Israel

This was an informative, well written history of Israel. For the most part, I would characterize it as a political history of Israel primarily --- as opposed to some of the other books I've read of Israel-Palestinian histories which tend to focus more on the military aspects. From reading this book,......more

After I read The Way to the Spring: Life and Death in Palestine late last year, I promised myself and any of my review-readers that I would read something more sympathetic to Israel, so that's why I read this. I'm very glad I did even though it really didn't help me to work my way through my feeling......more

My life-long fascination and love of Israel was amplified by visiting in November. Anyone following along on my wall saw the pictures, poem and thoughts I expressed about the trip. I remember crying for joy as a young teen when I heard about the Camp David Peace Accords. I was more devastated by the......more

This was a fantastic book. Daniel Gordis gives a great summary of the history of Israel. I would recommend it to learn some background, especially if you want to hear it from a perspective sympathetic to a Jewish Israeli point of view. It was interesting learning about the diversity of peoples that w......more

Wish I could give it 10 out of 5 stars. Cannot say enough good things about this book. Insightful, great history, meaningful, well-written. Incredible volume to add to the already amazing library out there of books on Israeli history. Another brilliant book by Daniel Gordis.......more