From Maggie’s Notebook:
Joyce Kaufman’s Seven Reasons to support Israel:
Seven Reasons
February 18, 2010
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18. February 2010 at 3:04 pm
YUP. Have you read Leon Uris’s Exodus? If you haven’t, you should.
18. February 2010 at 3:15 pm
NO! I’ll add it to my Amaazon list, thanks!
18. February 2010 at 8:47 pm
I like her and what she has to say.
19. February 2010 at 7:56 am
Me too, Mrs Who! I’d no idea she’s down here in south Florida!!
18. February 2010 at 8:50 pm
Thanks so much for the nice link. I really appreciate it. Kaufman’s video is fabulous. I hope those thinking Israel is an occupier will give it all another thought. It is so simple, if one decides to go beyond a “knee-jerk.”
I’ll add to Patti’s recommendation of Uris’Exodus: The Haj. Fabulous book and so connected to what is going on with Islamic terrorism today.
19. February 2010 at 7:57 am
Thank you, Maggie; another book for my list!
You have a wonderful site; thanks for fighting the good fight!
19. February 2010 at 8:08 am
She is right about the Haj – both these books together give a very good inside look at the history and cultures involved. They are both really good reads, though I’ve only read the Haj once and I’ve read Exodus about 3-4 times. They are both very frustrating too, well the books are not frustrating – the history is frustrating. The unnecessariness of the entire situation is frustrating – the parent taught hate is frustrating – the Arab exploitation of the Palestinians is frustrating – the British are frustrating and on and on…
But you will come out with a much deeper understanding of the situation.
19. February 2010 at 8:29 am
Good; I look forward to reading them!
19. February 2010 at 6:24 pm
The Haj and Exodus are good books, but fiction. Why not read the fascinating factual history on which those books are based?
19. February 2010 at 6:29 pm
http://www.amazon.com/Israel-History-Martin-Gilbert/dp/0688123627
19. February 2010 at 6:56 pm
Thanks; I added it to my list… think I might have enough to get free shipping now.
19. February 2010 at 7:27 pm
One of the most amazing histories of Palestine and Israel, concerned with the time of Israeli statehood, is Joan Peter’s From Time Immemorial. It is heavily footnoted, with pages of photos of documents. My trade paperback is 601 pages. The bibliography is about 22 pages.
The Haj is fiction, but it does portray the Arab mindset with such clarity that you feel you have looked inside the Arab psyche, and once you know something about the meaning of Haj, you know this fiction borders on truth.
By the way, pamibe, thanks for that very lovely comment above. It is wonderful to find new blogging friends.
19. February 2010 at 8:34 pm
I have a lot to learn; thank you everyone for your suggestions!
20. February 2010 at 7:04 am
The Haj and Exodus are fact-based fiction, Maggie. My point was only that the REAL story is more fascinating than any fiction. My father lived Exodus and to my regret, I have never been able to get him to get off his ass and write about his experiences, and time is running out. Your reading suggestions are good ones.