How to understand Israel in 60 days or less
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Average rating3.4
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Ratings5
Average rating3.4
"Glidden, a progressive American Jew who is sharply critical of Israeli policies vis-á-vis the Occupied Territories, went on an all-expense-paid 'birthright' trip to Israel in an attempt to discover some grand truths at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict. This graphic memoir tells the touching and often funny story of her utter failure to do so."--Amazon.com.
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I really liked this. I didn't know anything about the birthright experience and this memoir was very well done. I've read quite a few books on the Israeli Palestinian conflict (most of them with a Palestinian bent) and it was a nice change of pace to read something with an Israeli POV.
This was a really great blend of personal exploration & actual information about Israel; I'm woefully undereducated on Israeli history and this did seem like a good start to understanding Israel. Of course, I'm woefully undereducated on Israeli history, so I'm not sure what slant this has or what may be omitted. But whatever, I liked it.
