What this nation has to offer, shavit concludes, is not security or well. Since the collapse of the oslo peace process in the year 2000, a number of factors have converged to shift israels ideological center of gravity sharply to the right. In this awardwinning book that is both political and highly personal, veteran israeli journalist shavit analyzes. When secretary of state john kerry began his diplomatic work, no doubt he approached it with the highminded, cando style of his american predecessors. My promised land by ari shavit washington independent. Nov 24, 20 the turbulent and crackling place described in my promised land will not be healed by a rappel a lordre.
Shavit, haaretz columnist and one of israels leading television commentators, combines the stories of a wide range of individualshis grandfather, jaffa orange growers, masada activists. Both movingly inspiring and at times heartbreakingly painful, my promised land tells the story of the jewish state as it has never been told before, capturing both the triumph and the torment of israels experience. The triumph and tragedy of ari shavits my promised land. Buy a kindle kindle ebooks kindle unlimited prime reading best sellers.
Born in 1957, the author is the descendant of intellectuals and idealists who brought zionism to the shores of palestine at the turn of the 20th century. Shavit is a columnist for the centerleft israeli daily haaretz. Israel has betrayed its best, truest self, argues haaretz journalist and. The triumph and tragedy of israel by shavit, ari isbn. Written in lyrical prose by a distinguished journalist who listens attentively when he interviews, shavit engages his subjects and also the land of israelmy promised land is a work without peer. My promised land is the ultimate personal odyssey of a humanist exploring the startling biography of his tormented homeland, which is at the very center of global interest. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. May 20, 20 ari shavit s my promised land is without question one of the most important books about israel and zionism that i have ever read.
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