Israel
A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
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Noa Tishby
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Noa Tishby
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A “fascinating and very moving” (Aaron Sorkin, award-winning screenwriter of The West Wing and The Social Network) chronological timeline spanning from Biblical times to today that explores one of the most interesting countries in the world—Israel.
Israel. The small strip of arid land is 5,700 miles away but remains a hot-button issue and a thorny topic of debate. But while everyone seems to have a strong opinion about Israel, how many people actually know the facts?
Here to fill in the information gap is Israeli American Noa Tishby. But “this is not your Bubbie’s history book” (Bill Maher, host of Real Time with Bill Maher). Instead, offering a fresh, 360-degree view, Tishby brings her “passion, humor, and deep intimacy” (Yossi Klein Halevi, New York Times bestselling author of Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor) to the subject, creating an accessible and dynamic portrait of a tiny country of outsized relevance. Through bite-sized chunks of history and deeply personal stories, Tishby chronicles her homeland’s evolution, beginning in Biblical times and moving forward to cover everything from WWI to Israel’s creation to the disputes dividing the country today. Tackling popular misconceptions with an abundance of facts, Tishby provides critical context around headline-generating controversies and offers a clear, intimate account of the richly cultured country of Israel.
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- Joanna McMillan
- 08-02-2024
Fascinating, insightful & educational
Everyone trying to understand or making comments on the Middle East and Israel in particular should listen or read this book. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
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- Paul Grant
- 21-01-2022
The facts we never hear
Beautifully written & narrated. Lots of information we rarely hear and from a descendent of a family firmly involved in the pre and early days of the state of Israel.
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- Daniel Knoll
- 07-01-2024
Superb
Fact laden and balanced. Everyone should read this book. I think it would benefit from an epilogue given the recent events in the ME. Thank you Noa
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- Anonymous User
- 22-09-2024
Worth a Read
Written by an Israeli but notwithstanding it does try to look at the facts objectively.
I appreciated the insight to the day to day living of ordinary people from a number of generations.
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- Nir
- 08-06-2021
Brilliant, balanced, eye opening, super interesting
I read this book twice. It is a must for all Israel supporters. A brilliant example of how to explain Israel. It is also a must for all Israel demonisers. It is a superb test to their moral compass.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-11-2023
A must read for a balanced and informed take on Israel
Thank you Noa for bringing this book into the world. I really appreciated the detailed and balanced approach that is much needed in this era of click bait headlines and 30 second sound bites.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-12-2021
Understanding and Respect for all people
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I recommend this book to all my friends and family.
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- David Morgan
- 27-09-2022
Objective but not impartial.
I guess it is probably impossible for a balanced book on the history of Middle East. What I particularly enjoyed about this book was the telling of the author’s family history and their association with Israel.
However, when it came to providing the historical context the author’s views become increasingly nationalist through the book. While she does briefly mention some of Israel’s historical faults they are inevitably followed by a big ‘but’……. The author may claim she’s objective but she’s definitely not impartial.
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- Ian Smith
- 17-02-2024
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Fantastic account of Israel from personal and historic perspective. Well written, well researched and well presented with sincere and humorous presentation.
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- Alan Douglas
- 24-07-2024
A must listen audio book whether you think you understand Israel or not.
I recommend this book for anyone wanting to learn more about the country of Israel, its land, its people, its politics and its problems. Well written Noa.
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