On the Border - Couverture souple

Warschawski, Michel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0745323251 ISBN 13 : 9780745323251

Editeur : Pluto Press, 2005

Synopsis

On the Border chronicles a radical political education in a time and place charged with idealism and danger. A Polish Frenchman and a rabbi's son, Michel Warschawski left for Israel at the age of sixteen to to study the Talmud, and eventually became one of the most renowned figures of the Israeli left. Warschawski's involvement in radical politics led to inspiring alliances with Jews, Muslims, Christians, and Marxists. Yet as the border lines hardened, he became targeted by the Shin Bet, Israel's notorious intelligence agents. Finally arrested, incarcerated and interrogated for 20 days, Michel gives his readers an insider's view of the psychological and political pressures that Shin Bet brought to bear, even on Jews, and never lets you forget the severity of treatment that his Palestinian colleagues faced. In touch with the Jewish diaspora, and inspired by a socialism without borders, the book mixes sharp analysis of the ongoing conflict with deep personal insight into the events of the last three decades. The lessons he draws from his experience on the border between Israel and Palestine should be instructive for all the places where cultures rub against each other for better and worse. Warschawski's perspective offers hope for the rich cultural and political exchange that these places offer their inhabitants, and hope for his adopted land.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michel Warschawski is a veteran journalist and peace activist. He is the former director of the Alternative Information Centre in Jerusalem. He is the author of books in Hebrew and Arabic and, in French including, Israel-Palestine (Textuel, 2001) and On the Border (Pluto, 2005).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pluto Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0745323251
• ISBN 13: 9780745323251
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible