Between the River and the Sea
Memories of Palestine and Israel
Will be published approx. on 23. February 2027
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-1-63206-454-7 (ISBN)
Description
In this powerful illustrated memoir, Hillel Cohen-journalist, political activist, and a leading expert on the IsraeliPalestinian conflict-sets aside cultural bias and professional neutrality to trace his own travels through the West Bank as a youth. Fervent and naive, the teenage Cohen wanders through Palestinian villages and homes with assuredness because to do so is his birthright-or so he has always been told. But outside of Jerusalem and its tightly-knit Jewish community, his certainty begins to waver. Each new face, shared meal, and open conversation across a religious divide calls the tenets of his upbringing into question-and in a different way, so does the shock of hostile, sometimes life-threatening clashes.
With candor and humanity, Cohen moves across times and space to offer an unflinching reflection on identity, memory, ethics, and nationhood. In deceptively spare, understated prose, and featuring expressive illustrations by Yana Bukler, Between the River and the Sea offers readers an empathetic entry point to a war that has spanned generations.
With candor and humanity, Cohen moves across times and space to offer an unflinching reflection on identity, memory, ethics, and nationhood. In deceptively spare, understated prose, and featuring expressive illustrations by Yana Bukler, Between the River and the Sea offers readers an empathetic entry point to a war that has spanned generations.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 139 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-63206-454-7 (9781632064547)
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Persons
Hillel Cohen is a scholar of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a lecturer in the Department of Islam and Middle Eastern Studies at the Hebrew University. He is the author of six books exploring Jewish-Arab relations in Israel, including Year Zero of the Arab-Jewish Conflict 1929 and Good Arabs: The Israeli Security Agencies and the Israeli Arabs 1948-1967. His books have been translated into English and Arabic, and his work is founded on archival research, extensive fieldwork, and a first-hand understanding of Israeli and Palestinian societies. He was born and currently resides in Jerusalem. Haim Watzman is a Jerusalem-based writer, journalist, and translator. His published works include Company C: an American's Life as a Citizen-soldier in Israel and A Crack in the Earth: A Journey up Israel's Rift Valley. Born in Ohio, he grew up in Maryland and relocated to Israel in 1978, where he now lives with his family. Yana Bukler is a Ukrainian-born Israeli artist, teacher, and studio founder who specializes in children's books. She studied Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome and has illustrated dozens of books, some of which have received mentions and awards. Her work has been exhibited in Israel and abroad.