Category: Israel

June 22, 2010

O Jerusalem by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre **** (of 4)

Very engaging history of Israel war for independence. I read it in 2001 before I was keeping this book blog.

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June 22, 2010

Martyr’s Crossing, by Amy Wilentz ** (of 4)

Not great writing, but very informative about the checkpoints in Middle East before the Second Intifada made them even worse.

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June 21, 2010

The Genizah at the House of Shepher by Tamar Yellin ** (of 4)

A British literature professor returns to her ancestor’s home in Jerusalem to uncover the story of her family and unravel the mystery of ancient Hebrew...

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June 21, 2010

Betrothed by S.Y. Agnon *** (of 4)

A wonderful little novella that I listened to on tape about a botanist who arrives in Palestine in 1909 (I think) is quickly surrounded by...

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June 21, 2010

Beaufort by Ron Leshem **** (of 4)

Erez, a patriotic IDF commander of 13 fresh recruits, is sent to Lebanon in the late 90s to protect Israel’s northern border from Hezbollah rocket...

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June 21, 2010

Six Days of War by Michael Oren *** (of 4)

A very thorough, detailed and extremely informative account of the 1967 Six day war in the Middle East.

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June 18, 2010

O Jerusalem by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre

Very engaging history of Israel war for independence.

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April 29, 2010

Martyr’s Crossing, by Amy Wilentz ** (of 4)

Not great writing, but very informative about the checkpoints in Middle East before the Second Intifada made them even worse.

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April 22, 2010

Betrothed by S.Y. Agnon

A wonderful little novella that I listened to on tape about a botanist who arrives in Palestine in 1909 (I think) is quickly surrounded by...

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April 22, 2010

The Attack by Yasmina Khadra **** (of 4)

The Arab wife of a Bedouin Israeli physician straps a bomb to her waist and blows up a restaurant where Israeli children are celebrating a...

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