The other side of despair : Jews and Arabs in the promised land / Daniel Gavron.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gavron, Daniel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Jewish-Arab relations--History--1917-1948.

Jewish-Arab relations.

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 252 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefireld, [2004]

Summary:

This compelling book takes the reader behind the headlines of the confrontation between Israelis and Palestinians, examining its human dimension and setting it in a balanced historical context. In his search for understanding, Daniel Gavron talks to Israelis and Palestinians of all backgrounds and shades of opinion. Politicians and economists, entrepreneurs and writers, psychologists and teachers, men and women, veterans and youngsters, fervent militants and pragmatic realists all speak in these pages. We hear the Palestinian fighter and the Israeli soldier, the Jewish settler and the Arab Israeli, the negotiators from the opposite sides of the table, the bereaved parents. Reflecting the excruciating agony of both societies, these diverse voices emphasize the basic humanity of both peoples. In a startling final section, the author proposes a daring old-new idea to lead the region out of its tragic morass.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-246) and index.

ISBN:

0742517519

0742517527

OCLC:

52311908