First published 2018
Yossi Klein Halevi writes directly to his Palestinian neighbors in a series of personal letters. The Israeli commentator and author of Like Dreamers explains his decision to leave New York in his twenties and immigrate to Israel. He describes his commitment to building a morally responsible, democratic Jewish homeland in the Middle East. Halevi untangles the ideological and emotional complexities that have shaped the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for nearly a century. Through history and personal experience, he explores the faith, pride, anger and anguish he feels as a Jew living in Israel. His letters empathize with Palestinian suffering while explaining how the conflict appears through Israeli eyes. This New York Times bestseller represents the first attempt by an Israeli author to address Palestinians directly, seeking reconciliation and understanding across the divide that separates these neighbors.
Genres: history, politics, non-fiction, 21st-century, middle-east, academic
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: empathy, reconciliation, understanding
Setting: Israel, Middle East, New York
Period: 21st Century
224 pages · Hardcover · Harper