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Aug 03, 2015SeattleSaul rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The author, a native Israeli, gives the best summary of the book on page 387: “My Promised Land is not an academic work of history. Rather, it is a personal journey through contemporary and historic Israel…” However, it is in historic sequence and allows the reader to assemble the events that created modern Israel—and has nearly led to its destruction. All together it gives both sides to the creation-destruction drama and offers some hope for the future. Was Israel established for the race of Hebrews, some of whom practice the ancient religion of Judaism? Is it an apology from the world for the holocaust? Was it simply the robbery by one group from another? Who fired the first shot, giving the other side the right to retaliate? The author, an Israeli, tries to help the reader work through the emotions these questions evoke. Read this book to gain an understanding of the difficulties, contradiction and feelings that shaped this sliver of desert land.