How Israel Lost: The Four Questions - Couverture rigide

Cramer, Richard Ben

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0786269707 ISBN 13 : 9780786269709

Editeur : Thorndike Pr, 2004

Synopsis

Examines the erosion of support for Israel among Western governments because of its treatment of the Palestinians, analyzing the policy decisions and attitudes that have turned international opinion against Israel.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

'Cramer shuns the traditional diplomatic analysis of the woes of the Israelis and Palestinians and provides a people-oriented take on the problem. His conclusion is compelling - moderate Israelis have far more to gain by giving back the occupied territories in their entirety'
John Kampfner
'If I had to sum up what I thought I knew - twenty years ago, after seven years' contact with Israel - I would have called it "a nice little socialist country, with one problem" . . . Now, I'd say the "one problem" has eaten up the rest of the country.'
from How Israel Lost
Why do we care about Israel? Why don't the Palestinians have a state? What is a Jewish state? Why is there no peace?
In How Israel Lost Pulitzer Prize-winner Richard Ben Cramer analyses the four questions that have bedevilled Israel and Palestine for almost forty years. With challenging arguments brought to life by his trademark humour and humanity, Cramer insists that Israel is losing her soul by maintaining her occupation of the lands conquered in the Six-Day War. He makes clear for the first time why the occupation endures and how it corrodes the societies of both Arab and Jew - societies which he depicts here in sharply observed, up-to-the-minute portraits.
Shocking, insightful and compelling, this is journalism so sharp that it will change the story it set out to tell.
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Revue de presse

"Cramer writes beautifully, and with intention. He seeks to force his readers, no matter what their stance might have been when they opened his book, to examine the harsh truths behind U.S. policies in the Middle East."
-- John Nichols, The Progressive

"Told without fear, this is a story that could -- if read with an open mind -- stir a much needed and honest debate about the future of U.S.-Israel relations."
-- Bob Kerrey, former Senator from Nebraska and President of The New School

"Cramer presents a strong case. You might not agree, but it's impossible to read this book and not think."
-- Jeff Guinn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"Cramer...marshals facts and vivid anecdotes to back up his case."
-- Barbara Slavin, USA Today

"How Israel Lost has many virtues: moving stories about Israeli and Palestinian suffering; shrewd reporting...and a street-smart attitude that cuts through the fog of government doublespeak and partisan myth."
-- Jonathan Dorfman, The Boston Globe

"Solid and irrefutable...Cramer's theme is the tragic predicament of the Israelis and Palestinians...funny and bitterly sad, shrewd and down-to-earth....This book is a powerful polemic that deserves to be read."
-- Amos Elon, The New York Review of Books

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Thorndike Pr
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786269707
• ISBN 13: 9780786269709
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 411
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible