*Seliktar, Ofira (2002). ''Divided We Stand: American Jews, Israel, and the Peace Process''. Praeger/Greenwood. ISBN 0-275-97408-1
*Senior, Boris (2005). ''New Heavens: My Life as a Fighter Pilot and a Founder of the Israel Air Force''. Brassey's. ISBN 1-5748-8679-7
*Shindler, Colin (2001). The Land Beyond Promise: Israel, Likud and the Zionist Dream. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 1-860-64774-X
*Shindler, Colin (2005). ''The Triumph of Military Zionism: nationalism and the origins of the Israeli right''. I B Tauris. ISBN 1-845-11030-7
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