Israel
A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
1st Edition
Published on 6. April 2021
352 pages
978-1-9821-4495-1 (ISBN)
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.
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Noa Tishby is the New York Times bestselling author of Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth and Israel's former Special Envoy for Combatting Antisemitism and Delegitimization. A native of Tel Aviv, she served in the Israeli army before moving to Los Angeles and launching a career in the entertainment industry. An award-winning producer, Tishby made history with the sale of In Treatment to HBO, the first Israeli television show to become an American series. One of the most visible activists on social media, Tishby is the founder of several nonprofit organizations, including Act for Israel and Eighteen, which combats antisemitism and inspires Jewish pride. She lives in Los Angeles and is a proud Jewish mother to her son, Ari.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Maps
- Part I: Dream
- Chapter One: A Brief History of Me
- Chapter Two: A Brief History of the Land of Israel
- Chapter Three: A Brief History of the Middle East in the Last Century
- Chapter Four: A Brief History of Zionism
- Chapter Five: Chasing That Dream
- Part II: Do
- Chapter Six: A State Is Born
- Chapter Seven: A Tug of War and Peace
- Chapter Eight: Settlements
- Chapter Nine: Arabs
- Part III: Be
- Chapter Ten: BDS
- Chapter Eleven: May the Melting Pot Not Melt Us All
- Chapter Twelve: Up Up Nation
- Chapter Thirteen: What's with the Obsession, World?
- Afterword: This Is a Promise
- Appendix: A Much Quicker Guide
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Glossary
- Notes
- Index
- Copyright
