- Hardcover: 222 pages
- Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press; illustrated edition edition (May 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 080185928X
- ISBN-13: 978-0801859281
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 14.8 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,615,468 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In this collection of conversations with former Newsweek correspondent Robert Littell, former prime minister of Israel Shimon Pere discusses his life in politics (including his impressions of such world leaders as Reagan, Yeltsin, and the prime ministers who served Israel before and after him, Yitzak Rabin and Benjamin Netanyahu) and the negotiations he conducted with Yassir Arafat that led to peace accords between Israel and the Palestinians.
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Shimon Peres, a member of the Knesset since 1959, has been Israel's prime minister and minister of defense, and he shared the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize for his part in the Oslo Accord. Littell, a former Newsweek journalist, is the author of 12 novels. His latest book is the result of five conversations with his subject. Peres talks about his youth in a shtetl town in White Russia, where his grandfather taught him Torah; his passion for the Hebrew language; and his immigration to Palestine in 1934. He reflects on the Holocaust and the failure of the U.S., President Roosevelt, and Pope Pius XII to come to the aid of the Jews. He discusses past Israeli leaders David Ben-Gurion, Golda Meir, and Yitzhak Rabin; the Suez War in 1956; and the Six-Day War in 1967. He speaks on the vexing Middle East peace negotiations, Yasir Arafat, the PLO, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as the strife between secular and religious factions in Israel and his own religious beliefs. An indispensable book for anyone wanting to understand Israel's past, written by a statesman who offers hope for the future. George Cohen
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5.0 out of 5 stars
For the Future of the World,
By "sharplawyer" (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: For the Future of Israel (Hardcover)
The fascinating thing about Shimon Peres is his sheer stamina. At 78 he still wants to be Prime Miniater!He is criticised for being a dreamer but he is a diplomat politician statesman as well. We need optimists and realists right now and he is both otherwise Sharon would not have him in his government. Robert Littell is the perfect foil to Mr Peres and I would describe this book as a work of art. It is also jounalism at its highest and I cannot commend it too much
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the modern HERZEL of this century,
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This review is from: For the Future of Israel (Hardcover)
great book,intended for the future of our great great children
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the modern HERZEL of this century,
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This review is from: For the Future of Israel (Hardcover)
great book,intended for the future of our great great children
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