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The treatment meted out to my promised land, a personal history of israel by ari shavit, a columnist for israels leftleaning daily haaretz, is a case in point. The triumph and tragedy of israel from the worlds largest community of readers. Ari shavits my promised land is without question one of the most important books about israel and zionism that i have ever read. The author of my promised land is a dreamer with an addiction to reality. Jeffrey goldberg the atlantic my promised land is a remarkable book, one of the best to come out of israel, up there with tom segevs one palestine, complete, susan nathans the other side of israel, and the trenchant works of jeff halper and ilan pappe. Jeffrey goldberg the atlantic my promised land is a remarkable book, one of the best to come out of israel, up there with tom segevs one palestine, complete, susan nathans the other side of israel, and the. May 20, 20 ari shavits my promised land is without question one of the most important books about israel and zionism that i have ever read. Ilan pappe and ari shavit view israel from different vantage points, but they agree the status. Nov 24, 20 i do not wish to leave the impression that my promised land is another book about israel and the palestinians. My promised land the free library of philadelphia overdrive. Nov 18, 20 my promised land npr coverage of my promised land. Mar 19, 2017 culminating with an analysis of the issues and threats that israel is currently facing, my promised land uses the defining events of the past to shed new light on the present. It is not only constantly reiterated in prophecies relating to the hope of israel, but it is an integral part of the call to abraham which begins the program.
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