The triumph and tragedies of the Jewish nation
For six tense days between June 5 and 10, 1967, war raged between Israel and its Islamic neighbors, Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, and in this book, Leslie Stein, a widely published Israeli scholar and historian has knitted the diverse strands into a cohesive fabric that remains vital and relevant today. With authority and integrity, the author manages to sketch out historical facts and motives with the same intrigue as battles and strategies that made Israel a triumphant nation, the Jewish Promised Land. This book also discusses the tragedies the nation faced with the same intensity as its victories. Israel is at the forefront of a global war with Islamic terrorism and jihad which wants to establish a global Islamic caliphate. Israel’s arch enemies are the nations of Islamic Middle East. When Islamic imperialists are inching towards globalizing Islam, it is critical that Israel must win its war with its enemies.
It is noteworthy to recall that in 1948, at Israel’s beginnings, there were only 650,000 citizens, an irregular militia with no heavy weapons or planes and an economy with next to no foreign reserves. From such a parlous state, it fought for its very survival and then went to absorb displaced Jews from Europe, Africa and elsewhere. Today, Israel stands tall with diverse population of just over eight million consisting of about six million Jews. It is a viable open democratic state based on rule of law with high standard of living, enviable scientific and cultural achievements and a first rate defense force.
Peace is elusive in the Middle East. When prominent Saudi Arabian, Egyptian, Syrian, Iranian and Palestinian Arab journalists write books critical about their own societies and those books are published and sold freely in those societies, then we can believe that peace is on the way for Israel and its neighbors. Anyone who wants to have a grasp of Middle Eastern politics or political tensions involving Israel must read this book.
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