Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land

I was looking for a while for a book about to understand beter Arab- Israeli issues, but it was always hard to find non partisan view. I ordered this one after reading Shipler's book about Soviet Union which I found incredibly insightful. This one is great too. First of all, it provides non biased view of the conflict, which is very rare for the US mainstream in particular. Secondly, it explores various depths and breadth of the animosity. Thirdly, its written extremely well and no wonder, Shipler was NY times correspondent over decade or more... Thoroughly recommend...

This was an outstanding book. Over 500 pages packed full of information and insight. The book goes in depth on the problems in Israel and the Middle East. Not just the problems that we hear about on TV. But the people problems. The author goes to the deep underlying problems. The people and their customes and beliefs. Covering the stereo types, the religious differences, their histories. The book interviews people about their fears. The author talks to both Arabs and Jews. He talks to Christians, Muslims and Jews. He reviews incidents of terrorism on all sides of the conflict.This is a must read book if you are interested in understanding the problems of the Middle East. Although it is full of information it is not hard to read. It goes a long way at explaining things. We all know that the problems in the Middle East are not easy to solve but this book showed me how truly deep the problems run. The prejudices from all sides are astounding.This is an outstanding piece of writing and research! Read it and enjoy.