Israel - Noa Tishby

Israel

By Noa Tishby

  • Release Date: 2021-04-06
  • Genre: Middle Eastern History
4.5 Score: 4.5 (From 118 Ratings)

Description

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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.

Reviews

  • More Lies

    1
    By al_amrikiiya
    Garbage book. Filled with lies.
  • Israel

    5
    By mpk123!!!
    A must read read for folks like me who have always championed Israel but never really knew her.
  • Should be required Reading

    5
    By Abacadaba person
    For anyone who speaks out in favor or against Israel, or for those who feel they are not knowledgeable enough to.
  • Israel

    5
    By Yossel H.
    This should be required reading at all levels of education!
  • What??

    1
    By TheRealMe77
    Misunderstood? what the heck did i just read?
  • Nope nope nope

    1
    By leileim19
    Factually wrong. Total garbage.

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